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Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/20/2024 - 06:00
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Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/20/2024 - 06:00
TheCollector
3 Beautiful Places in the South of England Tourists Neglect
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A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIIb:
This is the second half of the third and final part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at...
4 months ago
This is the second half of the third and final part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at Paradox Interactives ancient grand strategy game, Imperator: Rome, which covers (inter alia) the period of the collapse of the Roman Republic, which we generally call the Late...
TheCollector
American Tourist Smashed Roman Artifacts at the Israel Museum
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How Did Clara Peeters Transform Still-Life Painting?
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The Walls of Jericho: Biblical Truth or Historical Propaganda?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, adapted Solresol, edited other conlangs.
Niju,...
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Who Were the Most Important Christian Figures? (150 – 200 CE)
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What Is the Twinkie Defense? (& Other Crazy Court Arguments)
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What Was Operation Ichi-Go?
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Aleister Crowley & the Occult Order of Thelema: The Wickedest Man?
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Who Invented the Refrigerator?
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CrimethInc.
Sacrificial Violence and Retribution
In the following analysis, we explore the responses to two different extrajudicial killings as a way...
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In the following analysis, we explore the responses to two different extrajudicial killings as a way to understand the different forms of violence that are coming to the fore in our society right now. In the appendix, we offer an incomplete roundup of various responses to the...
Flashbak
Rudolf Koppitz Nudes And Other Studies Photographs That Capture The Fluidity Of Nature
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10 months ago
Austrian photographer Rudolf Koppitz (4 January 1884 – 8 July 1936) was a Photo-Secessionist in Vienna, Austria, best known for his 1925 work Bewegungsstudie (“Motion Study”) and his use of the nude in natural settings. Working with Claudia Issachenko’s dance group – the troupe...
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Beyond the Scream: 10 Lesser-Known Paintings by Edvard Munch
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The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
JamesHoare
Fri, 02/23/2024 - 00:00
10 months ago
The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
JamesHoare
Fri, 02/23/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
6 Lesser-Known Geoglyphs Outside of Nazca
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7 Most Impressive Villas and Palaces to Visit in Rome
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Marx’s German Ideology: What is Historical and Dialectical Materialism?
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China’s Communist Comic Books
China’s Communist Comic Books
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/05/2024 - 09:29
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China’s Communist Comic Books
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Thu, 12/05/2024 - 09:29
TheCollector
How Did People React to Hitler’s Death & Germany’s Surrender?
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African History...
Seafaring, trade and travel in the African Atlantic. ca. 1100-1900.
historical links between West Africa and Central Africa. (Africans exploring Africa chapter 4)
a year ago
historical links between West Africa and Central Africa. (Africans exploring Africa chapter 4)
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A Guide to Madrid for Art Enthusiasts (10 Things to Do)
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How Did Astrology and the Zodiac Differ Between Ancient Cultures?
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How Russia Became the World’s Biggest Country
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Stonehenge Defenders Got Their Day at Court
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Dreams of Space -...
Judy Space Puzzles (1970s)
Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time...
a month ago
Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time to bring them back.
These were classroom puzzles (although they were probably owned by kids at home too). They were mostly for Kindergarten-2nd grade kids and were "educational" as...
TheCollector
10 Times Ivan the Terrible Really Was Terrible
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African History...
The forgotten ruins of Botswana: stone towns at the desert's edge.
At its height in the 17th century, the stone towns of the ‘zimbabwe culture’ encompassed an area the...
7 months ago
At its height in the 17th century, the stone towns of the ‘zimbabwe culture’ encompassed an area the size of France. The hundreds of ruins spread across three countries in south-eastern Africa are among the continent’s best-preserved historical monuments and have been the subject...
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Who Was Gertrude Stein? More Than a Poet & Collector
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8 Techniques in Persuasion from Antiquity
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Francisco Goya Research Center Launches in New York City
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Alan Turing: The Genius Who Cracked the Enigma Code
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Nature Aided in the Creation of the Great Sphinx of Giza?
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What Happened to the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World?
