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How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
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This week, in part as a follow-on to our series on the contest between Hellenistic armies and Roman legions, I wanted to take the opportunity to talk about Alexander III, who you almost certainly know as Alexander the Great. But I want to discuss his reign with that title, ‘the...
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What Makes Alberto Giacometti’s Sculptures So Special?
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Ayn Rand: The Female Founder of Objectivism
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Winnie Mandela: Mother of the Nation?
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The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook, 1976
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Capoeira’s Incredible Roots: Brazil’s Unique Art Form
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Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
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Inventing Cyrillic
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Three Men Convicted of Stealing Ming Dynasty Vase
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A Christmas Carol in Context: Dickens’ Beloved Festive Fable
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A Look Inside London Cafes and Greasy Spoons In the Early 1990s
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Nefertiti: The Enchanting Story of the Lady of the Two Lands
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12 Perfect Christmas Gifts From Dianne B, A Postcard Set from 1983
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The Devil’s Dictionary: The 50-ish Best Descriptions From The Cynic’s Word Book, 1906
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What Is the Tallest Wonder of the World?
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Fall of Constantinople (1453): The Siege That Changed the World
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6 of the Largest Cities in the Modern World
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What Is the History of Swedish Colonialism?
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Commodus: The Gladiator Emperor of Rome
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Treasury for Young Readers (1961)
Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun...
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Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun story and some great Fred Freeman illustrations. Treasury for Young Readers was a collection of stories for children, some from Reader's Digest stories and some from books....
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L’Ornement Polychrome by Albert Racinet – A Gorgeous Book Of World Art (1869–73)
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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...
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Velázquez Portrait of Spanish Queen Pulled by Sotheby’s
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Research Reveals True Original Color of Van Gogh’s Irises
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At Home With Candy, Andy and the Bearandas, A Terrifying Children’s Comic From 1966
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In 1966, Candy and Andy lived with their parents, Mr and Mrs Bearandas above a toy shop in a typical English village called Riverale, going about the place in their rainbow-striped Mini. For a year, their everyday lives were documented in 154 comic books ( ‘the comic full of fun...
African History...
A history of the south-western Saharan towns of Tichitt, Walata, Wadan and Chinguetti (800-1912)
Trade and civilization on west-africa's desert frontier
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Trade and civilization on west-africa's desert frontier
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Does FIRST Matter Most?
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7 Facts You Need to Know About Fra Angelico
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10 Incredible Examples of European Symbolist Art
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Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part IIIa: Starting Down the Path of Honors
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This is the third of our planned five part series (I, II) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries. Last time we discussed Rome’s popular assemblies, which at least notionally expressed the will of the people. One of the key tasks those...
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How Can We Prepare for the Worst?
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Without living forever in fear and worry?
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The First Black President: Barack Obama’s Historic Election in 2008
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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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The empire of Samori Ture on the eve of colonialism (1870-1898)
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a revolution with a contested legacy.
Patterns in Humanity
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Why Jimi Hendrix Preferred Linda McCartney To 19 Naked Women
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Jimi Hendrix was a megastar. At his short-lived peak, he was the world’s highest earning musician. But record companies were uncertain how to sell the man behind the music who was banned by the BBC. For the album Are You Experienced, photographer Karl Ferris snapped the band with...
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Hanging Out With Rock And Pop Stars at The Zenith of Their Careers In The 1980s
Jim Laspesa, musician and rock archivist has shared sharing some photos on his Facebook page that he...
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Jim Laspesa, musician and rock archivist has shared sharing some photos on his Facebook page that he first spotted at a swap meet in Pasadena, California. We don’t know who took these photographs of David Bowie backstage, James Brown meeting and greeting the fans and many other...
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Strange Magic: Belgium In Colour by Harry Gruyaert
‘Belgium is much more aesthetic. I’m making fun of my people and my own upbringing; colour here also...
