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Flashbak
Logan Airport Versus Neptune Road, Photographing Boston’s ‘War’ of 1973 “I look at these photographs and feel the overwhelming sensation of the noise of these low-flying...
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Logan Airport Versus Neptune Road, Photographing Boston’s ‘War’ of 1973

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“I look at these photographs and feel the overwhelming sensation of the noise of these low-flying aircraft. Yet I could leave what seemed like a war zone. And it was a kind of war, long-time residents trying for normalcy and the powers that be wanting them out.” – Michael Philip...
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Classical Wisdom
Rome’s Forgotten Exile Power, betrayal, and the twenty-year silence of Julia the Younger.
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Rome’s Forgotten Exile

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Power, betrayal, and the twenty-year silence of Julia the Younger.
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Trying to Understand...
It Gets Worse. This time, there will be consequences.
18 hours ago
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It Gets Worse.

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This time, there will be consequences.
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TheCollector
What Was the Phoenician Trade Network? The Phoenicians’ success from the late Bronze Age on sat astride an already strong foundation. This...
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What Was the Phoenician Trade Network?

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The Phoenicians’ success from the late Bronze Age on sat astride an already strong foundation. This base in what’s now Lebanon consisted of three successful trade hubs (Tyre, Sidon, and Byblos). With fewer opportunities inland, they took to the seas. They sailed west across the...
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TheCollector
England’s Medieval Angevin Empire Explained At its peak, the Angevin Empire stretched from Scotland to France, a formidable medieval dominion...
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England’s Medieval Angevin Empire Explained

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At its peak, the Angevin Empire stretched from Scotland to France, a formidable medieval dominion under the English kings of the Plantagenet Dynasty. Shaped by pivotal figures such as Henry II, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Richard the Lionheart, and King John, this empire experienced a...
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What’s in a Pope’s Name? What’s in a Pope’s Name? JamesHoare Wed, 08/06/2025 - 09:03
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What’s in a Pope’s Name?

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What’s in a Pope’s Name? JamesHoare Wed, 08/06/2025 - 09:03
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What Is the Book of Ezekiel About? From the first chapter, the Book of Ezekiel is packed with vivid imagery and colorful descriptions...
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What Is the Book of Ezekiel About?

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From the first chapter, the Book of Ezekiel is packed with vivid imagery and colorful descriptions of God’s warnings to his people about the impending destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple. Like Jeremiah, Ezekiel pivots later to messages of hope and restoration, calling on the...
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TheCollector
Japan’s Legendary Shaman Queen Who Ended a Civil War Japanese history is not short on great women, from fearsome female warriors to wise empresses,...
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Japan’s Legendary Shaman Queen Who Ended a Civil War

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Japanese history is not short on great women, from fearsome female warriors to wise empresses, poets, and more. Yet one name rarely makes its way to classrooms and the Japanese consciousness: Himiko. Many historians believe that she was a real 3rd-century-CE warrior queen and...
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The Roman Republic’s “Career Path” That Allowed Soldiers to Become Consuls When the Romans ousted their kings and established the Republic, they established checks and...
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The Roman Republic’s “Career Path” That Allowed Soldiers to Become Consuls

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When the Romans ousted their kings and established the Republic, they established checks and balances to ensure that no one man could gain too much power. This system of regulation included the Cursus Honorum, which was the acceptable order in which Roman public offices should be...
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TheCollector
10 Mortal and Divine Children of Zeus Zeus overthrew his father, Cronos, to become the king of the gods and also had a complicated...
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10 Mortal and Divine Children of Zeus

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Zeus overthrew his father, Cronos, to become the king of the gods and also had a complicated relationship with his own children. When he received a prophecy that his son with Metis would overthrow him, he tricked the pregnant Metis into turning into a fly and swallowed her. As a...
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TheCollector
Mehmed the Conqueror, the Sultan Who Took Constantinople Mehmed II (the Conqueror) transformed the Ottoman state into a centralized and bureaucratized...
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Mehmed the Conqueror, the Sultan Who Took Constantinople

