Classical Wisdom
The First Stoic
Zeno of Citium
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TheCollector
Bruno Latour’s Irreductions: The World as a Network of Relations
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Classical Wisdom
Early Bird is Ending
Enroll in the Essential Greeks Now
11 months ago
Enroll in the Essential Greeks Now
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July
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 July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Nasu, implemented the export of .theme files, and theme...
TheCollector
Moses’ Wife: Who Was Zipporah?
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African History...
a brief note on the intellectual contributions of African scholars in the diaspora
the biography of a West African mathematician in Cairo.
8 months ago
the biography of a West African mathematician in Cairo.
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January 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 January. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added electrical refit(portal for AC & DC...
TheCollector
Sacred Objects & Places in the Inca World: Interview With Dr. Cummins
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Why Does the UK Celebrate Guy Fawkes Night?
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How Did Philosophy Help Develop Artificial Intelligence?
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Who Are the 144,000 and the Great Multitude in the Book of Revelation?
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History Today Feed
How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/10/2024 - 09:11
2 months ago
How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/10/2024 - 09:11
TheCollector
Harry Houdini’s Death: Was It Really by Sucker Punch?
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TheCollector
What Was Judith Leyster’s Contribution to Dutch Painting?
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What Is Intuition & Can You Trust It?
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History Today Feed
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
j.hoare
Wed, 12/06/2023 - 10:52
a year ago
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
j.hoare
Wed, 12/06/2023 - 10:52
African History...
The empire of Kong (ca. 1710-1915): a cultural legacy of medieval Mali.
At the close of the 18th century, the West African hosts of the Scottish traveler Mungo Park...
4 months ago
At the close of the 18th century, the West African hosts of the Scottish traveler Mungo Park informed him of a range of mountains situated in "a large and powerful kingdom called Kong".
TheCollector
10 Historic Small Towns in Upstate New York Worth Exploring
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History Today Feed
When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:47
7 months ago
When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:47
TheCollector
Oskar Schindler: The Business Tycoon Who Became a Hero
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Res Obscura
There should be more cash prizes for solving historical mysteries
On the Herculaneum scroll and the underrated value of historical knowledge
a year ago
On the Herculaneum scroll and the underrated value of historical knowledge
TheCollector
How Did Libyan Migration Influence Egyptian Religion?
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Memphis Citizens Call for End to New Art Museum
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
It's War, Josep, But Not As We Know It
Trying to understand what Ukraine is all about.
over a year ago
Trying to understand what Ukraine is all about.
TheCollector
Las Vegas Gallery to Sell $100 Million Leonardo Sculpture
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Yuefenpai: 8 Facts About the Iconic Chinese Calendar Advertisements
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Diego Velazquez Royal Portrait Heads to Auction
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Ancient Jerusalem: From the Bronze Age to the Roman Era
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The Chagra: A Model for Sustainable Agriculture in the Amazon
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Mummification: The Ancient Egyptian Art of Embalming the Dead
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a year ago
History Today Feed
History Today Review of the Year
History Today Review of the Year
j.hoare
Thu, 12/28/2023 - 00:00
12 months ago
History Today Review of the Year
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Thu, 12/28/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
3 Debunked Rumors About Anne Boleyn
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TheCollector
Augusto Pinochet’s Brutal Rule: A Look Inside His Regime
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How Did Socrates’s Teaching Inspire Cynicism?
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Classical Wisdom
LIVE Event: What is Plagiarism?
With Harvard Professor James Hankins and 'History of Philosophy without any gaps' Peter Adamson.
11 months ago
With Harvard Professor James Hankins and 'History of Philosophy without any gaps' Peter Adamson.
TheCollector
Gala Dalí: Salvador Dali’s Mysterious Muse
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a year ago
African History...
Economic growth and social transformation in 19th century Somalia.
Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
a year ago
Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
TheCollector
Who Is the Father of the Beat Generation?
