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Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: From Nun to Feminist & Literary Icon
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This is the second part of the first part of our four part look at the context between the Hellenistic army and its Macedonian phalanx and the Romans with their legions. Last week, we looked at the weapons, organization and fighting style of the Macedonian phalanx, the infantry...
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7 Scientific Tools Archaeologists Use to Uncover the Viking World
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The Cultivation of Christmas Trees by T. S. Eliot
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Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and director of production at London-based publisher Faber & Gwyer (later Faber and Faber), hit upon the idea of sending poetry pamphlets, each featuring the work of well-known writers and...
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The Psychology of Drawing: What Is the HTP Test?
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Once Overlooked Painting From Botticelli’s Studio Rediscovered
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What Makes a Conflict a World War?
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Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
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Who Were the Armored Pioneers Between the World Wars?
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How Did the Pyramid of Giza Become an Ancient Wonder?
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How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
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3 Debunked Rumors About Anne Boleyn
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Gandhi in South Africa: The Formation of the World-Famous Pacifist
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Dolly Wilde: The Tragic Story of Oscar Wilde’s Niece
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On the Spot: Chris Clark
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On the Spot: Chris Clark
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A Complete Guide to Fresco Painting
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‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
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Scottish Independence Movements Through the Ages
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Machu Picchu Unveiled: Why Hiram Bingham Didn’t “Discover” It
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A History Lover’s Guide to Bangkok
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A Brief History of Mount Everest
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Why Did Shakespeare Write Macbeth?
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Samnite Wars: How Rome Conquered the Samnites (History & Aftermath)
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Ancien Régime France: 4 Harsh Realities of Life Before the Revolution
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Tiffany Stained Glass Window Poised to Set New Auction Record
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Greco-Scythian Artifacts Seized by Spanish Police
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Why Should You Seek Ignorance?
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Monsters, Morpheus, and The Matrix
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Monsters, Morpheus, and The Matrix
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Respect the Spartan Woman!
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How was it for the ancient ladies?
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6 Key Battles of the Wars of the Roses
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What Makes Alberto Giacometti’s Sculptures So Special?
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Manhattan Noir: John Fensten’s Photographs of New York City in the 1980s
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John Fensten (American, New York, 1936-2001) studied acting with the world-renowned Actor’s Studio with Lee and Susan Strasberg in the late 1950s, early 1960s. He appeared on the critically acclaimed CBS television anthology drama series Playhouse 90. And was a longtime resident...
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Who Is Chiron in Greek Mythology?
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In The Living Room: At Home With The Working Class in The 1980s
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“Everything centred on the living room – it’s where everyone met and congregated” – Nick Walpington on his Living Room project Time to step back inside British homes in the late 1980s with photographer Nick Waplington’s Living Room series. Published as a book in 1991, the...
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Who Are Russia’s Old Believers? The Raskol in Russian History
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Symbolism and Identity in Northern Renaissance Portraiture
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An episode of Naval warfare on the East African coast: the Sakalava invasions of 1792-1817
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Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
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What Is the Leviathan in the Bible?
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Hidden History
A Tale of Kale (And Cabbage, and Brussels Sprouts, and Broccoli, and Cauliflower…)
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These vegetables (and Kohlrabi, and Collard Greens, and Gai Lan, and Bok Choy, and Red Cabbage) may be familiar in the kitchen, but they do not exist anywhere in nature—and they are all the same species of plant. The Brassica is a very large and diverse family of plants, with...
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The Jōmon Period: Japan’s Mysterious Origin Story
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5 Novels by Charles Bukowski You Should Know
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Egon Schiele Works Seized From U.S. Museums
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History Today Feed
History Today Review of the Year
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10 Must-Read Magical Realist Novels
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Christie’s Reports Decline in Auction Sales For First Half of 2024
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The Political Effects of the Vietnam War
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Augustus and Ancient Religion
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Augustus and Ancient Religion
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Donald Trump has won the 2024 presidential election. That means that we will have to fight many of the battles of 2017-2020 all over again. But first, in order to understand the scale of what we’re up against, let’s look at how we got here.
The Hot Potato Changes Hands Again
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Who is the Real FDR?
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An In-Depth Guide to the Army of the Seleucid Empire
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See The Rolling Stones 1966 Tour Program
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In 1966, The Rolling Stones were on tour, supported by The Yardbirds, Long John Baldry and Peter Jay and the New Jaywalkers and Ike & Tina Turner. Formed in 1962, The Stones had their first number one in ‘64 and in 1966 had released what was to be their breakthrough album an...
Classical Wisdom
Can We Choose NOT to Be Harmed?
