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Did Pliny the Younger Attempt to Rig the Vote in the Roman Senate?
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Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
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On the Nature of the Gods: Cicero
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Who Are the Major Prophets in the Bible?
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Why Did Italy Switch Sides During the World Wars?
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What Did Aristotle Say About Meaning and Language?
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8 Works of Art & Architecture Commissioned by the Medicis
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Caravaggio: The Scandalous Crimes of a Baroque Artist
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This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V), we’re going to take a look at how Rome handles those parts of Italy it controls but which it does not inhabit. These are Rome’s ‘allies’ (socii), a euphemistic label for the...
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Get to Know Alma Mahler: Composer, Muse, and Scandalous Woman
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Cold Snapshots – Vintage Holiday Fun in the Snow and Ice
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The Life of St. Francis of Assisi: Patron of Animals
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Oskar Kokoschka’s Strange Obsession With Alma Mahler
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‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
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Is There a Life After Death? A Philosophical Approach
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What Is a Pyrrhic Victory? The Tragic Story Behind the Phrase
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The Young Adventurer's Pocket Book of Space Travel (1954)
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The Many Roads to Rome
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The Ancient Romans VS the Modern Chinese
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Frank Film: Watch the Oscar-Winning Animation That Peers Inside Your Head, 1973
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10 Surrealist Sculptors You Should Know
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What Happened When Vesuvius Erupted in 79 CE?
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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How Did Socrates Influence His Contemporaries?
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What Is the Origin and Significance of Columbus Day?
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Is Happiness a Ghost? Seeking Fulfillment Through Philosophy
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The First Anglo-Burmese War
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In August 1970, American photographer Bud Lee (1940-2016) took photographs of Iggy Pop and the Stooges performing at brothers Nick and Arnie Ungano’s basement club on New York’s West 70th Street between Amsterdam and West End Avenues. The ban were celebrating the release of their...
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42 Various Apocalyptic Scenes from Raphael’s Prophetic Messenger of Astrology (1827–61)
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Was Flavius Aetius “Last of the Romans”?
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Democracy
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