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Mehmed II (the Conqueror) transformed the Ottoman state into a centralized and bureaucratized empire. Like other rulers of his time, he was devout and believed in his right to rule with an iron fist. Yet, he was also a Renaissance prince at heart. Inspired by classical learning,...
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TheCollector
Sartre vs. Camus on When It’s Okay to Get Your Hands Dirty The problem of dirty hands in society is a deceptively simple idea. At its heart is the question: is...
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Sartre vs. Camus on When It’s Okay to Get Your Hands Dirty

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The problem of dirty hands in society is a deceptively simple idea. At its heart is the question: is it ever permissible to do something morally wrong in order to secure a later good? There are many formulations of the problem and disagreements over what counts as “getting one’s...
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TheCollector
What Does the Bible Say About the Fate of Angels and Demons? Despite their tantalizing presence all over the Bible, readers are left with a lot of questions not...
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What Does the Bible Say About the Fate of Angels and Demons?

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Despite their tantalizing presence all over the Bible, readers are left with a lot of questions not only about where angels and demons came from but also about where they might be going. While some passages allude to the final annihilation of demons, these references use...
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The Islamic Ethics of the Wine Tax The Islamic Ethics of the Wine Tax JamesHoare Tue, 08/05/2025 - 09:06
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The Islamic Ethics of the Wine Tax

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The Islamic Ethics of the Wine Tax JamesHoare Tue, 08/05/2025 - 09:06
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TheCollector
The Statue of Athena Parthenos: Everything You Need to Know The statue of Athena Parthenos was a large-scale ivory and gold statue created in the 5th century...
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The Statue of Athena Parthenos: Everything You Need to Know

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The statue of Athena Parthenos was a large-scale ivory and gold statue created in the 5th century BCE and dedicated to the goddess in the Parthenon on the Athenian Acropolis. The larger-than-life devotional image of one of ancient Greece’s most important goddesses was considered...
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How to Become an Immortal in Greek Mythology (6 Myths) Greek mythology focused on the deeds of gods and semi-divine heroes, with most of the humans who got...
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How to Become an Immortal in Greek Mythology (6 Myths)

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Greek mythology focused on the deeds of gods and semi-divine heroes, with most of the humans who got caught up in their escapades coming to a bad end. But some mortals made such an impression during their short lives that they were given a place in the heavens and made immortal....
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TheCollector
Unpacking Freud’s Concept of “The Uncanny” Although Sigmund Freud is known as the progenitor of psychoanalysis, The Uncanny, one of his most...
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Unpacking Freud’s Concept of “The Uncanny”

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Although Sigmund Freud is known as the progenitor of psychoanalysis, The Uncanny, one of his most famous essays, is just as important in the world of literary criticism as in that of psychology. It also had a seismic impact across the arts. Throughout, Freud probes the possible...
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How Sigmund Freud’s Concept of “The Uncanny” Inspired Art According to Freud, the uncanny is not just an unsettling or fearful sensation caused by the alien...
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How Sigmund Freud’s Concept of “The Uncanny” Inspired Art

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According to Freud, the uncanny is not just an unsettling or fearful sensation caused by the alien and unfamiliar. Spooky things, like living dolls, severed limbs, and doppelgängers, can be uncanny. This is because of their link to our subconscious, to repressed feelings of...
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TheCollector
How Saladin Defeated the Crusaders & Recaptured Jerusalem Saladin (1137-1193) has gone down in history as one of the greatest statesmen and generals of the...
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How Saladin Defeated the Crusaders & Recaptured Jerusalem

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Saladin (1137-1193) has gone down in history as one of the greatest statesmen and generals of the High Medieval Era. He made himself Sultan of Egypt and Syria, founded the Ayyubid Dynasty, defended his kingdom from the Crusader states, and recaptured the sacred city of Jerusalem...
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How Two Medicis Became Popes & Shaped European History In 1513, Giovanni de’ Medici, second son of Lorenzo “the Magnificent,” became the first Medici pope...
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How Two Medicis Became Popes & Shaped European History

