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Flashbak
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D.W. Griffith: The Legacy of a Problematic Pioneer
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6 Most Common Ethical Dilemmas of the 21st Century
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How Did the Ancient Greeks and Romans Conduct Banking?
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What Was the Lend-Lease Program?
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Red Herring: Moments in Films That Leave You Shocked
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TheCollector
7 Modern Artists Who Worked in Advertising
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African History...
a brief note on the history of Africans exploring their own continent
plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
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plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
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Who Is the Archangel Michael? Analyzing an Angel
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Discover the Lost Culture of San Agustín in Colombia
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How Every Empire Falls
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Is The Digital Era Truly Destroying Art?
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10 Historical Facts About London You Might Not Know
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Dr Alun Withey
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a year ago
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We've never been on a tiny island, a place you can run the width of under just a few minutes. We found a place like this, Leleuvia, an island in the Lomaitivi archipelago in Fiji.
This island went through many hands over the years, it now belongs to a resort that too bears the...
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Flashbak
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8 months ago
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What Is Gnosticism?
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Open Culture
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Louis Pasteur: The Scientist Who Discovered Vaccines & Pasteurization
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Nefertiti: The Enchanting Story of the Lady of the Two Lands
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5 of George Washington’s Right Hands: All the General’s Men (& Woman)
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Plato: A Complete Overview of His Life, Work, and Philosophy
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7 Important Members of the Black Panthers You Need to Know
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History Today Feed
Moving With the Times?
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Tue, 06/11/2024 - 10:35
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Tue, 06/11/2024 - 10:35
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TheCollector
8 Unmissable UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Southeast Asia
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A Collection of...
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TheCollector
Akhenaten: 7 Secrets of Egypt’s Heretic Pharaoh
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A Collection of...
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TheCollector
10 Great London Theaters Worth Visiting
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Trying to Understand...
How About a Victory for the Left Occasionally?
Here are a few modest ideas.
a year ago
Here are a few modest ideas.
TheCollector
What Was the Beatles’ First Hit?
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Trying to Understand...
The Rise of Extractive Politics
It's about having small expectations.
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Classical Wisdom
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Slave turned Playwright
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Arachne: What Is the Real Meaning of the Myth?
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Chili Pepper’s Fiery History: The Berry That Conquered the World
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Flashbak
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Flashbak
Historical Figures in Ridiculous Frippery: Ruff Love For Old Masters
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Korea’s War of Prisoners
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Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:01
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Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:01
History Today Feed
The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
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Dreams of Space -...
A Book of Moon Rockets for You (1959
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
Here is a great story of how we WANTED to...
a year ago
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
Here is a great story of how we WANTED to land on the Moon. It has wonderful illustrations and I am happy to share on this day of celebration of a landing.
Branley, Franklyn M. Illustrated by Kessler, Leonard. A Book of...
Hidden History
The Last Day of World War One
At 5am on November 11, 1918, the French, British, American and German representatives signed the...
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Flashbak
Once Upon a Time in Brick Lane: 1970s East London Before Gentrification
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Who Won the Battle of Antietam?
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Flashbak
The Incredible And True Story Of How Elvis Presley Became Orion, The Masked Singer
Destined to be a leading light to the world, James Hodges Ellis (born James Hughes Bell, February...
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How Did Belgium Become a Country?
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Federalism in Ancient Greece: The Forgotten Side of Ancient Greek Politics
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Classical Wisdom
Art of the Etruscans
Romans before the Romans
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Flashbak
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How Did Astrology and the Zodiac Differ Between Ancient Cultures?
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Stained Glass Sold At Sotheby’s is Stolen From Notre Dame?
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This Underrated, Historic Small Town Is a Great Alternative to Austin, Texas
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Wrong Side of...
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TheCollector
What Pets Did the Ancient Romans Have?
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Flashbak
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...
11 months ago
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Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Happen?
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How to Read Renaissance Maps (7 Tips)
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Plastic Surgery as Art? 6 Facts About ORLAN
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Wrong Side of...
