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Hey folks, this week is a bit of a gap week as I am heading out to the annual meeting of the Society for Military History (and, indeed, by the time you read this, I will be there). Normally, I post the abstract of my conference talk for these sorts of things, but since I …...
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Moon Fleet Log Book (1966)
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‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
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The Mind & Body Problem in the Philosophy of Baruch Spinoza
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Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of November.
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How Did the Capetian Dynasty Turn France Into a Superpower?
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The Great Experience (1963)
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Blast Off (1973)
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This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full book with you. And Blast Off!
Cain, Linda C. and Susan Rosenbaum. Illustrated by Dillon, Leo and Diane. Blast Off. Lexington, MA: Ginn. (24 p.) 1973.
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Taming and domesticating the wild: the War-Elephants of ancient Aksum and Kush
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Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is published in 1987 so it is way out of scope for my blog. But it has some great visuals and so I think it is worth sharing. I have never had the nerve to cut this out and build it. Most...
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AND October 1, 2012...
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https://fanac.org/fanzines/Rockets/
Here is a biography of the controversial editor:
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I...
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Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:18
Patterns in Humanity
When few do great harm
Power laws in criminal behavior
a year ago
Power laws in criminal behavior
TheCollector
What Was the Vickers Wellington Bomber?
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The Rise and Fall of Behaviorism: Are We More Than Machines?
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What Was the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact?
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a year ago
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The History of Esperanto: A Modern Lingua Franca?
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11 months ago
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Van Gogh ‘Sunflowers’ Targeted Again After Protestors Jailed
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What Were Julius Caesar’s Greatest Achievements
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11 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Wrong Stuff
Don't even think about rebuilding western militaries.
11 months ago
Don't even think about rebuilding western militaries.
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Caspar David Friedrich Sketchbook to Remain in Germany?
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NY City Proposes Public Monuments Bill With a Context on Slavery
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Who Is Satan in the Hebrew Bible?
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Yemen Is Getting Back Two Sculptures From the Met
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7 Fascinating Facts About the Vestal Virgins
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3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The World's First Computer
The Antikythera Mechanism
10 months ago
The Antikythera Mechanism
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Who Was Christian Schad? 11 Facts About the German Artist
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7 Shocking Animal Attacks You’ve Never Heard Of
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Prometheus: The Titan Who Defied Zeus and Created Humanity
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Ming Dynasty Artefacts Found in South China Shipwreck
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6 months ago
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Why Is Oktoberfest a Vital Part of German Culture?
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2 months ago
Overcoming Bias
Capitalism, Govt Causes Culture Woes?
Many have noticed a key time coincidence.
2 months ago
Many have noticed a key time coincidence.
Trying to Understand...
Unlike For Like.
BRICS and how international institutions work.
a month ago
BRICS and how international institutions work.
TheCollector
Bananas & Brutality: The Twisted History of United Fruit
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3 weeks ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Blindspots and Biographies
a year ago
Blindspots and Biographies
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“The Whole World Is Watching”: The 1968 Chicago Riots at the DNC
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10 months ago
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Italian Government Bans Loans to Minneapolis Institute of Art
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8 months ago
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What is Hecate’s Relationship with Alchemy?
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12 months ago
Flashbak
‘Leasure And Pleasure’: Window Shopping In 1980s Hull
“When I started this project in 1977, Hull was in the throes of a massive redevelopment, with many...
a month ago
“When I started this project in 1977, Hull was in the throes of a massive redevelopment, with many inner city areas being bulldozed and instant slums being created on its outskirts. It seemed to have learnt nothing from the mistakes I had fought against during the previous decade...
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8 Women Artists Who Were Inspired by Conceptual Art
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2 months ago
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Who Were the 4 Key Players of the Risorgimento?
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/24/2024 - 08:00
2 months ago
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/24/2024 - 08:00
History Today Feed
Gustav Vasa: The Father of Modern Sweden?
Gustav Vasa: The Father of Modern Sweden?
JamesHoare
Fri, 08/23/2024 - 08:40
4 months ago
Gustav Vasa: The Father of Modern Sweden?
JamesHoare
Fri, 08/23/2024 - 08:40
TheCollector
5 Places Where You Can Enjoy Art in New York City for Free
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9 months ago
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How Did the Inca Master Textile Art?
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5 months ago
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Cain’s Marriage: Who Did the Biblical Killer Marry?
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6 months ago
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11 Myths About the Greek God Zeus
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5 Unique Gods & Goddesses Worshipped in the Incan Empire
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What Was the Pilgrimage of Grace?