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Northanger Abbey: Jane Austen’s Gothic Parody
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4 Ancient Greek Federal States You Should Know
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Brussels Statue Supposedly Damaged by Irish Tourist
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The Prostitutes’ Gaze: The Integrity of Mid-Century Sex Workers (NSFW)
“I take photos to amuse myself” – Georges Thiry Georges Thiry (1906 – 19940 took many pictures...
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“I take photos to amuse myself” – Georges Thiry Georges Thiry (1906 – 19940 took many pictures in his native Belgium. From 1935 to 1975, he produced 40,000 negatives, almost as many contact sheets and a number of prints. His focus was on artist, chiefly Surrealists – René...
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8 Inventive Weapons of the Ancient World
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Understanding Francis Bacon Through 3 Studies
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What Did the Beat Generation Want?
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TheCollector Interviews Artist Inna Levinson: From Paint to Pixels
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How Does Stoicism Differ from Other Philosophies?
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Why Did Damien Hirst Build a Pharmacy?
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New Year, Old Books
New Year, Old Books
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:14
2 weeks ago
New Year, Old Books
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:14
TheCollector
The Word Renaissance: Its Meaning, History, and Cultural Impact
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How Did the Assyrians Shape the Ancient Near East?
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Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:20
6 months ago
Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:20
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December
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over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Grimgrains, published a tofu from soy flour recipe, and reduced...
TheCollector
A History of the White House: The US President’s Home
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What Is Timothy Morton’s Dark Ecology?
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part V: The Courts
This is the fifth part of our five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV) on the structure of the...
a year ago
This is the fifth part of our five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries BC, the ‘Middle Republic.’ Last time we looked at the odd but very important role played by the ROman Senate as the central...
Classical Wisdom
Jews in the Roman Bathhouse
Is it time to rethink the relationship between Judaism and Greco-Roman society?
a year ago
Is it time to rethink the relationship between Judaism and Greco-Roman society?
TheCollector
Battle of Himera: Carthage vs. Ancient Greeks of Sicily
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What Are Nietzsche’s 4 Most Famous Quotes?
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The Most Dramatic Operation to Recover Looted Native American Art
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What Was the Gospel of Thomas?
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Armand Henrion: The Artist Who Always Painted Himself As A Clown
Armand Henrion (1875 – 1958) was a Belgian-born artist. He contributed to the Expressionist...
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Armand Henrion (1875 – 1958) was a Belgian-born artist. He contributed to the Expressionist movement, worked in France and became a French citizen. And he liked to paint self-portraits – hundreds of them – in which he is dressed as a clown (more Pierrot than Bozo). Pierrot...
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What Are the Most Important Symbols in Alice in Wonderland?
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Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Happen?
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7 Modern Artists Who Worked in Advertising
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Chiaroscuro: The Dramatic Play of Light and Shadow
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The Political Effects of the Vietnam War
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Frida Kahlo: 6 Facts About Her Life, Art, & Legacy
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The Book of Job and the Case for Women’s Rights in the Bible
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Paintings & Their Cinematic Counterparts: Film Inspired by Art
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What Role Did Women Play in World War II?
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Consumerism in Pop Art: Was It Celebrated or Criticized?
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Weekend Roundup
Medea: Monster or Misunderstood?
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Medea: Monster or Misunderstood?
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of August. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Nasu, implemented a way to shift multiple tiles at once, and...
Flashbak
Robert Mallet-Stevens Creates the Ideal City in 32 Visions, 1922
“A new civilization, a new science, new needs, new materials required new forms.” – Robert...
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“A new civilization, a new science, new needs, new materials required new forms.” – Robert Mallet-Stevens In 1924, French architect and designer Robert Mallet-Stevens (March 24, 1886 – February 8, 1945) published La Gazette Des 7 Arts magazine and founded the Club des amis du...
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Scottish Independence Movements Through the Ages
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What Makes Salvador Dali So Famous?
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5 Key Myths About the Greek God Hades
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Why Does the UK Celebrate Guy Fawkes Night?
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, November 17, 2023
Hey folks! Fireside this week! I was hoping to have a post on Roman infantry tactics this week, in...
a year ago
Hey folks! Fireside this week! I was hoping to have a post on Roman infantry tactics this week, in particular the oddity of the Romans not using spear-and-shield infantry (much), but it isn’t ready yet and other things have me quite busy, so fireside it is. Fortunately, we have...
