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Who Was Jelly Roll Morton? Self-styled “Inventor” of Jazz
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Met Announces First Major Caspar David Friedrich Exhibition in the US
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The Greek Revolution: How Greece Was Freed From the Ottomans
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KAWS: 11 Things You Should Know
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How Tall Is Mount Rushmore?
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Snapshots of People Meeting Abraham Lincoln
“I see you have erected a very fine and handsome platform here for me, and I presume you expected me...
10 months ago
“I see you have erected a very fine and handsome platform here for me, and I presume you expected me to speak from it.” ― Abraham Lincoln The most famous statue of Abraham Lincoln (12 February 1809 – 15 April 1865) is the ginormous one sculpted by Daniel Chester French...
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Princess Diana ‘Black Sheep’ Jumper Sold for $1.1 M.
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What Are the Origins of the Vampire Myth?
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How Did Indulgences Inspire the Protestant Reformation?
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The Best Eclipses of the Ancient World
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Is There a Connection Between Cinema and Edward Hopper?
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Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (May 1947)
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The...
over a year ago
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What Is a Pyrrhic Victory? The Tragic Story Behind the Phrase
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When Was the First U.S. Presidential Election?
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Paul Klee: The Life & Work of an Iconic Artist
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Found Photos: Mid-Century Soviets Standing By Their TVs
In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV...
10 months ago
In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV set. In the Soviet Union, the figure could well have been higher. When we shared found photos of Americans by their TVs (here and here). And now thanks to collectors Anna Pilipyuk...
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
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How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
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Banksy Confirms More London Animals—And Their Meaning
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10 Facts About the Extraordinary Choreographer Pina Bausch
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Too Much of Not A Lot
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Mao Zedong: His Origins & Unlikely Rise to Power
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A Lifetime of Ancient Poetry
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A Lifetime of Ancient Poetry
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Collections: On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon, the Great? Part II
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7 months ago
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...
Flashbak
The Months: Gardens of Art by Eugène Grasset
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In 1894, Eugène Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) received a commission from the French department store La Belle Jardinière to create 12 original works of art to be used as a calendar. Grasset’s woodcuts show women in fashionable costumes of the period each bearing a sign...
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The Philippine-American War: The US’s First “Vietnam”
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Things To Come : The 1950s Science Fiction Book Club Newsletter
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6 months ago
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What Makes the City of London Unique?
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Get to Know Palazzo Doria Pamphilj & Its Fascinating History
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The Red Army Choir: A History of Russian Soft Power
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Who Won the Battle of Chancellorsville?
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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
How George Washington Used the Fabian Strategy During the Revolution
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Classical Wisdom
Jews in the Roman Bathhouse
Is it time to rethink the relationship between Judaism and Greco-Roman society?
a year ago
Is it time to rethink the relationship between Judaism and Greco-Roman society?
Res Obscura
Centuries of Childhood
The history of childhood is one of multiplicity — so why do we tell parents such simplistic stories...
6 months ago
The history of childhood is one of multiplicity — so why do we tell parents such simplistic stories about it?
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Fireside Friday, March 29, 2024 (On Roman Values)
Fireside this week! Apologies for having two of these in a row, but as I noted last week, I’ve had...
9 months ago
Fireside this week! Apologies for having two of these in a row, but as I noted last week, I’ve had some unexpected (but good) travel, which has made a bit of havoc in my schedule and I am still trying to catch back up. Nevertheless, I wanted to use this week’s fireside to muse a...
History Today Feed
‘Habsburgs on the Rio Grande’ by Raymond Jonas review
‘Habsburgs on the Rio Grande’ by Raymond Jonas review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:52
6 months ago
‘Habsburgs on the Rio Grande’ by Raymond Jonas review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:52
TheCollector
Who Was Ben Black Elk?
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Trees are Sanctuaries: Wandering – Notes and Sketches by Hermann Hesse, 1920
“For me, trees have always been the most penetrating preachers” – Herman Hesse, Wandering: Notes and...