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The Fountainhead: Ayn Rand’s Ode to Individualism
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Nike Sneakers Designed for Spike Lee Sold for $50,800
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The Rise & Fall of Hollywood’s Avant-Garde Cinema
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9 months ago
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The Great Papal Schism: Two Christian Leaders Against Each Other
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5 Quotes by Friedrich Nietzsche Explained
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Who Were the Disciples Thomas, Judas and Simon?
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What Is Solipsism?
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7 Facts You Need to Know About Fra Angelico
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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...
a week ago
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...
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Who Are the Masterminds Behind Chicago’s Iconic Architecture?
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Is Ancient Greece Really the Cradle of Western Civilization?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:46
7 months ago
James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:46
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Towton: How Britain’s Fiercest Battle Unfolded
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Top 10 Depictions of Witchcraft in Art
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An Introduction to the History of LGBTQIA+ Art
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9 months ago
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How Fur Trade Resulted in All-Out War: The Algonquin vs. The Iroquois
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8 months ago
weird medieval guys
Explore medieval life and death with these 5 brilliant interactive maps!
Travels, murders, and......eels?!!
a year ago
Travels, murders, and......eels?!!
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What Is the Origin of Tarot Cards?
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9 months ago
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Hell in the Bible: Eternal Damnation vs. Annihilationism
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The Ethics of Epicureanism vs The Ethics of Stoicism
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9 Printmaking Techniques You Should Know
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Anne Brontë: The First Feminist Novelist?
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7 months ago
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China’s Communist Comic Books
China’s Communist Comic Books
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/05/2024 - 09:29
2 weeks ago
China’s Communist Comic Books
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/05/2024 - 09:29
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Here’s What to Know About the Oldest High School in America
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Global Inequality...
Freedom to be “wrong”: the only real advantage of democracy
Why the liberal project will fail
10 months ago
Why the liberal project will fail
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The First Nations of the Canadian Eastern Woodlands: A Brief History
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The Whore of Babylon & Prostitution in the Bible
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Juan Pujol Garcia: Who Was Agent Garbo?
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Wieland: How Religious Extremism Shaped the 1st American Gothic Novel
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Reacting to the French Revolution: Edmund Burke and the British Pamphlet War
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a year ago
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9 Interesting Facts About Claude Monet
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7 months ago
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Artist Seals Himself in Glass Bottle at Paris Olympic Stadium
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4 months ago
Wrong Side of...
Who speaks of the Armenians?
Britain is in bed with Putin's friends
a month ago
Britain is in bed with Putin's friends
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How Has Nan Goldin Addressed LGBTQ+ Narratives in Her Work?
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8 months ago
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Olafur Eliasson to Turn Urban Billboards into Abstract Art
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5 Must-Read Works by Aldous Huxley
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 09:05
3 days ago
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 09:05
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5 Famous Women Still-Life Painters
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2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Women of Ancient Rome
The First Roman Empress and More...
9 months ago
The First Roman Empress and More...
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What Is Conceptual Photography?
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6 months ago
African History...
A history of Women's political power and matriliny in the kingdom of Kongo.
In the 19th century, anthropologists were fascinated by the concept of matrilineal descent in which...
a year ago
In the 19th century, anthropologists were fascinated by the concept of matrilineal descent in which kinship is traced through the female line. Matriliny was often confounded with matriarchy as a supposedly earlier stage of social evolution than patriarchy. Matriliny thus became a...
Open Culture
The Sinking of the Britannic: An Animated Introduction to the Titanic’s Forgotten Sister Ship
We all know about the Titanic. Less often do we hear about the Britannic—the sister passenger liner...
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We all know about the Titanic. Less often do we hear about the Britannic—the sister passenger liner that the British turned into a hospital ship during World War I. Launched in 1914, two years after the Titanic sank in the North Atlantic Ocean, the Britannic featured a number of...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
8 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of March.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added chainplates, knots, washing dishes, receiving mail, updated our notes on diy carbonation system, and refrigeration.
Uxn, added 2 new commands...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Secret of the Stoics
3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Hera, Queen of the Gods
8 months ago
A Collection of...
Referenda ad Senatum: November 1, 2024: Ancient Weapons, Lost Works and Roman Spooky-Stuff!
Welcome back! At last, the hiatus has ended and we are back to regular weekly posts. As we’ve done a...
a month ago
Welcome back! At last, the hiatus has ended and we are back to regular weekly posts. As we’ve done a few times before, this week I am breaking the hiatus by taking a chance to answer a few shorter questions posed by my patrons over at Patreon who are the Patres et Matres...
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8 Famous Impressionist Paintings You Should Know
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What Was the Mandate of Heaven in Imperial China?
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What Was the First Written Language?
