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The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
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7 Incredible Wartime Advancements From World War I
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The Fascinating Evolution of Color in Artworks: From Cave to Canvas
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Was Spinoza an Atheist? The Theological-Political Treatise
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‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
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weird medieval guys
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Dreams of Space -...
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Aristotle on Luck
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Eating At The Montreal Restaurant ‘Famous for Its Little Pig’ – 1938-1972
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A Collection of...
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Ron’s Place Becomes First Outsider Art with Listed Status in England
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How Can We Handle Anxiety?
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Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook : How To Seduce With An Omelette (1965)
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On the Spot: Ali Ansari
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What Was the Mandate of Heaven in Imperial China?
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Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
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The Extraordinary Rise and Inexplicable Decline of Lit & Phils
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History of the Berlin Wall: From Its Construction to Its Destruction
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Who Won the Battle of Chancellorsville?
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On the Spot: Levi Roach
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Good Friday: The Significance of the Day & How Christians Observe It
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Fordlandia: Henry Ford’s Grand Experiment Gone Wrong
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Who Won the Battle of Fort Sumter?
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a brief note on Ethnicity and the State in Africa
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Käthe Kollwitz Self Portraits
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5 Quotes by Sartre Explained: What These Words Mean for Us Today
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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...
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‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
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If you’ve not seen little people on vintage Christmas cards, please do. It’s a terrific collection of images. A dip into Robert E. Jackson’s sublime collection of snapshots never disappoints. And when you’ve seen the cards, you should enjoy his pictures of revellers rocking...
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This is the second half of the third and final part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at Paradox Interactives ancient grand strategy game, Imperator: Rome, which covers (inter alia) the period of the collapse of the Roman Republic, which we generally call the Late...
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The Kiel Mutiny: An Attempt to End WWI?
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Mehrgarh: One of the Oldest Cities in the Indus Valley
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Who Are the Four Presidents Depicted on Mount Rushmore?
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5 Lost Cities of Ancient Egypt Rediscovered
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, May 10, 2024
Fireside this week! Next week, with luck, I’ll have my ‘On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon’ up...
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Fireside this week! Next week, with luck, I’ll have my ‘On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon’ up as an addendum to our discussion of Hellenistic armies. But in the meantime, it is a fireside, and I thought, since it was just recently May the Fourth, we might talk some Star...
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A Short Essay About A Long-Playing Record
One I bought fifty years ago.
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4 Egyptian Myths That Inspired Cinema
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Top 10 Historic Sites You Should See in Paris
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Art Basel Miami Beach Faces Protests
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Stock Car Racing in 1972
In the early 1970s Henry Horenstein was taking photos of Speedway racers and fans at circuits in...
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In the early 1970s Henry Horenstein was taking photos of Speedway racers and fans at circuits in Seekonk, Massachusetts and Thompson, Connecticut. In 1972, women only raced each other, hair was grown out crewcuts slicked and draped, and TV-led big business had yet to move in....
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Техника Молодежи (Youth Technology) Issue 4 (1973 )
“ХОРОВОД КОСМИЧЕСКИХ ЛАБОРАТОРИЙ ‘Round Dance of Space Laboratories’
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“ХОРОВОД КОСМИЧЕСКИХ ЛАБОРАТОРИЙ ‘Round Dance of Space Laboratories’
A re-run from a few years ago. I really like this 1973 issue of Youth Technology. The issue was dedicated to Soviet past and future in space. It has some great illustration of what they had done and what they...
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Madame de Pompadour: History’s Greatest Mistress
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Shopping The Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen Flea Market in 1990
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We’re browsing the stalls at Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen, the wold’s largest antiques and second-hand goods market, in Paris, France. Peter Marshall was staying in Noisy-le-Grand in the city’s eastern suburbs when he mooched to the market. Taken on walks around the area and...
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Memphis Citizens Call for End to New Art Museum
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Trying to Understand...
The Revolt of the Outer Party.
Meanwhile, Everyman can get stuffed.
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Meanwhile, Everyman can get stuffed.
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9 Provocative Artworks by Maurizio Cattelan
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What Is a Film Auteur?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January
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 January. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Left, re-wrote documentation, redesigned the UX for...
CrimethInc.
Insurgent Survival : Reflections on the Fight Against Sweeps Targeting the Homeless in Austin, Texas
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In 2019, militants in Austin, Texas started an organization with the aim of defending homeless camps against sweeps—forced removals disguised as “cleanups” carried out by cops and work crews. This organization, Stop the Sweeps, intervened in a cycle of struggles that included the...