2 months ago
“For me, trees have always been the most penetrating preachers” – Herman Hesse, Wandering: Notes and Sketches Hermann Hesse (July 2, 1877–August 9, 1962) speaks of the search for truth and that sense of escaping into the natural world in this 1920 collection of his pros,...
Flashbak
16 Characters From A Film Never Made : Found Photos From The American Dream
Film noir was coined in 1946 by the Italian-born French critic Nino Frank to describe the crime...
2 months ago
Film noir was coined in 1946 by the Italian-born French critic Nino Frank to describe the crime thrillers laced with smoky cynicism, femme fatales and amoral ambiguity first produced by Hollywood in the 1940s. “These ‘dark’ films, these films noirs, no longer have anything in...
TheCollector
Drug Use in the Third Reich: Mass Addiction & Scientific Progress
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIa: How a Legion Fights
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10 months ago
This is the first part of the second part of our four? four part look at the great third and second century BC contest between the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander and the Roman legions. Last time, we looked at the Hellenistic army as a complete system, incorporating...
Open Culture
Hunter S. Thompson Remembers Jimmy Carter’s Captivating Bob Dylan Speech (1974)
51 years ago, Hunter S. Thompson wrote Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail ’72, which “is still...
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51 years ago, Hunter S. Thompson wrote Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail ’72, which “is still considered a kind of bible of political reporting,” noted Matt Taibbi in a 40th anniversary edition of the book. Fear and Loathing ’72 entered the canon of American political...
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
Art Philanthropy in the US Depends on Prestige
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/14/2024 - 09:43
7 months ago
On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
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Tue, 05/14/2024 - 09:43
TheCollector
The Story of Billy Sipple: The Price of Heroism
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5 of the Most Important Magical Realist Writers
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Classical Wisdom
Seneca On Clemency
A Letter To Emperor Nero
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The Economic Effects of the Vietnam War
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How Did Rothko Seek to Transcend the Visible World?
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Nike Sneakers Designed for Spike Lee Sold for $50,800
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Flashbak
1980s Birmingham – Portraits of A City
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8 months ago
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like home anymore.” – Richard Davis We’re back looking at 1980s Britain’s through Richard Davis’s photographs. This time we join him in Birmingham, the country’s ‘shabby not chic‘...
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What Is the Significance of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations?
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7-Foot Hermes Statue Found in Ancient Roman Sewer
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Native American Groups React on Covering Native Displays
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Aristotle’s Rhetoric: A Brief Overview
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The First Punic War: A Clash of Cultures
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Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part III: Going To War With the Army...
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6 months ago
This is the third and final part of our three-part (I, II, III) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly, non-state agrarian peoples – particularly the Celtiberians, Gauls and also many Germanic-language speaking peoples on the Rhine and Danube- raised armies to fight the...
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The 10 Most Beloved Urban Parks in the United States
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Why Does the UK Celebrate Guy Fawkes Night?
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Who Is the Father of Pentecostalism?
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Why Do People Love or Hate John Calvin?
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The Battle of Oriskany: A Civil War in New York
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The Troubled History of the Polish-Ukrainian Friendship in the 20th Century
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How Did Alexander Become ‘the Great’?
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Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triump, Part IIb: Handfuls of Maniples
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10 months ago
This is the second part of the second part of the second part of our four part look at the great third and second century BC contest between the Romans and the heirs of Alexander, asking the question, “What can defeat a Macedonian sarisa-phalanx?” Last time, we started looking at...
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Fireside Friday, January 12, 2024
Fireside this week! The semester has started up in earnest and I am pushing hard to try to finish a...
11 months ago
Fireside this week! The semester has started up in earnest and I am pushing hard to try to finish a draft of something I have promised by the end of the month (so this may not be the only Fireside this month). That said, it seemed like a good time to discuss trade, the sea and...
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What Makes a Conflict a World War?
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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
4 Surprising Things You Didn’t Know About the Catholic Catechism
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President Johnson Orders Trousers from Joe Haggar – big enough for his ‘nuts’, ‘bunghole’ and knife
On August 9 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973) ordered a...