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Jean Lannes: The French Achilles of the Napoleonic Wars
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D.W. Griffith: The Legacy of a Problematic Pioneer
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Patterns in Humanity
Out-of-Europe: History of Migrations to the United States
Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid...
a year ago
Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid advancements in science and technology happening in the 1400s. With improvements in cartography, ship and other maritime technology, and an increased desire to understand and discover...
TheCollector
How Did a Priest’s Day at the Temple of Ra Look?
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TheCollector
How Saint Helena and the True Cross Changed an Empire
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6 months ago
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Veni, Vidi, Vici: Decoding Julius Caesar’s “I Came, I Saw, I Conquered”
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2 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
The Young Adventurer's Pocket Book of Space Travel (1954)
Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed...
a year ago
Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed it :) . It was a premium with Mickey Mouse Weekly magazine. Evidently the magazine came with some pages that you could fold up into a tiny book. The others I have found evidence of...
TheCollector
London Olympics and Tony Blair’s Decision on Parthenon Marbles
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TheCollector
Discover Pompeii’s Famous Mosaics
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6 months ago
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Looted Van Gogh Artwork Retrieved in Ikea Sack
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5 Interesting 1980s Subcultures: From Goth to Punk to Skinheads
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Children’s Drawings of Gladiators Discovered in Pompeii
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What Made Sir Joshua Reynolds an Iconic Portrait Artist?
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5 Interesting Historic Events That Happened on Christmas Day
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How Did Socrates Influence His Contemporaries?
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6 Artworks by the Controversial Andres Serrano
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/12/2024 - 10:19
4 months ago
‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/12/2024 - 10:19
African History...
The heroic age in Darfur: a history of the pre-colonial kingdom of Darfur ca. 1500-1916.
The political marginalization of the Darfur region since the creation of colonial Sudan has resulted...
5 months ago
The political marginalization of the Darfur region since the creation of colonial Sudan has resulted in one of the continent's longest-standing conflicts, which threatens to destroy the country's social fabric and its historical heritage. Just as the plight of modern Darfur...
TheCollector
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Garnet
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
9 months ago
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
Classical Wisdom
Quick Notification
In Search of Homer
2 months ago
Trying to Understand...
No Cheers for Authoritarianism
Remind me what it was, exactly ....
a year ago
Remind me what it was, exactly ....
TheCollector
10 Pieces of Legislation Affecting America’s Indigenous People
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TheCollector
Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum Restitutes Matisse Painting
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TheCollector
Fisher Landau Sale at Sotheby’s Brought $406 M.
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TheCollector
Soviet Agent: Who Was Richard Sorge?
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TheCollector
What Is Populism?
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What is the History of Christmas? A Journey Through Time
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History Today Feed
How Mexico Fought Franco
How Mexico Fought Franco
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/18/2024 - 11:21
9 months ago
How Mexico Fought Franco
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/18/2024 - 11:21
TheCollector
Dune and Greek Mythology: What’s in Common?
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8 months ago
Flashbak
At Large in Leyton – A Walk Around The East London Manor 1989-1994
On Monday November 28th, 1994, the police riot squad arrived to evacuate Claremont Road in the...
11 months ago
On Monday November 28th, 1994, the police riot squad arrived to evacuate Claremont Road in the so-called “autonomous republic” of “Wanstonia”. The protest against the demolition of housing to make way for the M11 Link Road was lost. Harry Cohen, MP for Leyton said “the Department...
TheCollector
What Is the Symbolism in Whitman’s Leaves of Grass?
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Great Flood
...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
10 months ago
...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
Classical Wisdom
On the Obscenity of Ovid
& Gorgeous George's Self-censorship
3 months ago
& Gorgeous George's Self-censorship
TheCollector
How Did Switzerland Become a Country?
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TheCollector
How Did Johannes Vermeer Depict Women?
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Classical Wisdom
Empress Theodora
Saint or Sinner?