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The Rise & Fall of Pompeii and Herculaneum: A Tale of Two Cities
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Pandora’s Box: A Greek Myth about Curiosity (and More)
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a year ago
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Drunk by Edward Slingerland: 5 Reasons Why People Get Intoxicated
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Confessions from a Classics Lover
How to learn -or relearn- from the ancients
5 months ago
How to learn -or relearn- from the ancients
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8 Marcel Duchamp Paintings You Should Know About
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7 Famous Impressionist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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a year ago
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10 Interesting Propaganda Posters from Russia’s Civil War
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5 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Into the Waste Land
Nothing connects.
a year ago
History Today Feed
The Ballad of the Inquisition’s Greatest Witch Trial
The Ballad of the Inquisition’s Greatest Witch Trial
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/17/2024 - 08:56
2 months ago
The Ballad of the Inquisition’s Greatest Witch Trial
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/17/2024 - 08:56
History Today Feed
How French Was Medieval England?
How French Was Medieval England?
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 09:36
11 months ago
How French Was Medieval England?
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 09:36
Trying to Understand...
No More Heroes.
Pity the nation that needs someone else's.
a month ago
Pity the nation that needs someone else's.
TheCollector
Mystery at Cheviot Beach: The Strange Disappearance of Harold Holt
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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...
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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...
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Study Shows Real Art Stimulates the Brain More Than a Copy
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Who Was Vernon Lee?
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Amun: The Egyptian God of Creation & King of the Gods
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11 months ago
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Existential Crisis: What Is It and How Can We Overcome It?
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIIb: Pyrrhus
This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the...
9 months ago
This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the performance of the Roman army and its legions in the third and second century BC against the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander. Last time, we sought to assess some of...
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10 Essential Works of Greek Philosophy
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8 Things to See in Tokyo: A Guide For Art Enthusiasts
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8 months ago
African History...
a brief note on the origin of African civilizations
plus, the Nok Neolithic culture.
a year ago
plus, the Nok Neolithic culture.
Classical Wisdom
The Tragedy of Ajax
Greece's Second Greatest Soldier?
7 months ago
Greece's Second Greatest Soldier?
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What Are the Top 9 Historical Sites in Budapest?
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a year ago
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10 Things to Do in London if You Love History
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Classical Wisdom
How to Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions
Advice from the Ancients
11 months ago
African History...
a brief note on African travel literature in history
a Swahili document on south-central Africa.
7 months ago
a Swahili document on south-central Africa.
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVc: Perseus
This is the third part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa,...
7 months ago
This is the third part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb) look at the how the Roman military system and its manipular legion were able to defeat the Hellenistic military system and its Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the third and...
Flashbak
Highlights of Colour Theory: Illustrating The Mysteries of Light In Colour Whels, Tables, Charts And...
Wavelengths of light between 400 and 700 nanometers on the electromagnetic spectrum (EM) are known...
6 months ago
Wavelengths of light between 400 and 700 nanometers on the electromagnetic spectrum (EM) are known as visible light, or light that can be processed and seen by the human eye. It’s a little fraction of all the EM radiation around us. There are many other parts of the EM spectrum...
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British Museum Recovers More Missing Artifacts
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7 months ago
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6 Places to Visit in Cape Town for History & Art Lovers
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5 months ago
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The Good and Bad in Nolan’s Oppenheimer (Critic’s Review)
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The Zimmermann Telegram: Mexico & Germany as WWI Allies?
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
10 months ago
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
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Morality Explored: Which Ethical Theories Are Best?
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a year ago
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The Avicenna Canon Medicinae – An Illustrated Medical Book From 13th Century Paris
First published in 13th Century Paris, the Avicenna, Canon Medicinae is an illustrated medical text...
8 months ago
First published in 13th Century Paris, the Avicenna, Canon Medicinae is an illustrated medical text book made from tempera and gold leaf on parchment. Shelf marked Besançon, Bibliothèque municipale, MS 0457, the work is a Latin translation of Avicenna’s Canon medicinae, one of...
Dreams of Space -...
World's First Intra-Space Stamp Album (1953)
A re-scan of an old favorite. This may be the oddest piece of space ephemera I have ever found. It...
a year ago
A re-scan of an old favorite. This may be the oddest piece of space ephemera I have ever found. It is a stamp album of imaginary space stamps commemorating the planets and the atomic powered intra-solar rocket service that serves those planets. It was intended for "space...
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6 Key Battles of the Wars of the Roses
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What Did Christopher Columbus Discover?
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a year ago
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Who Was Saint Peter the Apostle?
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Isaiah Berlin’s Two Concepts of Liberty: Negative and Positive Liberty
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How Did Averroes Influence the West?
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8 months ago
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A Greek Hoplite’s Day in Ancient Greece: A Spear of Greece
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a year ago
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