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In 1513, Giovanni de’ Medici, second son of Lorenzo “the Magnificent,” became the first Medici pope with the name of Leo X. The election of Giovanni inaugurated the apogee of the Medici family in the Italian peninsula. While Leo turned Rome into a leading cultural center, he...
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Classical Wisdom
The Greek Hostage Who Wrote the Rise of Rome The Talented Mr. Polybius
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The Greek Hostage Who Wrote the Rise of Rome

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The Talented Mr. Polybius
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Can God Make You Act Immorally? Kierkegaard’s Fear and Trembling Fear and Trembling has become required reading for anyone interested in existentialism or Biblical...
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Can God Make You Act Immorally? Kierkegaard’s Fear and Trembling

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Fear and Trembling has become required reading for anyone interested in existentialism or Biblical exegesis. In this short text, Kierkegaard poses several challenging and complex philosophical and theological ideas. Here, we examine three key ideas expressed in the text: the...
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How Many Native Americans Were Killed During Colonization? The Native American population reached around seven million before European contact. Estimates for...
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How Many Native Americans Were Killed During Colonization?

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The Native American population reached around seven million before European contact. Estimates for all the Americans range up to or past 45 million. In North America, Native Americans are grouped into six tribes, numbering between three and seven million people. The Eastern...
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History Today Feed
‘The Colonialist’ by William Kelleher Storey review ‘The Colonialist’ by William Kelleher Storey review JamesHoare Mon, 08/04/2025 - 09:08
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‘The Colonialist’ by William Kelleher Storey review

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‘The Colonialist’ by William Kelleher Storey review JamesHoare Mon, 08/04/2025 - 09:08
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TheCollector
What Is the Book of Daniel About? The Book of Daniel contains some of the most iconic scenes from the Bible. Children’s Bibles often...
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What Is the Book of Daniel About?

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The Book of Daniel contains some of the most iconic scenes from the Bible. Children’s Bibles often depict Daniel in the lion’s den, or his friends in the fiery furnace. Yet, there is much more to Daniel than fantastic stories to entertain children. It holds significant lessons...
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Is Tecumseh’s Curse a Coincidence or Bane of the Presidency? Tecumseh, the Shawnee leader of an instrumental Pan-Indian confederacy, stood up to the United...
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Is Tecumseh’s Curse a Coincidence or Bane of the Presidency?

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Tecumseh, the Shawnee leader of an instrumental Pan-Indian confederacy, stood up to the United States when his people and allies were threatened. He would be killed in the ensuing conflict, but with his death came rumors of a curse placed on the highest office in the land....
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How John William Waterhouse Transformed 5 Greek Myths into Vivid Victorian Visions No artist brought Greek mythology to life for Victorian audiences like John William Waterhouse....
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How John William Waterhouse Transformed 5 Greek Myths into Vivid Victorian Visions

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No artist brought Greek mythology to life for Victorian audiences like John William Waterhouse. Around the turn of the century, the English painter infused classical themes with the poignant beauty of the Pre-Raphaelite style. In his hands, Greek myths were not merely retold, but...
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Christian Prophets, Saints, and Relics in Zoroastrian Iran The Sasanian Empire (224-651 CE) is considered a zenith of Iranian civilization. The religion of the...
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Christian Prophets, Saints, and Relics in Zoroastrian Iran

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The Sasanian Empire (224-651 CE) is considered a zenith of Iranian civilization. The religion of the Sasanians was Zoroastrianism, a dualistic religion with Ahura Mazda as its principal god and champion of Good. However, Zoroastrianism was not the only religion present, as...
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10 Mythical Treasures of the Norse Gods Many gods are known for their attributes: the Greek god Zeus with his lightning bolt, the Egyptian...
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10 Mythical Treasures of the Norse Gods

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Many gods are known for their attributes: the Greek god Zeus with his lightning bolt, the Egyptian god Osiris with his crook and flail, and the Indian god Vishnu with his club, wheel, conch, and lotus flower. Norse myth and archaeological finds show that the Norse gods also had...
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8 Must-Visit Religious Sites in Japan Japan’s native religion, Shinto, is tied directly to the country’s customs, nature, and people....
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8 Must-Visit Religious Sites in Japan