2 months ago
TheCollector
Do My Dreams Mean Anything? A Philosophical Look at the Unconscious Mind
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TheCollector
What’s the History of Gin?
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African History...
When Africa discovered Europe
*my article for New Lines Magazine
a year ago
*my article for New Lines Magazine
TheCollector
Who Was Johann Gottlieb Fichte?
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TheCollector
7 Largest Cities in the Ancient World
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10 Cultural Sites in New York City You Should See
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Who Was the Terrifying Ottoman Sultan Selim “the Grim?”
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Why Is Pompeii So Important?
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History Today Feed
The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 06:00
3 months ago
The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 06:00
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Early Christianity
12 months ago
TheCollector
The Titans: The Greek Gods Before the Olympians
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The Meidias Hydria Vase Landed to Greece by The British Museum
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Why Should We Care About Children?
Bringing History to the Future
a year ago
Bringing History to the Future
TheCollector
Over 1,000 Artifacts Unearthed Beneath Notre Dame
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Death in the Bible: Two Contradictory Views
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3 Mexican Artists Who Painted Political Murals
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10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in Japan
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Dreams of Space -...
New Treasury for Young Readers (1963)
More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one...
10 months ago
More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one just for balance. Some fine illustration is a lost bit of space flight for children.
New Treasury for Young Readers. Reader’s Digest. Pleasantville, NY. Reader’s Digest Association....
TheCollector
Understanding Lacan’s ‘The Four Fundamental Concepts of Psychoanalysis’
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TheCollector
What Were George Orwell’s Political Beliefs?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
What Five Philosophers Have to Say About Physical Exercise
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7 months ago
TheCollector
A Luta Continua! Mozambique’s Struggle for Independence
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Are Isaac and Ishmael Enemies in the Bible?
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3 days ago
Hundred Rabbits
Dry Toilet Installation
The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer...
over a year ago
The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer it over the ready-made models. We learned tons doing it, and now our toilet is perfectly suited to our space. The pandemic has pushed more people into boat and van living (to travel...
African History...
A muslim kingdom in the Ethiopian highlands: the history of Ifat and Adal ca. 1285-1520.
During the late Middle Ages, the northern Horn of Africa was home to some of the continent's most...
6 months ago
During the late Middle Ages, the northern Horn of Africa was home to some of the continent's most powerful dynasties, whose history significantly shaped the region's social landscape. The history of one of these dynasties, often referred to as the Solomonids, has been...
African History...
Anti-slavery laws and Abolitionist thought in pre-colonial Africa
the view from Benin, Kongo, Songhai and Ethiopia.
8 months ago
the view from Benin, Kongo, Songhai and Ethiopia.
TheCollector
Discover the Secrets of the Catacombs of Rome
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
The Death of Caspar Hauser
The Death of Caspar Hauser
j.hoare
Sun, 12/17/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
The Death of Caspar Hauser
j.hoare
Sun, 12/17/2023 - 00:00
African History...
a brief note on the Intellectual history of Africa
the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
10 months ago
the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
TheCollector
10 Palazzos (Palaces) in Venice You Must Visit
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a year ago
Flashbak
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...
8 months ago
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...
TheCollector
7 Great Historical Attractions in the Netherlands
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10 Ghost Towns in California You Need to Explore
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TheCollector
Meet The Orishas: 10 Afrobrazilian Gods and Goddesses
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Why Did Vincent van Gogh Cut Off His Ear?
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TheCollector
4 Diseases That Impacted & Altered Human Existence
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Classical Wisdom
The Ancient World's Greatest Disaster
And Most Mysterious...
2 months ago
TheCollector
6 of the Greatest Latin American Writers of All Time
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the First Christian Martyrs of Britain?
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9 months ago
Res Obscura
The open-stack library: a futuristic technology from the 18th century
What we lost when we shifted knowledge organization to an algorithmic feed
a year ago
What we lost when we shifted knowledge organization to an algorithmic feed
TheCollector
What Was Pope Innocent III’s Role in the Medieval Crusades?
