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Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
8 months ago
Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
Res Obscura
Margaret Mead, Technocracy, and the origins of AI's ideological divide
The anthropologist helped popularize both techno-optimism and the concept of existential risk
a year ago
The anthropologist helped popularize both techno-optimism and the concept of existential risk
TheCollector
What Do We Mean by Aboriginal Languages?
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Margaret Fuller’s Dazzling Life: Interview with Dr. John T. Matteson
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10 months ago
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Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/13/2024 - 09:21
4 months ago
Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/13/2024 - 09:21
Flashbak
Once Upon a Time in Brick Lane: 1970s East London Before Gentrification
Brick Lane in London’s East End is in area of flux. From the road where they used mark bricks and...
6 months ago
Brick Lane in London’s East End is in area of flux. From the road where they used mark bricks and brew beer, the place has been sanctuary to immigrants for centuries and is now home to a large Bangladeshi community. In the 17th century, French Huguenots arrived and brought with...
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Mobutu Sese Seko: The Rise and Fall of Congo’s Infamous Dictator
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7 months ago
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How Did Aristotle Shape Ancient Greek Philosophy?
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a year ago
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A Brief History of Money Throughout World History
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9 months ago
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Geneva Exhibition Shows Rare Picasso Works
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a year ago
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German Museum Returns Ancient Marble Head to Greece
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American Abstract Artist Frank Stella Dies at 87
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8 months ago
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What Was the Underground Railroad?
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a year ago
African History...
How Africans wrote their own history: Debates and dialogues between four west African historians in...
Facts, myths and royal propaganda.
a year ago
Facts, myths and royal propaganda.
TheCollector
What Happened at the Constitutional Convention of 1787?
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3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Ovid's Dating Advice
Love Lessons from a Roman Poet
10 months ago
Love Lessons from a Roman Poet
TheCollector
What Is the Pauline Epistle Philemon About? Slavery & Forgiveness
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3 months ago
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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The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:20
9 months ago
The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:20
Classical Wisdom
Marcus Aurelius VS Diogenes
Comparing the Stoics and the Cynics...
a year ago
Comparing the Stoics and the Cynics...
Trying to Understand...
Out Of Control.
Fear the worst, hope for the best.
2 months ago
Fear the worst, hope for the best.
TheCollector
Was Brittany Founded by Magnus Maximus?
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9 months ago
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Parthenon Marbles or Elgin Marbles? Which Is the Correct Name?
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5 months ago
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Joseph Kony & the Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda
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a year ago
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Why Did King James I Attempt to Take Over the Church of Scotland?
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How to Explore the Galapagos Islands for Its Natural Wonders
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6 months ago
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Christie’s Nets $413 Million in 20th Century Evening Sale
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7 months ago
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The Congress of Vienna: How Europe Was Redrawn
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6 months ago
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When Was the First Flight in History?
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a year ago
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5 Inspirational Women From the Second World War
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9 months ago
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Einstein vs. Bergson: A Historic Debate About Time
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Early Modern Europe’s Inexplicable Obsession With Eunuchs
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4 months ago
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Voices from Chinese Christianity: Between Christ and Confucius
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Medea: Monster or Misunderstood?
9 months ago
Medea: Monster or Misunderstood?
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Newell Convers Wyeth Painting: From $4 to $191,000
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a year ago
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Umbanda: 10 Facts About The Afrobrazilian Religion
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9 months ago
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Francis Bacon Portrait of George Dyer to Sell at Sotheby’s
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9 months ago
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Possible Rembrandt Found in Attic Sells for $1.4 Million
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Ancient Novel
a year ago
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Ron’s Place Becomes First Outsider Art with Listed Status in England
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9 months ago
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The 7 Best Historical Sites in Bangkok, Thailand
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4 months ago
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...
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Georgian Wine: The World’s Oldest Wine Producer in 4 Great Wineries
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4 months ago
Dr Alun Withey
Medicine on the Move: Early Modern Travel and Remedies
As my new project on the history of travel, health risk and preparation begins to get underway, one...
a year ago
As my new project on the history of travel, health risk and preparation begins to get underway, one of the things that I am thinking about is the place of travel within early modern medical remedy culture. What kinds of conditions could befall travellers? What did early modern...
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10 Must-Visit Towns With Thanksgiving Traditions
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What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cape Town?
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/09/2024 - 10:06
8 months ago
‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/09/2024 - 10:06
Classical Wisdom
Finding Odysseus’ Homeland
There is no time like the present to truly understand the past...
3 months ago
There is no time like the present to truly understand the past...
Classical Wisdom
Ban the Book, Banish the Author!
Free Speech VS Censorship in the Ancient World and Onwards...
4 months ago
Free Speech VS Censorship in the Ancient World and Onwards...
TheCollector
Repatriation Efforts Across Europe and the US
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10 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Skyjets for Fliers of Tomorrow (1954)
So this is one of the stranger books I have found over the years. It is about a future in which...
11 months ago
So this is one of the stranger books I have found over the years. It is about a future in which people will get individual jet-powered wings to fly. It is set a little like a fantasy and a little like a dream. It has "perfect" 1950s illustrations about how the future might...
Flashbak
Isaac Asimov’s Books of Dirty Limericks
Isaac Asimov (c. January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) is remembered for his prolific science fiction...
8 months ago
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”...
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Sartre’s ‘Being and Nothingness’: An Introduction to Existentialism
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a year ago
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Alexander Hamilton: From Orphan to Founding Father
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5 months ago
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How Free Are We? Louis Althusser on Ideology & Subjectivity
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a year ago
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Russian Revolutionary: Who Was Leon Trotsky?