How can we train Resilience?
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How can we train Resilience?
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Love, love, love
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The effects of early colonial warfare in central Africa
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Persian myths and realities on the Swahili coast: contextualizing the 'Shirazi' civilization.
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Why geneticists found what archeologists and historians had failed to locate.
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How Did Socrates’s Teaching Inspire Cynicism?
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You And Whose Army?
NATO would do well to stay out of Ukraine.
a year ago
NATO would do well to stay out of Ukraine.
TheCollector
The Man-Eating Lions of Tsavo: A Dark & Strange Story
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part II: Romans, Assemble!
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The Ancient World’s Greatest War
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The Ancient World’s Greatest War
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'Get out as early as you can, And don’t have any kids yourself’
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What Was Life Really Like for WWI Tank Crews?
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Do painters subconsciously paint themselves into their work?
The Renaissance history of automimesis, and a proposal for research
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The Renaissance history of automimesis, and a proposal for research
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Self-Employed Creatives and US New Anti-Money Laundering Law
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Coach Rusty’s Art Goes Interactive With Top Tier Authentics
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5 Key Takeaways from Susan Sontag’s Famous Essay On Style
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Fascism vs. Modernism: Clash in Art & Design
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Should We Be More Naked?
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Early Christian Poetry
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Why Did Damien Hirst Build a Pharmacy?
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7 Important Members of the Black Panthers You Need to Know
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Gods From Space: When London Taxi Diver George King Met Jesus And Other Aliens
“Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament” – ‘The Command’...
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“Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament” – ‘The Command’ received by George King from space, 1954 On May 8th 1954, London taxi driver George King was doing the household chores when he heard a voice. What came to be known as “The Command”...
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Venus of Urbino: How Titian Reinvented the Nude
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The 10 Most Beloved Urban Parks in the United States
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Top 9 Places to Visit in South Africa
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11 Amazing Rooms & Artworks in the Galleria Doria Pamphilj
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10 Strange Old Currencies Throughout Time
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Women Portraitists of the Renaissance: A League of Their Own
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Hidden History
The Albuquerque “Broken Arrow” Nuclear Accident
In 1957, a B-36 nuclear bomber accidentally dropped a Mark 17 hydrogen bomb while landing at...
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In 1957, a B-36 nuclear bomber accidentally dropped a Mark 17 hydrogen bomb while landing at Kirtland Air Force Base just outside of Albuquerque NM. In January 1950, President Harry Truman announced that the United States would begin a crash program to develop and deploy a weapon...
Flashbak
Manhattan in 1990 – NYC Before the Clean-Up
At the start of the 1990s, New York City was tired and rough By the decade’s end it had lost of some...
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At the start of the 1990s, New York City was tired and rough By the decade’s end it had lost of some of its edge – and maybe a little of its spark – but was cleaner, safer and more tourist friendly. These photograph of the city – via Watchman – show us Manhattan in … Continue...
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Early Bird is Ending
Enroll in the Essential Greeks Now
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Enroll in the Essential Greeks Now
History Today Feed
How the South Became Republican
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How the South Became Republican
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TheCollector
Who Is Banksy? A Closer Look at the Famed Anonymous Street Artist
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How well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
An experiment with historical simulation
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An experiment with historical simulation
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19 Surprising Facts about the History of Potatoes
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Who Was the First US President To Be Impeached?
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British Museum to Digitalize Its Collection
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What’s the Best Time of Year to Visit the Parthenon?
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Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution
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12 Perfect Christmas Gifts From Dianne B, A Postcard Set from 1983
In 1983, photographer Peter Hujar (1934–87) created Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B, a...
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In 1983, photographer Peter Hujar (1934–87) created Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B, a mini-portfolio of 12 postcards. Eight are by Huja, plus four in colour by Neil Winokur and a sleeve by Ken Tisa. The postcards for maverick boutique owner Dianne Benson are lovely...
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‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
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Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
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What Government Governs Best?
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The Tale of Sinuhe: What Happens in the Ancient Egyptian Story?
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What Is the Meaning of Utopia?
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Egyptian Sun-god: Who Is Ra?
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A Collection of...
Collections: Nitpicking Gladiator II, Part I
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This week, I want to talk a bit about the recent release of Gladiator II. Now I’ve written a review of the film for Foreign Policy, which you can find here (behind the paywall). I also discussed it with Jason Herbert and Sarah Bond over at Historians at the Movies, which is a...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January 2023
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Simon the Zealot of the Twelve Disciples: Bio, Legacy, and Death
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Street Walker: Dynamic America In The 1970s
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Lucian Freud Nude to Make $20 Million Auction Debut
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The Vikings in Iceland: Their Story in Sagas and Archaeology
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Cute and Sickly Sweet – 24 Vintage Snapshots That Invite a Reaction
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The girl presenting her pet lizard toad at the Children’s Pets show held on Venice Beach, California, in the mid 1930s makes for a cute photograph. Walter Chandoha’s 1955 picture of his daughter Paula with a kitten in 1955 is also cute. Angie Cook’s school photo from 1978 when...