TheCollector
6 Cultural Trends That Defined the Roaring Twenties
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7 Shocking Animal Attacks You’ve Never Heard Of
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, November 22, 2024 (Roman Naming Conventions)
Hey, folks. Another Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the science fiction body armor post...
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Hey, folks. Another Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the science fiction body armor post ready to go this week, but in addition to the continued work on the book project, I was asked to write a review of the now-out-in-the-USA Gladiator II and that consumed a fair bit of...
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Battle of the Granicus (334 BCE): Alexander’s Conquest Begins
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5 Hero Archetypes You Should Know
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Classical Wisdom
The Life of Aristotle
More Than A Philosopher
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What is the Relationship Between Politics and Art? 3 Answers
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Nietzsche’s Crusade Against the Philosophers
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The Metropolitan to Return Pieces to Cambodia
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How Did Gnosticism Influence Early Christianity?
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The Ancient World's Greatest Disaster
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The Furies
Vengeance or Justice?
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Lost Caravaggio Painting Unveiled at the Prado
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10 Interesting Facts About Arthur Miller
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How Should We Look at History?
Hold it up? Seal it off? Or Break it Down?
9 months ago
Hold it up? Seal it off? Or Break it Down?
A Collection of...
Collections: The Mediterranean Iron Omni-Spear
This week, on a bit of a lark, we’re going to discuss the most common weapon, by far, in the Iron...
a year ago
This week, on a bit of a lark, we’re going to discuss the most common weapon, by far, in the Iron Age Mediterranean (focusing on the period from the 8th to the 1st centuries BC): the humble, effective and ubiquitous thrusting spear. In particular, I want to discuss the striking...
TheCollector
Automata & AI: A Historical & Cultural Comparison
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIIa: Peak Pike-Phalanx
This is the first part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the...
10 months ago
This is the first part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the triumph of the Roman legions in the third and second century over the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander. Last time, we looked at some of the operational and strategic...
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Rise and Legacy: Who Was Harry Truman?
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William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:21
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William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:21
TheCollector
College Culture in the US & The Vietnam War: An Unlikely Connection
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Kenjutsu: Discover Centuries of Japanese Fencing Tradition
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Which Are the Best-known Castles and Churches in Trieste?
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What Are the Best Museums in Trieste, Italy?
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7 Historical Places to Visit in Wiltshire
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Jonathan Sacks: Are Science and Religion Enemies?
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Erté’s Naked Alphabet, 1967
It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and...
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It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and not finished until 1967. All 26 letters are created in individual gouaches on paper, in exotic human form (and later formed print editions). This exhibit was a hit when it was first...
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Siege of Tyre: How Alexander the Great Captured the Phoenician City
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Frank Film: Watch the Oscar-Winning Animation That Peers Inside Your Head, 1973
Frank Film is a 1973 American animated short by husband-and-wife animators Caroline and Frank...
11 months ago
Frank Film is a 1973 American animated short by husband-and-wife animators Caroline and Frank Mouris. The film won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film and was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1996. It’s an autobiographical narrative – Mouris narrates his path...
TheCollector
5 Quotes by Friedrich Nietzsche Explained
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The Roman Socrates
The Feminist Stoic?
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TheCollector
Was Vincent van Gogh Religious?
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End of an Era: Why Did the Beatles Break Up?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a month ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of November.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added an article named A Shining Place Built Upon The Sand, and Week 6 to the Victoria to Sitka Logbook.
Rabbit Waves, added a page on Morse Code...
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TheCollector interviewt die zeitgenössischen Künstlerin Toni Mauersberg
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How Did Emperor Nero treat Christians During His Reign?
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Dreams of Space -...
Funny Pictures Magazine May (1976)
Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue...
a year ago
Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue has a nice space story comic.
Весёлые Картинки (Funny Pictures.) ( Komsomol “Veselye Kartinki”.) nr. 4, April 1976.
TheCollector
The Second Battle of El Alamein: How Was Rommel Defeated?