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5 Quotes by Karl Marx Explained
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What Is Your True Self According to Carl Jung?
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Wittgenstein’s Solipsism: Where Language & Limits Collide
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The Winter War: The Soviet Invasion of Finland
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The Banana Wars: How the US Plundered Central America
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Cecil John Rhodes: Life and Legacy of a British Imperialist
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African History...
Mansa Musa and the royal pilgrimage tradition of west Africa: 11th-18th century
Why Africa's caravans of gold stopped travelling to Arabia.
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TheCollector
Did the Suffragettes Know Martial Arts?
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How Did the Industrial Revolution Transform Social Structures?
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How Did Indulgences Inspire the Protestant Reformation?
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Res Obscura
Do painters subconsciously paint themselves into their work?
The Renaissance history of automimesis, and a proposal for research
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Patterns in Humanity
When few do great harm
Power laws in criminal behavior
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TheCollector
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Classical Wisdom
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Weaving the Women of the Ancient World
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TheCollector
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
11 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of January.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added galley refit, updated lifelines, seamed box cushions, and moisture prevention underliner.
Permacomputing, revamped the page.
Flappy Bird,...
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6 Lesser-Known Geoglyphs Outside of Nazca
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Northanger Abbey: Jane Austen’s Gothic Parody
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Dragons Across Cultures & Mythologies: Here Be Dragons!
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Open Culture
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51 years ago, Hunter S. Thompson wrote Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail ’72, which “is still...
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The Prado Museum Shows Paintings in Different Light
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5 Famous Artworks of Medusa: Monstrous, Misunderstood, or Moving?
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Medical Practice in the Pre-Conquest Americas: From Coca to Brain Surgery
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What Is Capoeira?
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Hundred Rabbits
Typhoons and mold
For every traveling sailor, comes a time when the boat has to stay alone in a foreign country. For...
over a year ago
For every traveling sailor, comes a time when the boat has to stay alone in a foreign country. For us, this happened this year in Japan. We'd never left Pino alone before, never for more than a week. We were apprehensive at first, but decided it would be a good learning...
Flashbak
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The 15th-century Italian herbalist could consult the illustrated Erbario and thereby know the latest...
a year ago
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TheCollector
Judith Leyster: The Most Famous Woman of the Dutch Golden Age
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TheCollector
Chicago’s Field Museum Alters Native Displays Due to Regulations
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:14
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Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:14
Classical Wisdom
The Two Trojan Wars
Secret Origins
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TheCollector
British Museum to Digitalize Its Collection
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Do We Want What We Think We Want? Jacques Lacan on Desire
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The Earliest Trade Networks Between Europe, Asia, & the Pacific
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10 Historic Landmarks in Argentina You Should Visit
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How Did German Expressionism Shape Film Noir?
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The Anarchist Prince: Who was Peter Alekseyevich Kropotkin?
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Patterns in Humanity
Constructing Missing Crime Tables
Here I take the raw data from the National Crime Victimization Surveys and construct summary results...
a year ago
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TheCollector
Why Does Urs Fischer Burn His Sculptures?
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Trying to Understand...
War in Dreamland
Against mythology, reality itself contends in vain.
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Repatriation Efforts Across Europe and the US
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Maurizio Cattelan’s Duct-Taped Banana Auctioned for $6 Million
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History Today Feed
‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
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Mon, 06/10/2024 - 09:48
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TheCollector
Jericho: An Ancient City Filled with Secrets
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Siege of the Sogdian Rock, 327 BCE: Alexander’s Winged Men
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Towton: How Britain’s Fiercest Battle Unfolded
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Thomas Gainsborough: 7 Facts You Need to Know
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The Liberation of Dachau, the First Concentration Camp in Nazi Germany
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5 Forgotten Fights on the Eastern Front in WWI
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Lower Manhattan in 1973
These Documerica photographs by Wil Blanche of lower Manhattan, New York City, were taken in May...
7 months ago
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How the Vietnam War Divided the US
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Who Was the Terrifying Ottoman Sultan Selim “the Grim?”