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Don't Confuse Me With Facts.
They know what they think.
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They know what they think.
Flashbak
Erich Sokol For Playboy : Beautiful Women And Desperate Men (NSFW)
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“Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves they have a better idea.” – John Ciardi, American poet (24 June 1916 – 30 March 1986) Erich Sokol (31 March 1933 – 20 February 2003) was an Austrian illustrator and caricaturist best known...
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10 Countries With the Best Second-Language English Proficiency to Relocate To
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Is There a Life After Death? A Philosophical Approach
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10 Must-Visit Historical Landmarks in the US Midwest
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6 Artworks Inspired by Gabriel García Márquez’s Famous Novel
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How Did Hannah Arendt Define Evil?
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Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
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5 Famous Women Still-Life Painters
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Heracles Cleans the Augean Stables: The Hero’s Fifth Labor
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Bangkok
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How Did Lucas Cranach the Elder Support the Protestant Reformation?
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Why Are the Black Hills Sacred to the Lakota Sioux?
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The Kherson Art Museum Identified Pieces Looted by Russia
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When Was the Fall of the Byzantine Empire?
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Iris Murdoch Through 3 Great Works in Philosophy and Literature
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Candles and Kalshnikovs.
Please help us not to understand.
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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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‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G. R. Berridge review
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What Is an Antipope?
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What Is a Medieval Morality Play?
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African History...
The stone ruins of South Africa: a history of Mapungubwe, Thulamela and Dzata. ca. 1000-1750CE.
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The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone monuments in Africa south of Nubia.
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Who Was the Only U.S. President to Serve More Than Two Terms?
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What Is the Golden Mean in Aristotle’s Ethics?
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Who Are the Young British Artists? An Overview of the Movement
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Sigyn: Get to Know Loki’s Mysterious and Dutiful Wife
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Who Was Averroes?
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Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
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Maccabean Revolt: How the Maccabees Beat the Seleucids
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Did the French Revolution Spark Modern Democracy?
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Open Culture
Watch The Insects’ Christmas from 1913: A Stop Motion Film Starring a Cast of Dead Bugs
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Kind Reader, Will you do us the honor of accepting our holiday invitation? Carve five minutes from your holiday schedule to spend time celebrating The Insects’ Christmas, above. In addition to offering brief respite from the chaos of consumerism and modern expectations, this...
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What is Speciesism According to Peter Singer?
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Reclaiming Medusa: How Did She Become a Symbol of Female Empowerment?
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Marxism And Literature: 3 Key Ideas
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What Is Christian Gnosticism? (History, Tenets, Legacy)
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Is The Digital Era Truly Destroying Art?
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Surprising Results of The British Museum’s Internal Investigation
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Was the Spanish Influenza the First Global Pandemic in the Modern Era?
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Hundred Rabbits
a home for pino
We left Shimizu on a sunny morning, pushing off the dock at 6am. Early. We wanted to make sure we'd...
over a year ago
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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7 Facts You Need to Know About Fra Angelico
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Can't Do, Won't Do!
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But striking poses is fun and easy.
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Stonehenge Defenders Got Their Day at Court
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Wrong Side of...
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Everything You Need To Know About Hecate (Maiden, Mother, Crone)
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Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
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Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
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Curator Rediscovers Ancient Caligula Bust in England
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How Many Presidents Served Two (Full) Terms?
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A Collection of...
Comes the Hiatus, 2024!
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Dear Readers! As I’ve noted during the summer, I was planning on a one to two month hiatus towards the end of this year in order to allow me to focus on finalizing the manuscript of my book project, a study of the cost of fielding armies in the third and second centuries BC. That...
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Morality Explored: Which Ethical Theories Are Best?
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Operation Paperclip: What the US Did With Nazi Scientists After WWII
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How Did the Watergate Scandal Impact Presidential Elections?
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The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Closes Due to Protests
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Sotheby’s and Christie’s: A Comparison of the Biggest Auction Houses
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The Paradox of Fiction: Is it Irrational to be Moved by Fiction?
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How to Understand the Book of Revelation: 4 Common Readings
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Paracelsus in the Ottoman Empire: Adoption or Adaptation?
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African History...
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What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
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What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
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When Was the Era of Japan’s Bakufu?