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How Economist John Maynard Keynes Essentially Predicted World War II
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The Great Romantic: Who Was Catullus?
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Hidden Gospels: What Books Were Removed from the Bible (and Why)?
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‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 15:00
8 months ago
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 15:00
TheCollector
Who Was African American Lawman Bass Reeves?
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What Is Mithraism? The Secretive Cult That Swept the Roman World
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The Good and Bad in Nolan’s Oppenheimer (Critic’s Review)
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Watergate: The Scandal that Defined Nixon’s Presidency
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The Coming of the Unconscious: JG Ballard’s Guide To Surrealism In Science Fiction
In 1966, readers of issue 164 of New Worlds magazine (1946 – 1997) could enjoy writer JG Ballard’s...
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In 1966, readers of issue 164 of New Worlds magazine (1946 – 1997) could enjoy writer JG Ballard’s (15 November 1930 – 19 April 2009)review of La Jetée, the time-travel short by Chris Marker about time and memory which was receiving its first London screenings and his essay ‘The...
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American Dream Revisited: Affluence & Turbulence in 1950s America
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Who Was Tertullian?
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Plato’s Meno: What is Virtue, and Can it Be Taught?
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African History...
The role of firearms in African military history, and the guns of the Benin kingdom.
"The Zulus appeared almost to grow out of the earth.
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"The Zulus appeared almost to grow out of the earth.
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Folk Champion: Who Was Pete Seeger?
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Who Was Winston Churchill? The Dark Side of Britain’s Great Hero
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Alexander’s Destruction of Thebes in 335 BCE (Battle & Aftermath)
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Mao’s Great Leap Forward & How It Killed Millions
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The Thirteenth Amendment: Abolishing Slavery in the USA
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London at Night : Harold Burdekin Photographs A City Between Life And Eternity
London looked better at night in these pictures by Harold Burdekin (1899-1944). With his...
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London looked better at night in these pictures by Harold Burdekin (1899-1944). With his collaborator John Morrison, Burdekin photographed London after dark for his book London Night, published in 1934. A year earlier, the photographer George Brassaï had published his influential...
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Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:17
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Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
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TheCollector
8 Things to See in Tokyo: A Guide For Art Enthusiasts
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Postcards From The First Bauhaus Exhibition, 1923
To promote their first major exhibition, from 15 August to 30 September 1923, members of Germany’s...
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To promote their first major exhibition, from 15 August to 30 September 1923, members of Germany’s Bauhaus design school (der Bauhäusler) produced a set of postcards. Fellow lovers of collecting postcards (deltiology) understand the joy of holding these small picturesque moments...
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10 Must-See Pirate Fortresses and Coastal Strongholds Around the World
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How Did Frederick the Great Transform Prussia?
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Contemporary Artist to Recreate Missing Piece of Bayeux Tapestry
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Beer Hall Putsch: What Was Hitler’s Failed Attempt to Seize Power?
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Siege of Yorktown: The Final Battle of the American Revolution
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Who Was Vernon Lee?
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What Are the Origins of the Word Echo?
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Was He Really “The Great Emancipator”? A Look at Lincoln’s Presidency
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Thefts From Heritage Sites in the U.K. Are Rising
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What’s the History of the Rugby World Cup?
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Who Was Susan Sontag?
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Marathon: 7 Sites & Museums to Visit
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Were There Fast-Food Restaurants in Ancient Pompeii?
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Weekend Roundup
Secret of the Stoics
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Dreams of Space -...
The Great Experience (1963)
I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't...
a year ago
I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't seen. I know there are still many out there but my language skills are poor enough that I rarely find the many books that exist in other languages. So I present today The Great...
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What Was Che Guevara Doing in Africa?
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Glass Delusion: Why Did People Think They Were Made of Glass?
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Manhattan Noir: John Fensten’s Photographs of New York City in the 1980s
John Fensten (American, New York, 1936-2001) studied acting with the world-renowned Actor’s Studio...
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African History...
a brief note on European and African perspectives in travel literature
A Hausa explorer of western Europe.
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A Hausa explorer of western Europe.
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New Leonora Carrington Record Set at Sotheby’s
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How One Tiny Island Took on the Ottoman Empire and Won
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What Was the Lend-Lease Program?