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What Happened When Vesuvius Erupted in 79 CE?
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Capturing Alaska: Who Are 6 of Alaska’s Most Celebrated Painters?
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African History...
A history of Horses in the southern half of Africa ca. 1498-1900.
Horses and humans have shared a long history in Africa since the emergence of equestrian societies...
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How Did Aristotle Influence Western Thought?
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Classical Wisdom
What is TIME? And Dates?
The Creation of the Calendar for the New Year
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TheCollector
The Rise of Television & The Power of Images in US Elections
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The Fascinating Evolution of Color in Artworks: From Cave to Canvas
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9 Printmaking Techniques You Should Know
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Classical Wisdom
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Plato and Atlantis
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Rock the Vote! How Music & Pop Culture Influenced Elections
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Res Obscura
The open-stack library: a futuristic technology from the 18th century
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TheCollector
Top 10 Depictions of Witchcraft in Art
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Trying to Understand...
Bringing It All Back Home
If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
a year ago
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TheCollector
What Is Film Noir? A Definition, History, and Impact
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New York’s Jewish Museum Workers Ratified Their First Contract
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What Were the Major Battles and Conflicts of the Medieval Period?
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Nuclear Weapons During the Cold War: Power and Proliferation
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How Did Francisco Goya Criticize the Spanish Society?
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Did Jesus Teach Stoic Philosophy?
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Who Are the Major Prophets in the Bible?
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African History...
A muslim kingdom in the Ethiopian highlands: the history of Ifat and Adal ca. 1285-1520.
During the late Middle Ages, the northern Horn of Africa was home to some of the continent's most...
6 months ago
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Pauline Epistles: Did Apostle Paul Write Them All?
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Sartre’s ‘Being and Nothingness’: An Introduction to Existentialism
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6 Lesser-Known Strange Ancient Olympic Sports
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What Does It Take to Become a US President?
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Giorgio Vasari: 11 Facts About The Father of Art History
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Cannister Shells’ Devastating Effect: Nightmare of the Infantry
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Memorial Day Weekend Sale
7 months ago
Memorial Day Weekend Sale
History Today Feed
New Year, Old Books
New Year, Old Books
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:14
2 weeks ago
New Year, Old Books
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:14
TheCollector
What Is the History of the Guitar?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Oswald Mosley?
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a month ago
A Collection of...
Collections: On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon, the Great?
This week, in part as a follow-on to our series on the contest between Hellenistic armies and Roman...
7 months ago
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...
TheCollector
10 National and State Parks in the US Where You Can See Ancient Redwoods
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Two Paintings Once Stolen by Nazis Are Donated to the Louvre Museum
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6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Happy Birthday Marcus Aurelius!
A Celebration of Virtue
8 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Carolee Schneemann? 8 Facts About the Legendary Performance Artist
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Pandora’s Box: A Greek Myth about Curiosity (and More)
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a year ago
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What Can We Learn from Genre Paintings of the Northern Renaissance?
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a year ago
TheCollector
7 Facts about Francis Drake, the English Pirate-Hero
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Exploring Space (Hebrew) (1960)
The Hebrew version of Exploring Space. If you notice it opens right to left. So you will see a few...
a year ago
The Hebrew version of Exploring Space. If you notice it opens right to left. So you will see a few pages where the Hebrew version "switches" sides. Because this is such a charming book I have loaded the whole thing. As an additional treat I own some of the original illustration...
TheCollector
Ancient Greek Sculpture in the Classical and Hellenistic Periods
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9 months ago
TheCollector
The Fowler Museum in L.A. Returns Seven Valuables to Ghana
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
How Can We Prepare for the Worst?
Without living forever in fear and worry?
5 months ago
Without living forever in fear and worry?
TheCollector
Drug Use in the Third Reich: Mass Addiction & Scientific Progress
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a year ago
TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in the US Where You’ll Travel Back in Time
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3 months ago
African History...