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Japan’s native religion, Shinto, is tied directly to the country’s customs, nature, and people. Dotted across the island archipelago are countless shrines and temples that hold a deep significance to followers of Shinto. These sites allow both local and international visitors to...
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Classical Wisdom
Weekly Wisdom Quiz Sisyphus, Sophists, and Stoics
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Weekly Wisdom Quiz

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Sisyphus, Sophists, and Stoics
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Is the Ghent Altarpiece a Work of Realism or Idealism? While conventionally hailed as a work of precise realism, the Ghent Altarpiece at Saint Bavo...
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Is the Ghent Altarpiece a Work of Realism or Idealism?

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While conventionally hailed as a work of precise realism, the Ghent Altarpiece at Saint Bavo (otherwise known as The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb) is as much a work of idealism. The Van Eycks carefully and skilfully crafted their realism within a sophisticated framework of...
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What Are Some of Rome’s Unsolved Mysteries? From the strange disappearance of the ninth legion to the unknown substances that made up Roman...
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What Are Some of Rome’s Unsolved Mysteries?

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From the strange disappearance of the ninth legion to the unknown substances that made up Roman concrete, we take a closer look at a series of Rome’s greatest mysteries, which are largely unknown at the time of publication.   The Ninth Legion   One of the more famous Roman...
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How Early Peoples of Latin America Interacted With Megafauna Approximately 11,000 years ago, in the Pleistocene epoch, humans began to enter present-day South...
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How Early Peoples of Latin America Interacted With Megafauna

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Approximately 11,000 years ago, in the Pleistocene epoch, humans began to enter present-day South America. There, they came face to face with the giants of their day—ground sloths over 20 feet long, armored glyptodonts the size of a car, and felines with foot-long teeth. Their...
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7 Historical Places in Xi’an, China Xi’an was the capital of 13 ancient Chinese dynasties and holds an important place in Chinese...
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7 Historical Places in Xi’an, China

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Xi’an was the capital of 13 ancient Chinese dynasties and holds an important place in Chinese history. It was the easternmost point of the Silk Road, a Eurasian trade route active from the 2nd century BCE until the mid-15th century. The city, previously known as Chang’An, has...
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The History of Lagos, the Epicenter of the Portuguese Age of Discovery Lagos, Portugal is a 4,000-year-old coastal city that was once home to the Carthaginians, the...
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The History of Lagos, the Epicenter of the Portuguese Age of Discovery

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Lagos, Portugal is a 4,000-year-old coastal city that was once home to the Carthaginians, the Romans, and the Moors. After the Reconquista, Lagos played a pivotal role in the Portuguese maritime expansion.   In 1755, Lagos lost its influence after the devastating earthquake and...
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Hellenistic Greek Sculpture (Guide with HD Images) After centuries of progress and development, Greek sculpture reached its “final” form during the...
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Hellenistic Greek Sculpture (Guide with HD Images)

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After centuries of progress and development, Greek sculpture reached its “final” form during the Hellenistic Age, usually dated from Alexander the Great’s death in 323 BCE. Around the 1st century BCE, Greece was incorporated into the Roman Empire, ushering in a new period of...
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Archaic Greek Sculpture (Guide with HD Images) Ancient Greece is known for its magnificent statues, the craftsmanship of which is still envied by...
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Archaic Greek Sculpture (Guide with HD Images)

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Ancient Greece is known for its magnificent statues, the craftsmanship of which is still envied by modern artists. The style in which Greek statues were made was not monolithic but rather a gradual evolution over several centuries, with each new generation of artists building on...
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Why Chinese Calligraphy Is More Than Just Beautiful Writing Western perceptions of Chinese calligraphy often focus on the skills used to make the artistic...
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Why Chinese Calligraphy Is More Than Just Beautiful Writing