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Sixth-Century Sword Unearthed in Anglo-Saxon Cemetery
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A political history of the Kotoko city states (ca. 1000-1900)
Urbanism and state building in the lake chad basin..
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Urbanism and state building in the lake chad basin..
TheCollector
Abstract Expressionist Alfred Leslie Through 7 Paintings
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Colombian President in Search for a Long-Lost Treasure
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Democracy
The Greeks' Greatest Gift?
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The Greeks' Greatest Gift?
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Banksy Confirms More London Animals—And Their Meaning
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What is the Soul?
Putting the Psyche back in Psychology...
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Putting the Psyche back in Psychology...
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Archaeologists Find Ptolemaic Temple Pylon in Egypt
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How did the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea Change Christianity?
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Pauline Epistles: Did Apostle Paul Write Them All?
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Magnifying The Moment: Joni Sternbach’s Pictures of NYC Subway Passengers 1976–1981
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“Part of the reason I was drawn to the Subway was that it was a perfect unchoreographed stage. Chance brought me together with a crowd of unknowns. It was up to me to parse them out and magnify the moment.” – Joni Sternbach on her pictures of NYC Subway Passengers in the 1970s ...
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Fireside Friday, August 4, 2023
Hey all, Fireside this week, as I look to take a bit of time to focus on getting some writing done...
a year ago
Hey all, Fireside this week, as I look to take a bit of time to focus on getting some writing done and some syllabi written before the semester begins in earnest later this week. Also before we dive in I want to note that it appears that Patreon has been having some trouble...
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How Did Japan Get Involved in World War II?
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What Are the 8 Most Popular Churches in Venice?
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History of Hollywood in the 1980s-1990s: Everything You Need to Know
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5 Inventions That Revolutionized Agriculture
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Romulus and Remus: The Legendary Founders of Rome
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The 21st Amendment: The Only Amendment That Repealed Another
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Isaac Asimov’s Books of Dirty Limericks
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Isaac Asimov (c. January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) is remembered for his prolific science fiction writing, impressive ‘lamb chops’ – of which he said: “They became a permanent feature of my face, and it is now difficult to believe early photographs that show me without sideburns”...
African History...
a brief note on new discoveries in African archeology and the stone ruins of Cameroon.
Among the first ancient Egyptian accounts on its southern neighbors is an old kingdom inscription...
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Among the first ancient Egyptian accounts on its southern neighbors is an old kingdom inscription that describes a trading expedition to an unspecified region called the land of Punt. Egyptologists had long debated about the location of this mysterious territory before recent...
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Chili Pepper’s Fiery History: The Berry That Conquered the World
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The Birthplace of Renaissance Art: Must-Visit Galleries in Florence
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Oldest Ancient Temple Unearthed in Cyprus
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The Loudun Affair: Bizarre Witch Trials in France
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History Today Feed
Queen Victoria’s Stalker
Queen Victoria’s Stalker
j.hoare
Thu, 01/11/2024 - 09:45
11 months ago
Queen Victoria’s Stalker
j.hoare
Thu, 01/11/2024 - 09:45
Dreams of Space -...
The Solar System Pop-up Book (1978?)
My first Greek space book. This is a fun pop-up book I found recently. It is pretty basic but I...
a year ago
My first Greek space book. This is a fun pop-up book I found recently. It is pretty basic but I really like space pop-up books for their design and impact.
Adelva. The Solar System Pop-up Book. Greece: Dotam International. 12 pp. 1978
Res Obscura
How well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
An experiment with historical simulation
a year ago
An experiment with historical simulation
TheCollector
Remedios Varo: A Female Surrealist Painter Who Isn’t Frida Kahlo
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Fae Abduction or Family Secret: What Is a Changeling?
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The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
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Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:29
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The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:29
TheCollector
Why Is Joan of Arc a Feminist Icon in Modern Times?
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Who is Adrian Piper? The Most Important Conceptual Artist of Our Time
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8 Historical Places to Visit in Devon
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African History...
A history of Grande Comore (Ngazidja) ca. 700-1900.