2 months ago
On August 9 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973) ordered a pair of trousers from Joe Haggar of the Haggar Clothing Co. based in Dallas, Texas. Not a shy man, Johnson was known for conducting official business whilst sat on the toilet and...
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‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
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Thu, 01/18/2024 - 10:25
11 months ago
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Thu, 01/18/2024 - 10:25
Res Obscura
How well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
An experiment with historical simulation
a year ago
An experiment with historical simulation
TheCollector
Wallis Simpson: A Look Beyond Scandal
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Was Emperor Nero Universally Hated During His Reign?
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What’s the Best Time to Visit Table Mountain?
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Views of Polar Regions: Watercolours By Queen Victoria’s Spy
Illustrator Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Hamilton Smith (26 December 1776 – 21 September 1859) was an...
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How did Alexander the Great Untangle the Gordian Knot?
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The Federalist Papers: History & Summary
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10 Historic Small Towns in the Rockies You Should Visit
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The Surprising Origins of Wonder Woman: A Revolutionary Comic History
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Was Brittany Founded by Magnus Maximus?
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What Is First Corinthians About?
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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)
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History Today Feed
Catching Nessie on Film
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JamesHoare
Thu, 05/16/2024 - 09:41
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Thu, 05/16/2024 - 09:41
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A History of the US House of Representatives
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Tom Thomson Painting Attacked by Protesters in Canada
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9 Interesting Facts about Medusa
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The Artist Winston Churchill: A Political Leader’s Side Hustle?
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Capturing Alaska: Who Are 6 of Alaska’s Most Celebrated Painters?
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African History...
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*my article for ROAPE journal
a year ago
*my article for ROAPE journal
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Who Was Mithridates the Great?
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Presidential Impeachment: An Effective Check on Executive Power?
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7 Important Baroque Paintings You Should Know
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John Sellars on Aristotle’s Life, Philosophy, and Relevance Today
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8 Facts About Tamara de Lempicka’s Dark Glamour
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The Fall of a Republic
Cato and Caesar
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Banksy Mural to Be Sold with the Building It’s Painted On
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What Were the Seven Ecumenical Councils?
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Jane Seymour: The Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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7 Key Beliefs and Practices From Hasidic Judaism
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7 Famous Works by Henri Rousseau
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Gap in the Armor of Baldur’s Gate and 5e
This week we’re taking a bit of a detour to critique some video-game armor, in this case the armor...
a year ago
This week we’re taking a bit of a detour to critique some video-game armor, in this case the armor of Baldur’s Gate III. I have been meaning to do a general critique of the Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition armor system from a historical perspective for a while, and the massive...
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Who Won the Battle of Nashville?
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Was Alexandre Dumas Black?
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What Do We Mean by Aboriginal Languages?
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10 Must-Visit Historic Villages in Portugal
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What’s the Creation Myth in Norse Mythology?
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Collections: Shield Walls and Spacing: Hollywood Mobs and Ancient Tactics
This week, we’re going to take a look at a different aspect of ancient infantry tactics: how heavy...
a year ago
This week, we’re going to take a look at a different aspect of ancient infantry tactics: how heavy infantry shield formations work. While I’ve framed this around ‘shield walls,’ not every kind of shielded heavy infantry fought that way and in practice the line between what is a...
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What Are the 8 Best Art Attractions in Budapest? (local tips)
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10 Historic Sites to Visit in Los Angeles
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Maurizio Cattelan’s Duct-Taped Banana Auctioned for $6 Million
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African History...
a brief note on the long history of African diplomacy.
historical links between west africa and the Maghreb.
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Flashbak
Zodiac Love: Plaster Sex Sculptures by Tom Otterness (1982–87)
American sculptor Tom Otterness (born. 1952) was an organisers of Art Direct, a mail-order art...
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American sculptor Tom Otterness (born. 1952) was an organisers of Art Direct, a mail-order art catalog published by Collaborative Projects (Colab) and Printed Matter, Inc. for Christmas 1982. Colab sought cultural activism that was purely artist driven. In addition to creating...