A political history of the Kotoko city states (ca. 1000-1900)
Urbanism and state building in the lake chad basin..
a year ago
Urbanism and state building in the lake chad basin..
TheCollector
7 Rules For Collecting Paintings
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Ancient Greece's Master Sculptor
The Life and Work of Pheidias
a year ago
The Life and Work of Pheidias
TheCollector
What Are the Most Iconic ‘Original’ Photos of Yellowstone?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Hume on Personal Identity: Who Are We?
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a year ago
TheCollector
7 Works by Margaret Keane You Should Know
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5 months ago
Flashbak
Frank Stewart’s Portraits of The American Journey – A Story of Jazz And Justice
“Just how somebody in photographs can treat black people with dignity. That I’d never seen before” –...
2 months ago
“Just how somebody in photographs can treat black people with dignity. That I’d never seen before” – Frank Stewart Frank Stewart (born 1949) was 14 when he took his trained his Kodak Brownie on the March on Washington for Jobs in Freedom, otherwise known as the Great March in...
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Who Are Russia’s Old Believers? The Raskol in Russian History
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a year ago
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Sequoyah: The Man Who Created the Cherokee Written Language
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:46
7 months ago
The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:46
TheCollector
What’s the History of Gin?
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9 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIb: Built in a Day
This is the second half of the second part of our three part (I, IIa) look at Paradox Interactive’s...
4 months ago
This is the second half of the second part of our three part (I, IIa) look at Paradox Interactive’s ancient grand strategy game Imperator: Rome which covers the broader Mediterranean and South Asia from the very late fourth century through to the end of the first century BC, the...
A Collection of...
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...
TheCollector
Banksy Confirms More London Animals—And Their Meaning
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4 months ago
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The Evolution of Socialism and Its Influence in the US
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2 months ago
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Plato’s Dialogue Crito: Should Socrates Have Escaped His Execution?
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10 months ago
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5 Historic Locations From the Troubles in Northern Ireland
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5 months ago
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Alan Turing: The Genius Who Cracked the Enigma Code
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Was Honorius’ Letter Really Sent to Britain?
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a year ago
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British Grand Strategy & the European Balance of Power: 1815-1914
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7 months ago
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Albert Speer: Architect, Minister, and Hitler’s Closest Friend
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5 months ago
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Who is the Real FDR?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Rationalism Vs. Empiricism 101: Which One is Right?
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a year ago
Flashbak
Painting America’s Great Divide : Horace Pippin And Mr. Prejudice
“The pictures which I have already painted come to me in my mind, and if to me it is a worth while...
9 months ago
“The pictures which I have already painted come to me in my mind, and if to me it is a worth while picture, I paint it” – Horace Pippin Winston Churchill waved his fingers in a V for Victory and the united British went to war against a common enemy. When the United States …...
TheCollector
10 Historic Cities for Expats Around the World
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What Was the Gospel of Thomas?
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5 months ago
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Samnite Wars: How Rome Conquered the Samnites (History & Aftermath)
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6 months ago
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How Did the Crusades Affect Christianity?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Marcus Aurelius' Birthday Celebrations
a year ago
Marcus Aurelius' Birthday Celebrations
TheCollector
Damien Hirst Accused of Misdating Thousands of Paintings
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7 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
The Man Who Sold The Moon (1951 edition)
This is a 1951 paperback collection of 4 Robert Heinlein stories. Normally I would not blog about a...
a year ago
This is a 1951 paperback collection of 4 Robert Heinlein stories. Normally I would not blog about a science fiction collection but I found this charming. I imagined some older avid child finding this collection and devouring it. Both the title and cover have a lot of appeal and...
Flashbak
Watch TV-CBGB – A Punk Sitcom From 1981
In November 1982, Billboard reviewed a CBGB-produced cable access show to “include interviews,...
8 months ago
In November 1982, Billboard reviewed a CBGB-produced cable access show to “include interviews, comedy skits, and live performances”. Stuart Newman, a member of the The Roustabouts, one of the groups featured on the show – along with Idiot Savant, The Hard, Jo Marshall, Shrapnel...