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Western perceptions of Chinese calligraphy often focus on the skills used to make the artistic lines. However, an appreciation of skills alone does not take into account the traditions tied to it. For over two millennia, Chinese calligraphy was more than an art form. It was a...
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How the Gospel of John Differs from the Synoptic Gospels Unlike the synoptic gospels that share many of the events they describe, the Gospel of John presents...
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How the Gospel of John Differs from the Synoptic Gospels

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Unlike the synoptic gospels that share many of the events they describe, the Gospel of John presents a unique perspective. Some scholars claim John authored this gospel after the synoptic gospels, which allowed him to address challenges the fledgling Christian religion faced...
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Merry Mouse and His Trip to the Moon (1953) My next 4 posts are celebrating children's illustrated fiction about going to the Moon. Even though...
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Merry Mouse and His Trip to the Moon (1953)

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My next 4 posts are celebrating children's illustrated fiction about going to the Moon. Even though I have been collecting these children's book for over 30 years it still is very exciting to find one that you never knew existed. Jack Coggins was an amazing space artist in the...
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Flashbak
I Am a Stranger in This Country: An Outsider Photographs Britain and Ireland’s Travellers In I Am a Stranger in This Country Berlin-based photograph Frederik Rüegger shows us pictures from...
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I Am a Stranger in This Country: An Outsider Photographs Britain and Ireland’s Travellers

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In I Am a Stranger in This Country Berlin-based photograph Frederik Rüegger shows us pictures from the two years he spent visiting the Roma and Traveller communities in Britain and Ireland. The book’s title is a nod to his reflects his status as a foreigner abroad and the...
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How the Hospitallers Lost the Holy Land but Survived the Ages During the Crusades, warriors devoted themselves to protecting the Holy Land from attack, dedicating...
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How the Hospitallers Lost the Holy Land but Survived the Ages

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During the Crusades, warriors devoted themselves to protecting the Holy Land from attack, dedicating themselves to God, the Church, and their mission. Several orders of devout knights emerged, the most famous of which was the Knights Templar, but another well-known order was the...
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A Collection of...
Collections: Life, Work, Death and the Peasant, Part IIIa: Family Formation This is the first part of the third part of our series (I, II) discussing the patterns of life of...
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Collections: Life, Work, Death and the Peasant, Part IIIa: Family Formation

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This is the first part of the third part of our series (I, II) discussing the patterns of life of the pre-modern peasants who made up the great majority of all humans who lived in our agrarian past and indeed a majority of all humans who have ever lived. Last week, we looked at...
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The Musket Wars That Changed Māori Society Forever The Musket Wars, which occurred from the early 1800s to the 1840s, brought about a significant...
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The Musket Wars That Changed Māori Society Forever

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The Musket Wars, which occurred from the early 1800s to the 1840s, brought about a significant transformation in Māori society and warfare. This four-decades-long conflict was characterized by the widespread use of muskets, which had been introduced (both willingly and...
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Classical Wisdom
Secrets of the Sophists Man is the Measure of All Things...
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Secrets of the Sophists

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Man is the Measure of All Things...
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The Lost People Who Built Babylon and Vanished The Amorites were a Bronze Age people who were prevalent in the Levant and Near East. But for over a...
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The Lost People Who Built Babylon and Vanished

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The Amorites were a Bronze Age people who were prevalent in the Levant and Near East. But for over a century, historians and archaeologists have debated if they can even be considered a “people” in an ethnic or political sense. Early theories held that the Amorites were a...
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The 8 Most Intriguing Nazca Lines Nestled in the Nazca desert in southern Peru, the group of geoglyphs popularly called the Nazca...
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The 8 Most Intriguing Nazca Lines

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Nestled in the Nazca desert in southern Peru, the group of geoglyphs popularly called the Nazca Lines fascinates history enthusiasts worldwide. Displaying geometric, animal, and humanoid forms, these glyphs stand out among other archaeological finds due to their sophisticated...
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What Is the Significance of the Minoan Octopus Vase? Craftsmen from the Minoan civilization, a society that existed during the Bronze Age on the Greek...
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What Is the Significance of the Minoan Octopus Vase?