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Hegel’s Master-Slave Dialectic Explained
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Where is the Tomb of Alexander the Great?
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7 Outrageous Cases of Art Vandalism That May Shock You
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Face to Face Exhibit Offers Face Time With Fayum Portraits
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The Victorian Great Feather Craze: What Was Its Ecological Impact?
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George Lindemann Family Returned Looted Items to Cambodia
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How Did Francisco Goya Criticize the Spanish Society?
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Saul Leiter In Colour And Before – Photographs from A Centenary Special
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$35 Million Monet to Headline Auction at Christie’s New Asia HQ
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La politique de l’épuisement et l’épuisement de la politique.
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Contemporary Art Movements: What Are the 11 Most Notable?
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Why Is Socrates’s Death Still Discussed?
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Was Emperor Nero Universally Hated During His Reign?
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September 1, 1939: The Invasion of Poland
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A Book of Dreams: 25 Vintage Visions To Awaken Your Mind
We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by...
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We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by desire, our dreams are visions of other lives, possible clues to the future. “The interpretation of dreams is the royal road to a knowledge of the unconscious activities of the...
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Who Was George Eliot?
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What Were the Most Terrible Acts of the British Empire?
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8 Facts About the Norse Goddess Freyja
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The "New" Ancient City
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Why Did Plato Think that Education Could Replace Law?
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Quechua: A Dead Language? Not at All
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How Did the Industrial Revolution Transform Social Structures?
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The Indigenous Architecture of the Cosmos in the Amazon
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When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
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Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
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What Are Nietzsche’s 4 Most Famous Quotes?
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Inside a Renaissance Workshop: How did it Work?
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The Social War (91-87 BCE): Rome vs Italy
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Repatriation Efforts Across Europe and the US
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The 1968 Prague Spring: Democratic Revolution Behind the Iron Curtain?
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Why There Is More Than One Reality: Introducing the Pluriverse
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How Did Impressionism Get Its Name?
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7 Times the Parthenon Was Transformed and Destroyed
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What Was the Salon des Refusés?
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Games Nations Play.
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Who Is Satan in the New Testament?
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A Simple, Down-to-Earth Christmas Card from the Great Depression (1933)
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Evolutionary Success, from the Top of the Food Chain
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Which Archeological Finds Support the Bible?
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An Art-lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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13 Surprising Facts About William Shakespeare
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Nick Cave’s Script For Gladiator 2
Before Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2, Nick Cave wrote his original sequel to Gladiator (2000) at the...
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Before Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2, Nick Cave wrote his original sequel to Gladiator (2000) at the behest of the film’s star, Russell Crowe. It’s not known is David Scarpa, who wrote Scott’s version, read Cave’s script first, but if he did there will be no allegation of...
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Who Were Bonnie and Clyde & Why Are They Famous?
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History of the Ancient Greek Olympics: 30 Fascinating Facts About the Legendary Games
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Delian League: Rise & Fall of the Empire of Athens
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Did Nietzsche Hate Christianity?
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The Famous Mummies of the Inca and the Chinchorro
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What Makes Salvador Dali So Famous?
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Peter Pan goes to Ukraine
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Who Won the Battle of Antietam?
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Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
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The Church Under the Tang Dynasty: A Forgotten Outpost of Christianity
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What Is the Hierarchy of Angels in Christianity, Islam, and Judaism
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The Stolen Generations: The Mass Removal of Aboriginal Children
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African History...
a brief note on new discoveries in African archeology and the stone ruins of Cameroon.
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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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A (Brief) History of the IRA
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How Can We Know Ourselves?
The More than Legendary Oracle of Delphi
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Why Are Aristotle’s “Categories” Fundamental to Logic?
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Curator Rediscovers Ancient Caligula Bust in England
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To continue out journey through this wonderful space quartet by William Nephew and Michael Chester is Planet Trip. The next logical step to them was exploring the solar system. They started with Mars and the books ends with Venus.
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Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
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What Was the Importance of the Dragon in Early Medieval England?
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1970s Graffiti in Dirty Old Boston
British bands were big in 1970s Boston. Fans of X-Ray Secs, Billy Idol, Sham 69 and the Buzzcocks...