Flashbak
Gods From Space: When London Taxi Diver George King Met Jesus And Other Aliens
“Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament” – ‘The Command’...
8 months ago
“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”...
TheCollector
10 Presidents Who Changed the US
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3 months ago
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The Metropolitan to Return Pieces to Cambodia
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a year ago
TheCollector
Did Jesus Christ Really Exist?
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a month ago
Classical Wisdom
Events Schedule
*Time Correction for Wednesday
11 months ago
*Time Correction for Wednesday
African History...
The empire of Kong (ca. 1710-1915): a cultural legacy of medieval Mali.
At the close of the 18th century, the West African hosts of the Scottish traveler Mungo Park...
5 months ago
At the close of the 18th century, the West African hosts of the Scottish traveler Mungo Park informed him of a range of mountains situated in "a large and powerful kingdom called Kong".
TheCollector
Who Were the Successors of Constantine the Great?
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a year ago
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8 Fashion Trends of the Roaring Twenties
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The Defining Style of the 1930s: What Is Art Deco?
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2 weeks ago
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Is Nietzsche Associated with Moral Nihilism?
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Battle of Pharsalus: How Rome Became an Empire
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a month ago
History Today Feed
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
j.hoare
Wed, 12/06/2023 - 10:52
a year ago
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
j.hoare
Wed, 12/06/2023 - 10:52
Classical Wisdom
Ancient Atomists
The Origins of Oppenheimer?
a year ago
The Origins of Oppenheimer?
TheCollector
History of Potatoes: The Spuds that Make the World Go Round
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9 months ago
Trying to Understand...
No Way Out
Some of the world's problems have no solution.
a year ago
Some of the world's problems have no solution.
TheCollector
When Philosophy Meets Oppression: Who Was Baruch Spinoza?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Is Beirut Safe? Exploring a City Shaped by Tragedy
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
The Women’s War Breaks Out
The Women’s War Breaks Out
JamesHoare
Fri, 11/22/2024 - 09:30
a month ago
The Women’s War Breaks Out
JamesHoare
Fri, 11/22/2024 - 09:30
TheCollector
Ancient Marble Zeus Head Unearthed in Türkiye
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5 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Difference Between Candomblé and Umbanda?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
The Legend of El Dorado: Myth vs. History
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a month ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September
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 September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Orca, added way for instances of Orca to talk to each...
TheCollector
What Are the Nicomachean Ethics?
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9 months ago
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What Was the Purpose of Mesopotamian Ziggurats?
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2 months ago
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What Are the Abraham Tapestries?
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5 months ago
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What Is God? Theism, Pantheism, and Panentheism
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5 months ago
TheCollector
King Sennacherib: The Warrior King of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Man-Made Moons (1960)
Another book re-scanned. This one has some wonderful graphics and book design. The design is meant...
a year ago
Another book re-scanned. This one has some wonderful graphics and book design. The design is meant to be an example of isotype graphic design. This was a visual language created to unite the world without using words at all: International System Of Typographic Picture Education,...
TheCollector
Why Emmanuel Levinas Called Ethics the “First Philosophy”
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a year ago
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What Is the Gift of Tongues in the Bible?
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/22/2024 - 11:07
11 months ago
‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/22/2024 - 11:07
TheCollector
Who Were Charlemagne’s Daughters
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2 months ago
Trying to Understand...
One Of My Essays In Dutch.
I’m pleased to say that one of my readers in the Netherlands has been kind enough to produce and...
11 months ago
I’m pleased to say that one of my readers in the Netherlands has been kind enough to produce and send to me a translation into Dutch of my recent essay “What’s Left and What’s Left?” The translator has elected to remain anonymous, but I’m extremely grateful, and please join me in...
TheCollector
3 Key Philosophers on Mass Incarceration
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a year ago
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7 Iconic Works of the De Stijl Movement
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8 months ago
TheCollector
The Full English Breakfast: History of a British Tradition
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2 weeks ago
Res Obscura
Why drug history?