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The Lost Years of Jesus
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Sartre’s ‘Being and Nothingness’: An Introduction to Existentialism
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5 of the Most Famous Constructed Languages
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Homer, Heracles, and Virgil
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Homer, Heracles, and Virgil
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Sotheby’s to Auction Its First Robot-Made Artwork
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Flashbak
The Yule Goat: Photographs of Finland’s Nuuttipukki (1928)
“Good Thomas brought Christmas and bad Nuutti took it away” – Finnish saying On January 13, it’s...
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“Good Thomas brought Christmas and bad Nuutti took it away” – Finnish saying On January 13, it’s Saint Knut’s day in Finland, which usually marks the end of the Christmas season. And the Nuuttipukki is at your door. The strange, goat-like creature is a thirsty man dressed in...
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10 Interesting Facts About Arthur Miller
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11 Amazing Rooms & Artworks in the Galleria Doria Pamphilj
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How the CCP is Closing China
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How the CCP is Closing China
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Res Obscura
Why did clothing become boring?
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An investigation into when, how, and why everyone started dressing the same — and what it was like when they didn't
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Aristotle’s Poetics: A Brief Overview
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Naumachia: The Gladiatorial Naval Battles of Ancient Rome
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Beyond Watergate: A Look at President Nixon’s Legacy
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10 National and State Parks in the US Where You Can See Ancient Redwoods
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What Happened to the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World?
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African History...
a brief note on Madagascar's position in African history
plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
a year ago
plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
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4 Sumerian Inventions that Changed the World
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The Walls of Jericho: Biblical Truth or Historical Propaganda?
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What Was the Atheism Dispute?
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Flashbak
A Look at London in 1975 with English Eccentrics and Mr Whippy
It’s 1975 on Flashbak. We’re in and around London in the company of David Rostance. Let’s begin by...
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It’s 1975 on Flashbak. We’re in and around London in the company of David Rostance. Let’s begin by shopping for a Mr Whippy ice cream on Gypsy Hill, south of the River Thames. Or maybe a cider or Brandy Alexander lolly is more to your taste? You can see the full range of British...
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Daniel Boone: The Life & Legend of an American Pioneer
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What Treaty Ended World War II?
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African History...
a brief note on contacts between ancient African kingdoms and Rome.
finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
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finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
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Discover Caral-Supe: Cradle of Civilization in the Americas
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4 Villains From the Arthurian Legends Who Really Existed
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Who Were the 4 Key Players of the Risorgimento?
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Chicago’s Union League Club to Sell Monet Painting
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How Was Mussolini Removed From Power?
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Classical Wisdom
Xerxes the Great
More than a Villain
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Who Won the Battle of the Wilderness?
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Flashbak
Jesus In Photos – The Mid-Century Years
Early images of Jesus look not much the Jesus we see today and in the Turin Shroud. Back then he was...
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Early images of Jesus look not much the Jesus we see today and in the Turin Shroud. Back then he was bushy haired and youthful, soft-bodied like the Jesus at the Arian Baptistery, hopeful and free. The face was based on the best looking heathen gods. In the Middle Ages, Jesus...
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11 Facts About The Unique State of Maine
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Classical Wisdom
How Should We Treat Our Enemies?
And how does it reflect on us?
a year ago
And how does it reflect on us?
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Who Won the Battle of Gettysburg?
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Dreams of Space -...
Utazas a vilagurbe/ Into Space (1978)
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the...
a year ago
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the burst in Russian children's publishing in 1978. It was originally published in Russian but I have seen copies in English and this one in Hungarian. The pop-ups are wonderful and...
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Fall of Constantinople (1453): The Siege That Changed the World
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Classical Wisdom
Democracy
The Greeks' Greatest Gift?
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The Greeks' Greatest Gift?
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How Important Was Theseus for Athens? Theseus: Get to Know the Mythical King of Athens
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Who Were the Utopian Socialists?
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African History...
The ancient city of Meroe: the capital of Kush (ca. 950 BC-350 CE)
Journal of African cities: chapter 15
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Journal of African cities: chapter 15
Hidden History
The Last Day of World War One
At 5am on November 11, 1918, the French, British, American and German representatives signed the...
a month ago
At 5am on November 11, 1918, the French, British, American and German representatives signed the armistice treaty that formally ended hostilities in the First World War. Under the terms of the Armistice, the war would officially end at 11am that day. All the troops in the...
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5 Interesting Historic Events That Happened on Christmas Day
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Classical Wisdom
Does Karma Exist?
Does what goes around come around?
8 months ago
Does what goes around come around?
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