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British bands were big in 1970s Boston. Fans of X-Ray Secs, Billy Idol, Sham 69 and the Buzzcocks sprayed the bands’ names on the city’s walls. The stories behind other graffiti photographed by Meredith Jacobson Marciano is less obvious. Were the Lesbian Turds a band? The New...
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William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
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A Christmas to Save the Byzantine Empire
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Summary of changes for June
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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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 June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Nasu, released a nasu guide, and updated the look of the icon. We...
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A look at the source and historical background behind a notorious claim
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Who is Buried in the Valley of the Kings?
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How Did Socrates Influence His Contemporaries?
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Artist Steals 17th-Century Coin From British Museum
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Ming Dynasty Artefacts Found in South China Shipwreck
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The Eiffel Tower: 12 Facts About the Iconic Parisian Landmark
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Rat Collection by Banksy Comes Up for Auction
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Myths and Metamorphoses
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Chariot Racing in the Ancient World
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...and History's Highest Paid Sports Star!
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How Did German Expressionism Change The History of Cinema?
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Clement Attlee: Britain’s Greatest Prime Minister?
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‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
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Wed, 04/24/2024 - 09:46
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‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
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How Did Argentina Lose the Falklands War? Defeat in the South Atlantic
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10 Women Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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What Was Jesus’s Religious Background?
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Woodstock Festival Comics from the 1970s
In October 1970s, the 1969 Woodstock Festival was immortalised in a comic book. The romance story “I...
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In October 1970s, the 1969 Woodstock Festival was immortalised in a comic book. The romance story “I Found My Love at the Woodstock Festival!” appeared in Falling in Love #118. Comics and Woodstock were a good match. Charles M. Schulz’s didn’t name the little yellow bird and...
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Sappho: The Lost Poetess
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Watch now (1 min) | Now FREE with a Classical Wisdom Kids Yearly Membership
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Was Walt Whitman a Transcendentalist?
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A History Lover’s Guide to Tokyo
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Socrates and the Soul
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A Guide to Santa Fe’s Museum Hill (5 Museums to Explore)
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Let Them Eat Cake: 28 Sweet Birthday Cake Snapshots
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According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a birthday – you need to blow them out in a single puff for the smoke to carry your wishes to god, in order for them to come true. Yep, that’s where you’ve been … Continue reading "Let...
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The Road from East Germany to North Korea
The Road from East Germany to North Korea
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The Road from East Germany to North Korea
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Vintage Illustrations Of Japanese Anthropomorphic Frogs and Toads
The Japanese phrase kimo-kawaii translates into ‘cute and ugly’. It can be applied to frogs and...
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The Japanese phrase kimo-kawaii translates into ‘cute and ugly’. It can be applied to frogs and toads, often portrayed in Japanese art in anthropomorphic fashion as they engage in fighting, marching with spirits (yokai) and casting spells. Here we look at a range of prints...
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The History of Porto & 21 Amazing Historic Sites You Should Visit
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Eternal Glory
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Who Were the Most Influential People of the British Empire?
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7 Facts You Need to Know About Fra Angelico
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In Praise of the Preterite
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Or, why you should read "Gravity’s Rainbow" fifty years later.
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10 Terrifying Japanese Yōkai (Supernatural Creatures)
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Who Was Christian Schad? 11 Facts About the German Artist
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We left Shimizu on a sunny morning, pushing off the dock at 6am. Early. We wanted to make sure we'd...
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We left Shimizu on a sunny morning, pushing off the dock at 6am. Early. We wanted to make sure we'd arrive at our destination on time. There was 126nm between us and Shima Yacht harbor, a distance we needed to do in part at night. This wasn't ideal. We knew that. Many people...
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What Is Conceptual Photography?
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What Was the Halley Comet Panic of 1910?
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The Philosopher Poet: Who Was Lucretius?
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The Tears of Strangers are only water
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The Myth of the Minotaur
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Journey Into the Labyrinth
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Two Paintings Once Stolen by Nazis Are Donated to the Louvre Museum
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What Is the Message Behind Hip-Hop?
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The Art of Pompeii
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Plato, Alexander the Great and more!
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Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution
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Human Sacrifice in the Pre-Columbian Americas: Fact vs Fiction
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Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part V: Epilogue
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This is the fifth part of our four(ish) five part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb, IVc) look at how the Roman legions were able to overcome the Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the third and second centuries BC. We have covered the decisive battles in the story, although...
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Who Were the Top Allied Commanders of World War II?
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The First Provenance Research Head at the Met
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What Was the Carnation Revolution?