State and society on a cosmopolitan island
11 months ago
State and society on a cosmopolitan island
Patterns in Humanity
Age and infertility
Facts and misconceptions about maternal age-related infertility
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Facts and misconceptions about maternal age-related infertility
TheCollector
5 Naval Battles That Defined Russian History
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6 Ways to Pass the Time in the Middle Ages
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Classical Wisdom
Ancient Greek Astronomy
Ursa Major
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Euripides’ Lost Plays
Euripides’ Lost Plays
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/14/2024 - 10:38
2 months ago
Euripides’ Lost Plays
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/14/2024 - 10:38
TheCollector
5 Victorian Fashion Trends: From Flammable Skirts to Poisonous Fabrics
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Caligula's Forgotten Legacy
The Nemi Ships
a year ago
TheCollector
How Did the Industrial Revolution Transform Social Structures & Living Conditions?
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Flashbak
François Brunery’s Portraits of Pontificating, Pissed and Pouting Priests – c. 1890-1926
These photographs of priests and cardinals were taken by Francesco Bruneri, known as François...
a month ago
These photographs of priests and cardinals were taken by Francesco Bruneri, known as François Brunery (1849 – 1926), and used as the basis for his work as a painter of so-called “Cardinal Paintings”. His work depicting cardinals of the Catholic church in comical or embarrassing...
TheCollector
Is Nietzsche Associated with Moral Nihilism?
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Diego: The First Escaped Slave to Almost Circumnavigate the World
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TheCollector
What Are the Rock-Cut Churches of Lalibela?
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Classical Wisdom
Early Bird is Ending
Enroll in the Essential Greeks Now
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Enroll in the Essential Greeks Now
Hidden History
Antarctic Snow Cruiser
In 1939, the United States began work on a colossal motor vehicle to be used for exploration and...
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In 1939, the United States began work on a colossal motor vehicle to be used for exploration and field work in Antarctica. By 1939 Antarctica remained as one of the last unexplored regions on the planet. Norwegian adventurer Roald Amundsen had been the first human to reach the...
TheCollector
What Are the Most Difficult Languages to Learn?
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Is The Digital Era Truly Destroying Art?
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What Is Predictive Processing? & How It Explains 3 Visual Illusions
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4 Most Famous Alien Abduction Claims
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Edward Longshanks & the Conquest of Wales
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TheCollector
The Statue of Liberty: 9 Facts about the New York City Monument
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What Was Cultural Life in the Weimar Republic Like?
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How Fritz the Cat Deconstructed 1960s America
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Trying to Understand...
One Way Or Another ....
We're going to get you.
a year ago
TheCollector
8 Famous Books That Helped Economies Thrive With Tourism
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TheCollector
How to Understand the Book of Revelation: 4 Common Readings
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Monet’s Favorite French Cathedral Catches Fire
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TheCollector
The Siege of Budapest in WWII: Everything You Need to Know
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Golden Age of Latin Literature
4 months ago
Golden Age of Latin Literature
TheCollector
How Did the Tet Offensive Impact American Morale?
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Flashbak
New York City In The 1960s – A Photographer’s Love story
For New Yorker Ronnie Ginnever, photography is a passion. “Fortunately, I was born in the city that...
a month ago
For New Yorker Ronnie Ginnever, photography is a passion. “Fortunately, I was born in the city that I love – New York City,” she says. ” On a good day, I move with the rhythms of the city and feel connected to its soul, spirit and people. The camera is the tool that allows me …...
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Chris Killip and Graham Smith Photographs of England Erased (1975-1987)
“I wanted to record people’s lives because I valued them. I wanted them to be remembered. If you...
9 months ago
“I wanted to record people’s lives because I valued them. I wanted them to be remembered. If you take a photograph of someone they are immortalised, they’re there forever. For me that was important, that you’re acknowledging people’s lives, and also contextualising people’s...
Classical Wisdom
Xerxes the Great
More than a Villain
a year ago
African History...