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‘Leasure And Pleasure’: Window Shopping In 1980s Hull
“When I started this project in 1977, Hull was in the throes of a massive redevelopment, with many...
a month ago
“When I started this project in 1977, Hull was in the throes of a massive redevelopment, with many inner city areas being bulldozed and instant slums being created on its outskirts. It seemed to have learnt nothing from the mistakes I had fought against during the previous decade...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Monsters, Morpheus, and The Matrix
a year ago
Monsters, Morpheus, and The Matrix
Res Obscura
"He spoke of computers with some awe"
Margaret Mead, John von Neumann, and the prehistory of AI
9 months ago
Margaret Mead, John von Neumann, and the prehistory of AI
Flashbak
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...
4 months ago
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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I’m Not a Look-Alike: François Brunelle’s Doppelgänger Photos
doppelganger (n.) Wraith. literally: double-goer. Apparition of a living person, 1826 (from 1824 as...
a month ago
doppelganger (n.) Wraith. literally: double-goer. Apparition of a living person, 1826 (from 1824 as a German word in English). – OED We are more alike than many of us hope. Photographer François Brunelle has spent years tracking down real-life doppelgängers — people who are...
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4 Key Characteristics of Symbolist Art
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a year ago
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Women Fight for Fairness at Academies of Art
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5 months ago
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What Is the History of Presidents’ Day in the US?
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2 months ago
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Putting Mothers on Death Row
Putting Mothers on Death Row
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
4 months ago
Putting Mothers on Death Row
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
TheCollector
The Louvre Seeks Donations to Buy Chardin’s Strawberries Work
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a year ago
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Hildegard of Bingen: Get to Know a Medieval Polymath’s Life
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a year ago
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The First Black President: Barack Obama’s Historic Election in 2008
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2 months ago
Global Inequality...
Would Lenin have approved of the IMF?
An indispensable organization
a month ago
An indispensable organization
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What Was the Oregon Trail? History and Legacy
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7 months ago
Dr Alun Withey
Cuts, Rashes & Chatter! The Pain of the 18th-century Shave!
Unless there are particular reasons, for example a skin condition, or a faulty razor, shaving today...
over a year ago
Unless there are particular reasons, for example a skin condition, or a faulty razor, shaving today is usually a pretty mundane – if not a pleasant – experience. Indeed, the rise of traditional barbershops over the past few years, offering shaving as an experience, together with...
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6 Outrageous Judicial Errors in the Trial of Jesus Christ
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Was Henry VI England’s Most Unfortunate King?
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a year ago
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Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/22/2024 - 10:41
5 months ago
Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/22/2024 - 10:41
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
What if Aristotle ran Amazon?
a year ago
What if Aristotle ran Amazon?
Classical Wisdom
Does FREE WILL Exist?
And if not, what are the consequences?
3 weeks ago
And if not, what are the consequences?
African History...
A complete history of Dogon country: Bandiagara from 1900BC to 1900AD
demystifying an ancient African society
a year ago
demystifying an ancient African society
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Chickamauga?
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10 months ago
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What Happened to the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World?
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a year ago
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Top 9 Places to Visit in South Africa
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4 months ago
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What Criticisms Are Directed Towards Anti-Natalism?
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a year ago
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5 Infamous Pretenders in Russian History
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10 Historic Small Towns Near Amsterdam That Are as Pretty
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2 months ago
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Emperor Lucius Verus: Life, Death, Reign
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What Was the Un-American Activities Committee?
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4 months ago
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When Picasso Crossed the Iron Curtain: The 1st USSR Picasso Exhibition
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8 months ago
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The 5 Most Influential Modern Political Philosophers
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a year ago
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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
Patterns in Humanity
Does poverty cause violent crime?
An examination of the association between poverty and violent crime
7 months ago
An examination of the association between poverty and violent crime
TheCollector
How Did the Israelites Escape Egypt?
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2 months ago
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Freak Shows: The Truth Behind Beauty and the Beast
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a year ago
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Your Guide to the Best of Contemporary Art in Hanoi, Vietnam
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8 months ago
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What Are the Rock-Cut Churches of Lalibela?
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8 months ago
A Collection of...
Gap Week: December 27, 2024 (Year in Review)
Hey folks! Year is coming to a close, so once again I’m going to offer a bit of an end-of-year...
a week ago
Hey folks! Year is coming to a close, so once again I’m going to offer a bit of an end-of-year reflection on the state of the project, along with a brief ‘what’s on the stove’ coverage of what may be coming up. Also, here’s a cat picture: In terms of the project itself, 2024 was,...
TheCollector
Continental vs Analytic Philosophy: Definitions & Differences
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Flashbak
L’Ornement Polychrome by Albert Racinet – A Gorgeous Book Of World Art (1869–73)
Albert Racinet (1825–1893) created his L’ornement Polychrome as a visual record of the decorative...
6 months ago
Albert Racinet (1825–1893) created his L’ornement Polychrome as a visual record of the decorative arts from antiquity to the late nineteenth century and represents the work of cultures all over the world. He published a second series which included later works, too. Raninet...
TheCollector
Mary Queen of Scots: Biography & Facts
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5 months ago
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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
TheCollector
History of Chariots: 10 Types from Ancient Cultures Explained
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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...
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What Is BRICS and Why Is it Important?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/25/2024 - 11:01
a month ago
‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/25/2024 - 11:01
TheCollector
Pandora’s Box: A Greek Myth about Curiosity (and More)
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a year ago
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Greco-Scythian Artifacts Seized by Spanish Police
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a year ago
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How the Nazis Rescued Benito Mussolini: The Gran Sasso Raid
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2 days ago
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History of Hollywood in the 1980s-1990s: Everything You Need to Know
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10 months 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
Dürer Print Found in a Dump Could Fetch $26,000
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3 months ago
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Rise and Legacy: Who Was Harry Truman?
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7 months ago
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