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‘Belgium is much more aesthetic. I’m making fun of my people and my own upbringing; colour here also refers to my relationship to my country.’ — Harry Gruyaert Harry Gruyaert’s photographs show his preference for shooting in the street, where he can capture the unexpected, most...
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What Do We Mean by Aboriginal Languages?
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The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Closes Its College
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Battle of Kursk: The Largest Tank Battle in History
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The Mystical Drawings of William Thomas Horton (1864-1919)
William Thomas Horton (1864–1919) was one of the Smithers People, a number of artists sponsored by...
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William Thomas Horton (1864–1919) was one of the Smithers People, a number of artists sponsored by Leonard Smithers (1861–1907),a leading light of the Decadent movement and publisher of upscale pornography. Some starry names were in his orbit, including Max Beerbohm, Aleister...
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7 Historical Places to Visit on the Isle of Skye
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The First Italo-Ethiopian War: When the Colonizers Lost
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What Are the Four Waves of Feminism?
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8 Spots for Exploring Indigenous Art in the American Southwest
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American Photographs: A Journey Down The Blue Highways, 1970s
You see, I’ve been through The desert on a horse with no name It felt good to be out of the rain In...
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You see, I’ve been through The desert on a horse with no name It felt good to be out of the rain In the desert you can remember your name ‘Cause there ain’t no one for to give you no pain – America, A Horse With No Name We don’t know where British … Continue reading "American...
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Chicago Art Institute Can Keep Egon Schiele Work
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What Was Che Guevara Doing in Africa?
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7 Outrageous Cases of Art Vandalism That May Shock You
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The Colombia Banana Massacre of 1928: The Shocking Story
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J.S. Bach’s Life and Travels in Germany
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What Is the History of Constitution Day in the US?
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What Was Négritude?
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Roman Goddess: Who Is Pomona?
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What Is God? Theism, Pantheism, and Panentheism
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8 Things You Should Know About Gustave Moreau
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Why did clothing become boring?
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The Eritrean War of Independence: How Eritrea Won its Freedom
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Andrew Jackson: The People’s President and the Rise of Populism
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US President or American Caesar?
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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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Sartre’s ‘Being and Nothingness’: An Introduction to Existentialism
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Christian Ethics vs Secular Ethics: What’s the Difference?
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10 Artworks to See at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City
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Why Did Socrates Never Write Down His Teachings?
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Charles Green Shaw’s Cocktail Book of Rhymed Recipes – c. 1920s
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When Was the Era of Japan’s Bakufu?
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What Is Appropriation in Art?
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7 Unusual Writing Systems From Around the World & How They Developed
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Dido: Queen of Carthage
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What Is a Pyrrhic Victory? The Tragic Story Behind the Phrase
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The Church Under the Tang Dynasty: A Forgotten Outpost of Christianity
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Giorgio Agamben’s Notes on Dante’s Divine Comedy
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A History of the US House of Representatives
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What Criticisms Are Directed Towards Anti-Natalism?
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Gods From Space: When London Taxi Diver George King Met Jesus And Other Aliens
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“Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament” – ‘The Command’ received by George King from space, 1954 On May 8th 1954, London taxi driver George King was doing the household chores when he heard a voice. What came to be known as “The Command”...
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Venice’s Nordic Pavilion Receives a Massive Chinese Dragon
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The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
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Norman Rockwell’s “Four Freedoms” That Almost Weren’t
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Red Herring: Moments in Films That Leave You Shocked
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Out of This World (1953)
Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of...
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Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of this World was one of my favorite "discoveries" when I first started collecting these books. It is a massive 160 pages of games, jokes, riddles, and space facts. I last blogged about...
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Bob Ross’s First Completed Work Is Up for Sale for $9.85 M.
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Terragni’s Danteum: An Architectural Masterpiece on Paper
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The History of Porto & 21 Amazing Historic Sites You Should Visit
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13 English Words with Greek Origins
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5 Famous Cartographers You Need to Know About
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Volksgeist: Who Was Johann Gottfried Herder?
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