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Craftsmen from the Minoan civilization, a society that existed during the Bronze Age on the Greek island of Crete, created the famous Minoan Octopus vase. Their vases typically featured artistic portrayals of a sinuous octopus and were created at a time when the Minoans were...
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How the Normans Conquered England in 1066 Many people may not be aware that the governments of France and England were once closely linked,...
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How the Normans Conquered England in 1066

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Many people may not be aware that the governments of France and England were once closely linked, including through a single monarchy. In 1066, William, Duke of Normandy, invaded England to avenge the affront of not being named King of England, as he had been promised.  The...
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7 Historical Places to Visit On Your Way to the Isle of Skye Scotland draws tourists year-round to discover its stunning nature, fantastic views, and rich...
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7 Historical Places to Visit On Your Way to the Isle of Skye

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Scotland draws tourists year-round to discover its stunning nature, fantastic views, and rich history. The Isle of Skye is the largest of the Inner Hebrides islands and is famous for its breathtaking views. You can discover the top places to visit on the Isle of Skye here. If...
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The Rise and Fall of the Second Bulgarian Empire That Dominated the Balkans The founding of the Second Bulgarian Empire in the late 12th century saw the restoration of...
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The Rise and Fall of the Second Bulgarian Empire That Dominated the Balkans

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The founding of the Second Bulgarian Empire in the late 12th century saw the restoration of Bulgarian independence from Byzantine rule. Under the leadership of effective rulers such as Kaloyan and Ivan Asen II, Bulgaria conquered most of southeastern Europe from the Byzantines....
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Patterns in Humanity
Immigration and crime in the Nordics A collection, description and visualization of data from the Nordic countries
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Immigration and crime in the Nordics

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A collection, description and visualization of data from the Nordic countries
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The Tumultuous Ottoman Interregnum (Bayezid’s Fall & Civil War) Under Sultan Bayezid, “The Thunderbolt,” the Ottoman Empire had a series of stunning military...
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The Tumultuous Ottoman Interregnum (Bayezid’s Fall & Civil War)

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Under Sultan Bayezid, “The Thunderbolt,” the Ottoman Empire had a series of stunning military victories in the Balkans and Western Asia. However, Bayezid’s ambitions placed him in the path of the Turco-Mongol conqueror Timur, who captured the Sultan in battle. Known as the...
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How Horses Shaped Human Civilization In no small part, horses have helped create and change human civilization. Although they are not as...
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How Horses Shaped Human Civilization

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In no small part, horses have helped create and change human civilization. Although they are not as conspicuous and as commonplace as they used to be, many civilizations were built on foundations provided for by equine labor.   From the plains of Eurasia, where they roamed free...
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The Odyssey Still Matters! Dr. Paul Cartledge on Homer’s Epic With the star-studded new Odyssey feature film by Christopher Nolan in the works, everyone is...
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The Odyssey Still Matters! Dr. Paul Cartledge on Homer’s Epic

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With the star-studded new Odyssey feature film by Christopher Nolan in the works, everyone is talking about Homer and his epic tales about the Trojan War and Odysseus’ long journey home following its conclusion. With this in mind, Richard Marranca spoke to Dr Paul Cartledge,...
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Res Obscura
OpenAI's "Study Mode" and the risks of flattery Serious learning requires friction, frustration... and other humans
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OpenAI's "Study Mode" and the risks of flattery

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Serious learning requires friction, frustration... and other humans
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How the Crusades Reshaped Medieval Europe From 1096 to about 1300 CE, during the Middle Ages in Europe, European monarchs and other royals...
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How the Crusades Reshaped Medieval Europe

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From 1096 to about 1300 CE, during the Middle Ages in Europe, European monarchs and other royals sent armies to the Holy Land in the Middle East to attempt to secure the city of Jerusalem and surrounding territory for Christendom. These “holy wars,” fought between Christians and...
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Flashbak
Teenagers in Their Bedrooms in the 1990s “Our bedrooms tell stories about us. They become the repository for memories, desire and self-image”...
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Teenagers in Their Bedrooms in the 1990s