A history of the Lozi kingdom. ca. 1750-1911.
state and society in south-central Africa
9 months ago
state and society in south-central Africa
TheCollector
Dutch Influence in Alsatian Art: 5 Artists Known for Their Still-Lifes
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Attritional Warfare: Stalemate on the Western Front During WWI
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Classical Wisdom
The Fall of a Republic
Cato and Caesar
a year ago
African History...
a brief note on the ancient Herders and Foragers of South Africa.
a social history of the KhoiKhoi community (2000BP - 1880)
12 months ago
a social history of the KhoiKhoi community (2000BP - 1880)
TheCollector
The Meidias Hydria Vase Landed to Greece by The British Museum
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a year ago
TheCollector
Ancient Greek Sculpture in the Classical and Hellenistic Periods
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9 months ago
TheCollector
The Greek Revolution: How Greece Was Freed From the Ottomans
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Federalism in Ancient Greece: The Forgotten Side of Ancient Greek Politics
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Classical Wisdom
Events Listing
Ancient Women, Marcus Aurelius, Economics and Resilience...
a year ago
Ancient Women, Marcus Aurelius, Economics and Resilience...
TheCollector
When Was the Battle of Little Bighorn?
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TheCollector
Nike Sneakers Designed for Spike Lee Sold for $50,800
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Macron is Safe for the Moment
But the future worries me.
a year ago
But the future worries me.
TheCollector
The Trevi Fountain: Inside the History of Rome’s Iconic Tourist Site
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6 months ago
TheCollector
10 Facts You Should Know About Henri Matisse
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Trying to Understand...
So They Want Negotiations, Now.
Have they any idea what they are talking about?
a year ago
Have they any idea what they are talking about?
TheCollector
Andrei Molodkin Holds Art Hostage for Julian Assange’s Life
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TheCollector
What Are the Conservation Challenges at Mount Rushmore?
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7 months ago
Open Culture
What Ancient Greek Music Sounded Like: Listen to a Reconstruction That’s “100% Accurate”
Between 750 BC and 400 BC, the Ancient Greeks composed songs meant to be accompanied by the lyre,...
4 weeks ago
Between 750 BC and 400 BC, the Ancient Greeks composed songs meant to be accompanied by the lyre, reed-pipes, and various percussion instruments. More than 2,000 years later, modern scholars have finally figured out how to reconstruct and perform these songs with (it’s claimed)...
TheCollector
5 of the Most Important Magical Realist Writers
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TheCollector
5 Feminine Beauty Ideals in Art History
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TheCollector
Lord Balfour’s Portrait Slashed by Pro-Palestine Activists
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African History...
The Mali empire: A complete history (ca. 1250-1650)
At its height in the 14th century, the Mali empire was one of Africa's largest states, extending...
10 months ago
At its height in the 14th century, the Mali empire was one of Africa's largest states, extending over an estimated 1.2 million square kilometers in West Africa. Encompassing at least five modern African states, the empire produced some of the continent's most renowned historical...
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Chickamauga?
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TheCollector Interviews Anys Reimann, Contemporary Artist
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Classical Wisdom
Artemisia of Caria
Commander, Queen, and Eva Green
a year ago
Commander, Queen, and Eva Green
TheCollector
What Supernatural Creatures Appear in the Works of Shakespeare?
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African History...
A history of the south-western Saharan towns of Tichitt, Walata, Wadan and Chinguetti (800-1912)
Trade and civilization on west-africa's desert frontier
a year ago
Trade and civilization on west-africa's desert frontier
Res Obscura
Why did clothing become boring?
An investigation into when, how, and why everyone started dressing the same — and what it was like...
4 weeks ago
An investigation into when, how, and why everyone started dressing the same — and what it was like when they didn't
TheCollector
Who Were the Successors of Constantine the Great?
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The Election That Caused the Boer War
The Election That Caused the Boer War
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:19
6 months ago
The Election That Caused the Boer War
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:19
TheCollector
The “New” Norman Rockwell Turns Toward Civil Rights
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TheCollector
6 Artworks Inspired by Gabriel García Márquez’s Famous Novel
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Flashbak
Gritty 1980’s NYC and the Glorious Intuition of Richard Sandler
“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small...
9 months ago
“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small in comparison to the number of pictures taken. You’re better off, I think, letting your intuition completely run wild…” – Richard Sandler on his photographs of NYC Richard...