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11 months ago
African History...
a brief note on the history of Africans exploring their own continent
plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
a year ago
plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
TheCollector
8 of the Greatest Fighter Planes of World War II
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:23
6 days ago
The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:23
Dreams of Space -...
Outer Space (1953)
An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was...
2 months ago
An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was able to add a lot more scans of this early space treasure. Outer Space was evidently a give-away comic book at Atlantic Richfield gas stations. For those of you who did not know,...
Dreams of Space -...
Rocket Divers (1962)
So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers...
11 months ago
So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers adventures and in this book they help out the divers who retrieve re-entry capsules. It has bad guys and secret submarines and space monkeys and plenty of adventure. Unfortunately...
TheCollector
What Was the Importance of Caesarea in Christianity?
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TheCollector
What Are the Four Waves of Feminism?
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TheCollector
5 Quotes by Socrates Explained
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TheCollector
10 Facts About the Surreal Life of Antonio López de Santa Anna
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TheCollector
The Stranger by Albert Camus: The Life of an Absurd Man
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a year ago
History Today Feed
How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:35
a month ago
How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:35
TheCollector
Imperial Chinese Porcelain Bring Novelties to Market
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a year ago
TheCollector
Cappadocia’s Hidden Cities and Rock-Cut Churches
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3 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence? From Descartes to Turing
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TheCollector
Cabal of Naples: The True Story of Naples’ Gang of Baroque Artists
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Why Is Socrates’ Legacy Vital?
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Gap Week: December 1, 2023
No blog post this week, folks, as I am both fiercely busy and – by the time this goes up – out of...
a year ago
No blog post this week, folks, as I am both fiercely busy and – by the time this goes up – out of town. We’ll be back to our regular schedule next week, with the next big topic I want to tackle being what a shield wall is and how it actually functions on a … Continue reading Gap...
African History...
The 'hidden founders' of African studies in Europe: African intellectuals in the Holy Roman Empire...
In June 1652, the Ethiopian scholar Abba Gorgoryos reached the city of Nuremburg in what was then...
4 weeks ago
In June 1652, the Ethiopian scholar Abba Gorgoryos reached the city of Nuremburg in what was then the Holy Roman Empire (modern Germany) where he met Hiob Ludolf, an envoy and linguist whom later generations of ‘Ethiopists’ would regard as the founder of Ethiopian studies in...
Flashbak
On The Streets of America in the Early 1980s : Relaxing WIth Cigarettes And No AC
‘These photographs were made between 1979 and 1985 in a pre-digital, largely non-air-conditioned...
9 months ago
‘These photographs were made between 1979 and 1985 in a pre-digital, largely non-air-conditioned era, when people fled the heat of their houses to hang out in their yards and on the street. I notice a kind of relaxed sensuality in many of the pictures. Time moved more slowly;...
Flashbak
Listen To The 1985 Gig When R.E.M. Were Raw, Real and Unscripted and Ready To Fight The Crowd
Not everyone was into R.E.M. when they were raw and unscripted. The indie act who became one of the...
a year ago
Not everyone was into R.E.M. when they were raw and unscripted. The indie act who became one of the world’s biggest bands of the late 1980s and early ‘90s started local and unplanned. As Robert Dean Lurie writes in Begin the Begin: R.E.M.‘s Early Years: R.E.M. began their live...
TheCollector
Expressionism: 12 Iconic Paintings & Their Artists
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8 Facts About the Norse Goddess Freyja
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TheCollector
KAWS Show Shut Down by Protestors
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TheCollector
Nefertiti: The Enchanting Story of the Lady of the Two Lands
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TheCollector
German Art Collector Loses Ancient Egyptian Mask
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TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to New Mexico
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7 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Rocketry Though the Ages (1959)
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and...
a year ago
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and into the anticipated near future. I blogged about this in 2010, so a more complete scan seemed good. Also having the text that goes with each page is a plus, yea for flatbed...