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“Our bedrooms tell stories about us. They become the repository for memories, desire and self-image” – American photographer Adrienne Salinger   When Adrienne Salinger first published her portraits of teenagers in their bedrooms in the 1990s, the American photographer wanted In...
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5 Alluring Female Portraits Painted by Gustav Klimt Gustav Klimt redefined the modern female portrait. He introduced elements that were previously...
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5 Alluring Female Portraits Painted by Gustav Klimt

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Gustav Klimt redefined the modern female portrait. He introduced elements that were previously reserved for decorative arts or medieval icons. Klimt used gold, restless geometrical shapes, and dazzling enamel-like colors. While most portraitists of his time focused on showing...
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What Was Coco Chanel’s “Slavic Period”? During the 1920s, European fashion reflected the lure of exotic trends. From peasant shirts and...
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What Was Coco Chanel’s “Slavic Period”?

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During the 1920s, European fashion reflected the lure of exotic trends. From peasant shirts and embroidered dresses to jeweled kokoshnik tiaras, this era saw a strong Slavic influence on Western couture thanks to thousands of émigrés who fled the Bolshevik Revolution. While Coco...
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Mental Health and the 17th-Century Ship’s Doctor Mental Health and the 17th-Century Ship’s Doctor JamesHoare Thu, 07/31/2025 - 08:19
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Mental Health and the 17th-Century Ship’s Doctor

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Mental Health and the 17th-Century Ship’s Doctor JamesHoare Thu, 07/31/2025 - 08:19
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What Did Sargon of Akkad and Sargon of Assyria Have in Common? Sargon of Akkad (ruled c. 2334-2279 BCE) and Sargon II of Assyria (ruled 721-705 BCE) were two of...
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What Did Sargon of Akkad and Sargon of Assyria Have in Common?

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Sargon of Akkad (ruled c. 2334-2279 BCE) and Sargon II of Assyria (ruled 721-705 BCE) were two of the greatest rulers in ancient Near Eastern history. Despite sharing the same name, the two men were from different dynasties and lived more than 1,500 years and hundreds of miles...
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Trying to Understand...
Living With Russia. The alternative is what, exactly?
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Living With Russia.

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The alternative is what, exactly?
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7 Unusual Saints of the Middle Ages During the Middle Ages, devout Christians venerated holy people known as saints. As everyday...
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7 Unusual Saints of the Middle Ages

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During the Middle Ages, devout Christians venerated holy people known as saints. As everyday Christians made it through the struggles of life, they found comfort by identifying with saints, some of whom had extremely strange and unusual stories, or vitae. As strange as some of...
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The Ancient Art of Doing the Right Thing How Seneca’s Stoic Wisdom Can Help Us Live More Fairly
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The Ancient Art of Doing the Right Thing

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How Seneca’s Stoic Wisdom Can Help Us Live More Fairly
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4 Major Monastic Reform Orders in Medieval Europee Although the tradition of Christian monasticism had its origins in 3rd-century Egypt and the Levant,...
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4 Major Monastic Reform Orders in Medieval Europee

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Although the tradition of Christian monasticism had its origins in 3rd-century Egypt and the Levant, its medieval form was firmly established by St. Benedict’s Rule of the 6th century. Benedictine monasteries adopted this set of rules and became widespread across Europe in the...
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Did Life Continue in Pompeii After Its Destruction? In 79 CE, the disastrous eruption of Mount Vesuvius destroyed the prosperous cities of Pompeii and...
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Did Life Continue in Pompeii After Its Destruction?

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In 79 CE, the disastrous eruption of Mount Vesuvius destroyed the prosperous cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum near Naples. A densely populated city was buried under ash, lava, and stone, but its life was not over. Groups of survivors went on to rebuild their lives in other...
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What Ancient Greek Philosophers Said About Friendship (Philia) In Ancient Greek philosophy, friendship (or “philia”) was considered fundamental for shaping how one...
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What Ancient Greek Philosophers Said About Friendship (Philia)