Drugs and spices play an outsized role in world history — but it's often a hidden one
11 months ago
Drugs and spices play an outsized role in world history — but it's often a hidden one
TheCollector
Who Is Hecate in Macbeth?
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a year ago
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The Silla Burial Mounds: Treasures of Korea’s Ancient Past
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TheCollector
How Jacopo Tintoretto Defined the Renaissance in Venice
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a year ago
Flashbak
British Artist Finds An Incredible Album Of Found Photos
Seeking vintage photographs as a source of inspiration for her work, British artist Emily Loveridge...
2 months ago
Seeking vintage photographs as a source of inspiration for her work, British artist Emily Loveridge came upon this album of pictures. “I find images that resonate with me and then with that I try to bring their characters to life in my work,” she tells us. “I bought the slides on...
History Today Feed
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/07/2024 - 08:29
2 months ago
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/07/2024 - 08:29
TheCollector
Collector Chris Levett Is Selling His Huge Trove of Ancient Armor
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12 months ago
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Luxembourg in WWII: From Neutrality to Occupation
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Rome Considers Entry Fee for Famed Trevi Fountain
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Gottfried Leibniz’s Monadology: Do Souls Exist in Space?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Challenging the ‘Ugliness’ of Anne of Cleves
Challenging the ‘Ugliness’ of Anne of Cleves
JamesHoare
Fri, 03/22/2024 - 09:20
9 months ago
Challenging the ‘Ugliness’ of Anne of Cleves
JamesHoare
Fri, 03/22/2024 - 09:20
TheCollector
Get to Know the Nazca People and the Mysterious Nazca Lines
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4 months ago
TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to Bangkok
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:14
6 months ago
On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:14
TheCollector
Consumerism in Pop Art: Was It Celebrated or Criticized?
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2 months ago
Overcoming Bias
The Two Big Games
Imagine a business meeting which will decide if a new project goes forward, or decide key priorities...
a month ago
Imagine a business meeting which will decide if a new project goes forward, or decide key priorities about it.
African History...
The heroic age in Darfur: a history of the pre-colonial kingdom of Darfur ca. 1500-1916.
The political marginalization of the Darfur region since the creation of colonial Sudan has resulted...
6 months ago
The political marginalization of the Darfur region since the creation of colonial Sudan has resulted in one of the continent's longest-standing conflicts, which threatens to destroy the country's social fabric and its historical heritage. Just as the plight of modern Darfur...
TheCollector
How Did Lucas Cranach the Elder Support the Protestant Reformation?
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5 months ago
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Hygge, Lagom, Wabi-Sabi: Life Philosophies To Help You Find Harmony
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9 months ago
TheCollector
The 3 Greatest Nubian Kings of Egypt
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a year ago
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Chicago Art Institute Can Keep Egon Schiele Work
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10 months ago
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Who Was George Eliot?
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8 months ago
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3 Depictions of Saint Jerome: Albrecht Dürer’s Fascination
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Stuck in God’s Knowledge: Foreknowledge & Free Will
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘Disputing Disaster’ by Perry Anderson review
‘Disputing Disaster’ by Perry Anderson review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/23/2024 - 10:26
a week ago
‘Disputing Disaster’ by Perry Anderson review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/23/2024 - 10:26
TheCollector
Scottish Independence Movements Through the Ages
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12 months ago
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Who Are Hecate’s Parents?
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a year ago
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Early Modern Europe’s Inexplicable Obsession With Eunuchs
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Niko Pirosmani: Get to Know the Tragic Hero of Georgian Art
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Walt Disney: The American Dream Personified (Bio & Facts)
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a month ago
Hidden History
Antarctic Snow Cruiser
In 1939, the United States began work on a colossal motor vehicle to be used for exploration and...
a week ago
In 1939, the United States began work on a colossal motor vehicle to be used for exploration and field work in Antarctica. By 1939 Antarctica remained as one of the last unexplored regions on the planet. Norwegian adventurer Roald Amundsen had been the first human to reach the...
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