History Today Feed
‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/26/2023 - 00:00
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‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
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Tue, 12/26/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
What is Neoliberalism? David Harvey’s Philosophy
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The Philosophy of Doomsday Preppers: What Would You Do to Survive?
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5 Military Geniuses From History
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Does Might Make Right? The Melian Dialogue of Thucydides
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Snapshots of Cars On The Streets of London in the 1980s
Peter Marshall has taken us around London the 1980s, showing us graffiti in London, garages, sex...
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Peter Marshall has taken us around London the 1980s, showing us graffiti in London, garages, sex shops, the West End, the East End and all parts between. Our focus here is in the cars on London’s roads in the 1980s. David Rostance took his pictures of London cars in the 1970s....
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Who Was Johann Gottlieb Fichte?
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History Today Feed
Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
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JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:14
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Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:14
Classical Wisdom
Do We Need Passports? Or Borders?
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TheCollector
5 Paintings That Inspired Famous Filmmakers
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See The Rolling Stones 1966 Tour Program
In 1966, The Rolling Stones were on tour, supported by The Yardbirds, Long John Baldry and Peter Jay...
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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...
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Which Insects Have Humans Domesticated Throughout History?
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How Did Romania Become a Country?
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3 Debunked Rumors About Anne Boleyn
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Bull of Nimrud Replica Goes Back to Iraq
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How Did Emperor Nero treat Christians During His Reign?
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P.T. Barnum: The Greatest Showman on Earth
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Dolly Wilde: The Tragic Story of Oscar Wilde’s Niece
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Why Did Plato Think that Education Could Replace Law?
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Open Culture
An Illustrator Creates a Kindle for Charles Dickens, Placing 40 Miniature Classics within a Large...
For a design class project, Rachel Walsh, a student at Cardiff School of Art and Design, set out to...
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For a design class project, Rachel Walsh, a student at Cardiff School of Art and Design, set out to explain the concept of a Kindle to Charles Dickens. Recognizing that Dickens, a 19th-century author, wouldn’t understand modern terms like ebooks, downloads or the internet, she...
TheCollector
When Philosophy Meets Oppression: Who Was Baruch Spinoza?
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First Nations of the Canadian Northwest: A Brief History
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Henri Van Der Stok’s Zodiac Stars And Gods
Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he...
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Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he was a member of the city’s Pulchri Studio. He created these brilliant woodcuts of planetary gods and zodiac signs. As John Couthlart notes, van der Stok’s work trails that of...
History Today Feed
‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 12:54
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‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
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Mon, 05/20/2024 - 12:54
TheCollector
5 Unusual Items in Ai Weiwei’s Installations
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Cain’s Marriage: Who Did the Biblical Killer Marry?
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What Was the Fall of Satan in the Bible?
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What Composition Techniques Did Tamara de Lempicka Use?
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A History of Alaska’s Indigenous People
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Automata & AI: A Historical & Cultural Comparison
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Classical Wisdom
From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
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From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
History Today Feed
What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/30/2024 - 09:19
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Thu, 05/30/2024 - 09:19
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6 Facts About Hilla von Rebay: The Mastermind Behind the Guggenheim
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What Is Ken Wilber’s Integral Philosophy?
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What is Deus Ex Machina in Film?
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Trying to Understand...
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In politics, anyway.
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Collectors Pull Lent Works From London’s Barbican
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Battle of Pydna: How the Romans Ended the Macedonians
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A Collection of...
Comes the Hiatus, 2024!
Dear Readers! As I’ve noted during the summer, I was planning on a one to two month hiatus towards...
3 months ago
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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What Is the Twinkie Defense? (& Other Crazy Court Arguments)
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Non-alignment: A Third Foreign Policy Option During the Cold War?
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What Is the Origin of Cowpox (& How Did It Cure Smallpox)?
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5 Quotes by Thomas Hobbes Explained
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The Roman Question: The Pope vs. the New Nation of Italy
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Why Did the Oracle of Delphi Call Socrates the Wisest Man?