TheCollector
The Mystery of Crazy Horse: His Life & Legacy
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Against Liberalism: What is Communitarianism?
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TheCollector
Edward Hopper & Josephine Nivison: The Troubled Artistic Union
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African History...
The Dahlak islands and the African dynasty of Yemen
a complete history of a cosmopolitan archipelago in the red sea (4th-19th century)
a year ago
a complete history of a cosmopolitan archipelago in the red sea (4th-19th century)
Overcoming Bias
Culture Status Report
I’ve been focused on cultural drift for about nine months now, and the probability estimates in my...
2 weeks ago
I’ve been focused on cultural drift for about nine months now, and the probability estimates in my last post make this a good time to take stock.
TheCollector
6 Appalachian Folk Stories That Will Keep You Up at Night
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TheCollector
Davy Crockett: The Life of the American Folk Hero
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10 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Bringing It All Back Home
If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
a year ago
If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
TheCollector
Who Were the Disciples Thomas, Judas and Simon?
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TheCollector
Northanger Abbey: Jane Austen’s Gothic Parody
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Open Culture
John Coltrane Draws a Picture Illustrating the Mathematics of Music
Physicist and saxophonist Stephon Alexander has argued in his many public lectures and his book The...
3 days ago
Physicist and saxophonist Stephon Alexander has argued in his many public lectures and his book The Jazz of Physics that Albert Einstein and John Coltrane had quite a lot in common. Alexander in particular draws our attention to the so-called “Coltrane circle,” which resembles...
TheCollector
The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921
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The Role of Money in US Elections: Can We Achieve Fair Campaign Finance?
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Battle of Chaeronea: Philip II vs. Athens and Thebes
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
A History of Phantom Pain
A History of Phantom Pain
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 12:44
11 months ago
A History of Phantom Pain
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 12:44
TheCollector
5 Iconic Photographs by Ansel Adams
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Flashbak
Watch TV-CBGB – A Punk Sitcom From 1981
In November 1982, Billboard reviewed a CBGB-produced cable access show to “include interviews,...
8 months ago
In November 1982, Billboard reviewed a CBGB-produced cable access show to “include interviews, comedy skits, and live performances”. Stuart Newman, a member of the The Roustabouts, one of the groups featured on the show – along with Idiot Savant, The Hard, Jo Marshall, Shrapnel...
TheCollector
Rastafarianism: Religion or Philosophy?
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TheCollector
10 Facts You Didn’t Know about the Hoover Dam
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review
‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/02/2024 - 10:19
2 weeks ago
‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/02/2024 - 10:19
weird medieval guys
Why did medieval people invent so many collective nouns?
A pride of lions, a paddling of ducks, and....a herd of harlots?
a year ago
A pride of lions, a paddling of ducks, and....a herd of harlots?
TheCollector
Paracelsus in the Ottoman Empire: Adoption or Adaptation?
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Who Was Origen of Alexandria?
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TheCollector
How the Celtic Britons Used the River Thames
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Hokusai’s ‘Great Wave’ Heads to Auction
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Sri Lanka’s Top 6 Must-See Historic Sites
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When Did World War II Start and End?
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Who’s Who of the Kennedys: 9 Notable Members
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How Has Nan Goldin Addressed LGBTQ+ Narratives in Her Work?
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4 Key Works by Mordecai Richler You Should Be Reading
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Get to Know Claudius Ptolemy & His Geocentric Model of the Universe
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Dreams of Space -...
One, Two (1965)
The next few posts are some of my favorite picture books. The 1st from 1965 is a very basic counting...
a year ago
The next few posts are some of my favorite picture books. The 1st from 1965 is a very basic counting book about spaceflight. I hope that you find it as charming as I do.
DeCaprio, Annie and David Krieger. Illustrated by Nydorf, Seymour. One, Two. New York: Wonder Books. (24 p.)...