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Columbine 25 Years On
Columbine 25 Years On
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Columbine 25 Years On
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5 Most Beautiful Greek Islands You Should Visit
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Why Are the Black Hills Sacred to the Lakota Sioux?
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Contemporary Artist to Recreate Missing Piece of Bayeux Tapestry
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The Nemean Lion: Heracles’ First Labor & the Birth of a Hero
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The Year of Failing To Understand.
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Alive! The Incredible Story of Hugh Glass
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London’s Old Master Sales Squeak by Expectations
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British Museum Receives Its Most Valuable Gift Ever
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4 Roman Emperors Who Died in Battle
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Curious Pictures From A French Aristocrat’s 40-Year Mission To Create 3-D Photography
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“Imagine… a photograph of a woman wearing earrings adorned with a glittering De Beers diamond. You see one earring. Walk slowly past the photograph so you are viewing it from gradually changing angles… The earring from one ear recedes from view while its twin [appears] in turn on...
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Founder of Arianism: Who Was Arius?
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New Roman Frescoes Discovered at Pompeii
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Weekend Roundup
James Joyce and Jewish Philosophy
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James Joyce and Jewish Philosophy
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How Did the Ancient Greeks and Romans Conduct Banking?
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What Is Voguing?
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Should We Follow a Person’s Words... or Actions?
What should we do with Seneca?
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What should we do with Seneca?
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The Defining Style of the 1930s: What Is Art Deco?
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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...
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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 Alexander the Great Untangle the Gordian Knot?
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Religion in the Olympics
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The Olympics: Do they Unite or Divide Us?
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The Ballad of the Inquisition’s Greatest Witch Trial
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Paracelsus in the Ottoman Empire: Adoption or Adaptation?
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Cinema’s Epic History: From Then to Now
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7 Dickensian Locations: In the Footsteps of Charles Dickens
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War in Dreamland
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Against mythology, reality itself contends in vain.
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Russian Civil War Propaganda: Posters & Propaganda Trains
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What Are the Nicomachean Ethics?
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Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIa: Pops and Chains
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This is the first half of the second part of our three part look at Paradox Interactive’s Hellenistic-era grand strategy game Imperator: Rome. I had hoped to do this part in a single post, but my book writing schedule intervened and so it became necessary to split it up. Last...
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How Does Nan Goldin’s Work Challenge Conventional Photography?
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Who Was J. Edgar Hoover?
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Why do People Believe Britons are Descended from Israelites?
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Why Is the Symbol of Flowers Associated with Femininity?
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‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G. R. Berridge review
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G. R. Berridge review
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Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
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‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G. R. Berridge review
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“Singular” Spanish Painting Reappears After Vanishing in 1890
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George Herbert Mead on the Birth & Evolution of the Self
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Who Won the Battle of New Orleans (US Civil War)?
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The Grand Egyptian Museum Soon Opens for Visitors
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What Is the Easiest Language to Learn?
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Boycotts of the Olympic Games: A History of Sports & Politics
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Does Free Will Exist?
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Two Major Native Rebellions Against Hellenistic Kings
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5 Quotes by Locke Explained
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Danish Unknown Royal Family Discovered Thanks to Ring
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7 Fascinating Facts About the Vestal Virgins
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The Avicenna Canon Medicinae – An Illustrated Medical Book From 13th Century Paris
First published in 13th Century Paris, the Avicenna, Canon Medicinae is an illustrated medical text...
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First published in 13th Century Paris, the Avicenna, Canon Medicinae is an illustrated medical text book made from tempera and gold leaf on parchment. Shelf marked Besançon, Bibliothèque municipale, MS 0457, the work is a Latin translation of Avicenna’s Canon medicinae, one of...
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How Magnus Maximus’ Forgotten Son Contributed to the Arthurian Legends
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What Are the 5 Longest Rivers in the World?
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How an Orthodox Patriarch Became “Protestant”
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The Meidias Hydria Vase Landed to Greece by The British Museum
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Emily Brontë: Misanthrope or Literary Genius (or Both)?
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Why James Bond Gave Up His Lady’s Gun For A Walther PPK
Geoffrey Boothroyd (1925 – 20 October 2001) enjoyed reading spy novels and writing about guns in...
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Geoffrey Boothroyd (1925 – 20 October 2001) enjoyed reading spy novels and writing about guns in over a dozen books on the subject, including A Guide to Gun Collecting (1961), Guns Through the Ages (also 1961) and The British Over and Under Shotgun. In 1956 Boothoyd had read...
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The Rise & Fall of Pre-Columbian Empires & Their Cultures
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Operation Barbarossa: When Nazi Germany Tried to Invade the USSR
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