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Dr Paul Cartledge on Alexander the Great’s Tomb, Netflix & More
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5 Unique Gods & Goddesses Worshipped in the Incan Empire
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What Does the New Testament Say About Hell?
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Angels in the Bible: Ambassadors From Another World?
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A Minority Stake Acquisition at Sotheby’s
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How Did Solomon’s Temple Influence Worship?
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How Did Comuna 13 Transform Medellín?
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Clubbers And Youth Tribes in Post-Punk London : 1978-1986
“As a photographer, I go as the casual observer and stand in the shadows. When I first went to those...
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British Punks in the 1980s by Shirley Baker
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The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
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8 Unsolved Disappearances From History
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Photos of New York City Stores in 1997
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Arthur C. Clarke Predicts the Rise of Artificial Intelligence & Questions What Will Happen to...
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Frank Stewart’s Portraits of The American Journey – A Story of Jazz And Justice
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Photos of Iggy Pop And The Stooges Playing NYC Club Ungano’s in 1970
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Death of a Samurai Legend
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AREA: Cards and Invitations from the Fabulous New York Nightclub, 1983–1986
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Dr Alun Withey
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7 Ways in Which Ancient Egypt Influenced Greece
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The Plague by Albert Camus: “Can One Be a Saint Without God?”
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Read J. R. R. Tolkien’s “Letter From Father Christmas” To His Young Children (1925)
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The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
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Religious Symbolism & Traditions of Easter Beyond the Bunny
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A Collection of...
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Interview with Dr. Mark Solms on Freud & Surrealism
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10 Women Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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over a year ago
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Disciple of Jesus Christ: Who Was Judas Iscariot?
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A History of the House of Savoy: From Its Origins to Its End
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The Story of the Cow
The history of the domestic cattle goes back at least 10,000 years. There are well over 1000...
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What is the Role of Law in Aristotle’s Politics?
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Coach Rusty’s Art Goes Interactive With Top Tier Authentics
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A Day At New York City’s Off-Track Betting in 1982
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Newest Banksy Mural Guarded After Vandalism
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Rain Gods And Prayers to The Great Mystery: Portraits of Native Americans by Edward S. Curtis
The passing of every old man or woman means the passing of some tradition, some knowledge of sacred...
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Patterns in Humanity
Racial Homicide Disparities Since 1910
Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the...
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8 Techniques in Persuasion from Antiquity
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Ben Franklin in Politics: The Founding Father Who Was Never President
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Arnaldo Putzu and His Fabulous Hand-Painted Covers for Look-In Magazine And Movie Posters
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Signed Dalí Prints Worth Thousands Found in London Garage
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Top 10 Historic Sites You Should See in Paris
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Dreams of Space -...
Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space with Terry (1952)
Mara. Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space With Terry. Personal History Agency : NY. 22 p. 1952
It came in a...
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Overcoming Bias
Decision Selection Bias
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The Nepalese Royal Massacre: Royalty Meets True Crime
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Native Americans in the Revolutionary War: Who Did They Side With?
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Why Was Hannibal Defeated? And What If He Had Won?
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10 Films for Photography Enthusiasts
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Delian League vs Persian Empire: The Greeks on the Offensive
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5 Strange Election Systems Around the World
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Why Is Socrates’ Legacy Vital?
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King Stephen of Blois: England’s Anarchist King
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What Was the Religion of the Ancient Phoenicians and Carthaginians?
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Homer, Heracles, and Virgil
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What Is a Banana Republic?
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Iraq Receives an Ancient Sumerian Sculpture from The Met
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How Are Art and Science Related?
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8 Women Artists You Should Check Out in London’s National Gallery
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Photos of Britain’s Post-War Youth By Roger Mayne
British photographer Roger Mayne (1929 – 2014) documented the lives of young people growing-up in...
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British photographer Roger Mayne (1929 – 2014) documented the lives of young people growing-up in Britain in the mid-1950s and ‘60s. Self-taught and influential in the acceptance of photography as an art form, Mayne was passionate about photographing human life as he found...
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