TheCollector
Was Henry VI England’s Most Unfortunate King?
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12 months ago
History Today Feed
Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 11:09
7 months ago
Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 11:09
Trying to Understand...
Macron is Safe for the Moment
But the future worries me.
a year ago
But the future worries me.
TheCollector
When Was D-Day?
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TheCollector
7 Facts You Need to Know About Fra Angelico
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Who Was Saint Basil of Caesarea?
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9 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
Genes and social stratification
How genes affect socioeconomic success, and its consequences for society's structure.
8 months ago
How genes affect socioeconomic success, and its consequences for society's structure.
TheCollector
A George Washington Portrait Goes on Sale, Held at the Met
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TheCollector
What Inspired Caspar David Friedrich’s Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog?
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An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
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9 Unskippable Memorials in Washington DC
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How Should We Look at History?
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Three years late, but historians are always late
TheCollector
Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination: Here’s Everything You Need to Know
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, March 22, 2024
Fireside this week! The ACOUP schedule might end up being a little unstable for the next few weeks...
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Fireside this week! The ACOUP schedule might end up being a little unstable for the next few weeks as the coincidence of illness, the dense part of the teaching semester and unexpected travel are playing havoc on my schedule. I can only promise that we will finish the series on...
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Battle of Issus (333 BCE): Alexander the Great vs. Darius III
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5 Feminine Beauty Ideals in Art History
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Performance Artist Tags Controversial Courbet Nude with “Me Too”
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5 Masterpieces of Early Irish Art
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Hegel’s Master-Slave Dialectic Explained
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Which President Was the Only One to Resign from Office?
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Who Won the Battle of Shiloh?
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The 25 Best Bedroom Bands Ever – 1980s Volume 1
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For Those About to Rock We Salute You – ACDC, 1981 You had it all – the hair, the sticks, the pointy guitar, the hair, the band, the drive, the tights, the most piercing scream outside a Pee Wee Herman meets Cher Christmas convention. And you also had the hair. In the 1980s …...
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What Was the Hanseatic League?
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The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:07
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The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
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Patterns in Humanity
When Lightning Strikes... Literally
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A quantification of the risk of dying from a lightning strike and other external sources of harm
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Packing the Essentials!: Preparing to Travel in the 18th Century.
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Now that Covid restrictions have finally been lifted, and summer is at least theoretically here – it’s raining outside as I write! – many people are returning to travel and undertaking the holidays that have had to be postponed over the past couple of years. The pandemic aside,...
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12 Most Important Achievements in the Space Race
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Can racial/ethnic demographics explain the high American homicide rate?
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Can racial/ethnic demographics explain the high American homicide rate?
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Cool in the Shade: One Man’s Photographs with the Stars
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Shade Rupe is a writer, filmmaker and actor. He has written for various film and culture magazines. A collection of his interviews, with the likes of Udo Kier, Divine, Alejandro Jodorowsky and Tura Satana, was published in the volume Dark Stars Rising: Conversations from the...
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How Did the Protestant Reformation Influence European Art?
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13 Surprising Facts About William Shakespeare
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Dreams of Space -...
Telstar: Communication Break-through by Satellite (1962)
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Sorry to skip a week, it may happen again next week.
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Banksy’s ‘Girl with Balloon’ Is Stolen, Then Recovered
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Was Henry VIII Really a Protestant?
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5 Great Books by Alexandre Dumas
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Franz von Stuck: German Symbolist Painter & “Prince of Art”
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Alexander Hamilton: From Orphan to Founding Father
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Rijksmuseum Begins Restoration of Rembrandt’s ‘The Night Watch’
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Carl Schmitt: The Most Influential Nazi Philosopher?
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Exploring Soviet Brutalism Through 9 Iconic Buildings
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Impeachment: What Does It Take to Remove a US Politician From Power?