TheCollector
Who Was Rosalba Carriera?
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse?
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
When Nostalgia Was Deadly
When Nostalgia Was Deadly
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/11/2024 - 08:00
8 months ago
When Nostalgia Was Deadly
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/11/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Ancient Celtic Helmet Unearthed in Poland
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TheCollector
Adolf Hitler: The Life of One of the Most Reviled & Notorious Humans
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African History...
a brief note on contacts between ancient African kingdoms and Rome.
finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
6 months ago
finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
Classical Wisdom
What makes a good friend?
'Birds of a feather’? Or 'the proverbial potters'?
a year ago
'Birds of a feather’? Or 'the proverbial potters'?
TheCollector
5 Famous Artworks of Medusa: Monstrous, Misunderstood, or Moving?
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TheCollector
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Garnet
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Classical Wisdom
Aristotle's Rhetoric
The Power of Persuasion
5 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Black Panther Party?
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TheCollector
Einstein vs. Bergson: A Historic Debate About Time
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TheCollector
The Fallen Angels of Enoch: Vicious Villains or Virtuous Victims?
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Flashbak
Glasgow in the 1980s: ‘From An Insider’s Point of View’
The Cranhill Arts Project has been collecting pictures of Glasgow, Scotland, to show the place ...
a week ago
The Cranhill Arts Project has been collecting pictures of Glasgow, Scotland, to show the place “from an insider’s point of view”. Among its growing collection of Glasgow peoples’ photographs are these from the 1980s. All these snapshots have been labelled by the people who...
TheCollector
5 Top Fighter Aces of World War I
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TheCollector
New Warhol Exhibition Reveals Rare Art Treasures
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11 months ago
TheCollector
What Animals Appear in Shakespeare’s Plays?
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The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/18/2024 - 06:00
3 months ago
The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/18/2024 - 06:00
TheCollector
The Mid-19th Century California Gold Rush
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a year ago
weird medieval guys
No, the King doesn't own all the swans in Britain
So who does?
a year ago
Flashbak
Arrows – Love And Punishment in Vintage Snapshots
The latest submission for collector supreme Robert E. Jackson focuses on arrows in snapshots. Some...
6 months ago
The latest submission for collector supreme Robert E. Jackson focuses on arrows in snapshots. Some have been drawn on the printed photo with pen, others form part of the image itself. The use of bows and arrows by humans predates recorded history and is common to most...
History Today Feed
In Defence of Boring Books
In Defence of Boring Books
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/04/2024 - 00:00
9 months ago
In Defence of Boring Books
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/04/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
A History of the Whig Party: Who Were the Whigs?
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Italy to Open Its Largest-Ever Presentation of Willem de Kooning
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10 months ago
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Orange Free State, South Africa: A History
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12 months ago
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3 Key Philosophers on Mass Incarceration
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Alexander Nevsky: Savior of the Kievan Rus’?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
A Few Spots Left
Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
a month ago
Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
TheCollector
Red Herring: Moments in Films That Leave You Shocked
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TheCollector
The Brink of Nuclear War: The Cuban Missile Crisis
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Das Neue Universum, Volume 67 (1950)
Das Neue Universum (The New Universe) was a German science annual series aimed at older...
a year ago
Das Neue Universum (The New Universe) was a German science annual series aimed at older children.
From the German Wikipedia site (translated) : "The New Universe is a German children's literature series with themes in the fields of knowledge , research , adventure and...
TheCollector
What Are the Most Spoken Indigenous Languages in Mexico?
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Who Was the Only U.S. President to Serve More Than Two Terms?
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Is My Life Just a Cosmic Accident? Finding Meaning in a Meaningless Universe
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How Did People Get Paid in the Pre-Columbian Americas? (Not in Gold)
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9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Mothers of the Ancient World
7 months ago
Mothers of the Ancient World
TheCollector
Who Was Canadian Artist Emily Carr?
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3 months ago
weird medieval guys
Huge announcement: there’s a Weird Medieval Guys BOOK coming out soon!
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a year ago
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TheCollector
Who Was George Hodel?
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The 3 Greatest Nubian Kings of Egypt
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