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A Guide to 6 Natural Wonders of Vietnam
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4 Norse Myths That Inspired Cinema
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3 Key Philosophers on Mass Incarceration
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Erté’s Naked Alphabet, 1967
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4 months ago
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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Residential Schools in the US & Canada: The Lost Children
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Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
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Henry I: The Life & Reign of a Notorious English King
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Inside a Renaissance Workshop: How did it Work?
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When they unpacked the 76h Christmas tree sent to the people of London from the City of Oslo as a token of gratitude for British support to Norway during the Second World War, it looked bedraggled. So before it went up on Trafalgar Square, the decorators nailed some of the...
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Neon: The Cool History of the Enigmatic Noble Gas
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Did the Suffragettes Know Martial Arts?
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A Complete Guide to Fresco Painting
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Everything changes and nothing stands still.
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7 Rules of Art Collecting: How to Collect Sculptures
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How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire?
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How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire?
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The Lebanese Civil War: A Complex & Devastating Conflict
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Hundred Rabbits
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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 August. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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René Girard on Sacrifice & Violence: Why Does Scapegoating Happen?
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Dreams of Space -...
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Here is a Halloween space book post for you. I have done posts for Christmas, Easter and Yuri's Night but never one for Halloween.
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‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’ review
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TheCollector
What Is the Shadow According to Carl Jung?
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Giorgio Agamben on the End of the Poem
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John Martin’s Thrilling Illustrations for Paradise Lost (1827)
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Rise of Abraham Lincoln: The Road to the 1860 Election
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4 Key Non-Aligned States During the Cold War
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Rome’s Greatest Rival: What Was The Parthian Empire?
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What Is Catholic Social Teaching? 7 Key Themes
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How Carl Jung Revolutionized Psychology: Into the Shadow-Land
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What Is a Nantucket Sleighride?
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What Pets Did the Ancient Romans Have?
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“Four Dead in Ohio”: The Kent State Shootings
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Who Invented the Refrigerator?
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5 Inventions That Revolutionized Agriculture
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What Is the Significance of the Carnegie Libraries?
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5 Controversies Surrounding Marina Abramović
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Five Reasons Why Socrates Was A Terrible Husband
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Should you meet your heroes?
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10 Historic Towns in Texas Perfect for Retirement
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What Government Governs Best?
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Speculation Grows Over a $4.7 Million Tax Bill Paid With Goyas
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An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
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An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
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9 Artists Influenced by Marcel Duchamp
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5 Quotes from Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations Explained
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How Did the 1979 Iranian Revolution Influence Iran’s Economy?
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Fixing Time In 1970s and 80s England: Ian Macdonald Shows Us A Changing World
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Ian Macdonald’s black-and-white film photography from the 1970 and 80s shows us children’s at school, heavy industry, steel works, Redcar blast furnace, Smith’s Dock Shipyard, houseboats and life in Cleveland and Teesside, England. “The blast furnace has a drama and beauty to...
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Collections: On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon, the Great? Part II
This is the second and final part of our look at Alexander III of Macedon (Part I), who you almost...
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This is the second and final part of our look at Alexander III of Macedon (Part I), who you almost certainly know as Alexander the Great. Last week, we looked at the sources for Alexander’s life, the historiography (that is, the history-of-the-history) of his modern reception and...
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Albert Speer: Architect, Minister, and Hitler’s Closest Friend
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Fernando’s Story – The life And Times of A Boy Growing Up In NYC’s East Village in the 1970s
In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in...
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In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in the empty lot a New York City’s 76 E. 3rd St. The Hell’s Angels lived directly across the street. They wanted the lot for themselves. (You can read more about that here.) One of the...
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Abkhazia’s National Art Gallery Works Destroyed by Fire
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The Death of Clive of India
The Death of Clive of India
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/11/2024 - 10:55
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The Death of Clive of India
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/11/2024 - 10:55
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Edward VIII: The Worst Monarch in British History?
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Classical Wisdom
Sparta and… Scotland?
Laconic wit through the centuries
a year ago
Laconic wit through the centuries
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