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In Ancient Greek philosophy, friendship (or “philia”) was considered fundamental for shaping how one thought, acted, and organized society. However, we will see that thinkers like Plato, Aristotle, and Socrates viewed the matter rather differently from how we might today. Of...
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The Epic Story of El Cid (Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar) Few people have come close to achieving such legendary status as Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, better known...
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The Epic Story of El Cid (Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar)

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Few people have come close to achieving such legendary status as Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, better known as El Cid. Throughout his life, he fought for both Christian and Muslim armies, and was greatly respected and revered by both. In fact, his tale has been told so often that...
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Queen Caroline of Denmark and the Forbidden Love That Rocked a Kingdom Caroline Matilda was born July 22, 1751. She was the daughter of Frederick, Prince of Wales and...
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Queen Caroline of Denmark and the Forbidden Love That Rocked a Kingdom

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Caroline Matilda was born July 22, 1751. She was the daughter of Frederick, Prince of Wales and Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, and was the youngest of nine children. Her father passed away just before she was born; he was the oldest son and heir of King George II of Great...
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How Alexander the Great Won the Battle of the Granicus With Greece and the Balkans secure, Alexander the Great led his army across the Hellespont into Asia...
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How Alexander the Great Won the Battle of the Granicus

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With Greece and the Balkans secure, Alexander the Great led his army across the Hellespont into Asia Minor. A revolt in Egypt had drawn away the new Achaemenid king, Darius III, and his army. However, the local Achaemenid satraps were not about to let Alexander do as he pleased....
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Charles de Gaulle is Sentenced to Death Charles de Gaulle is Sentenced to Death JamesHoare Wed, 07/30/2025 - 09:02
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Charles de Gaulle is Sentenced to Death

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Charles de Gaulle is Sentenced to Death JamesHoare Wed, 07/30/2025 - 09:02
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What the Book of Nahum Says About the Fall of Nineveh Nahum prophesied about the imminent destruction of Nineveh and, by extension, the Assyrian Empire,...
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What the Book of Nahum Says About the Fall of Nineveh

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Nahum prophesied about the imminent destruction of Nineveh and, by extension, the Assyrian Empire, though he did not prophesy directly to them. Instead, he brought his message to an audience in Judah that gained much hope from the news that Nineveh was about to fall. The Kingdom...
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The Black Hawk War: Fighting Back Against US Westward Expansion As the United States expanded westwards, Native Americans were subjected to cultural genocide,...
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The Black Hawk War: Fighting Back Against US Westward Expansion

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As the United States expanded westwards, Native Americans were subjected to cultural genocide, foreign diseases, and territorial loss. Faced with destruction and herded onto reservations, many Native Americans resisted what was happening to them and decided to take action.   In...
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Why Did Ethiopian Rulers Claim to Be Descendants of King Solomon? Upon converting to Christianity in the 4th century, Ethiopia’s rulers took their new religion and...
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Why Did Ethiopian Rulers Claim to Be Descendants of King Solomon?

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Upon converting to Christianity in the 4th century, Ethiopia’s rulers took their new religion and invested themselves with an entirely new national mythos. Dynasties traced their roots back as far as possible (and even beyond) in order to solidify their legitimacy. And where...
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The 12th-Century Renaissance That Transformed Medieval Europe Europe’s long Middle Ages have a reputation as a low point in Western civilization. The period from...
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The 12th-Century Renaissance That Transformed Medieval Europe

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Europe’s long Middle Ages have a reputation as a low point in Western civilization. The period from the 5th to the 15th century is a byword for anything unenlightened and barbaric. Modern historians, however, prefer to view this stretch as a series of epochs and incremental...
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A Complete Guide to the Greek Poet Hesiod & His Works Hesiod (c. 750-650 BCE) is one of the earliest extant Greek poets. His most notable surviving works...
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A Complete Guide to the Greek Poet Hesiod & His Works

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Hesiod (c. 750-650 BCE) is one of the earliest extant Greek poets. His most notable surviving works are Theogony, which describes the origins and genealogy of the gods and the universe, and Works and Days, which covers various subjects such as farming advice, mythical stories,...
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Who Was Legendary Pirate Captain Kidd? Captain Kidd was one of many notorious pirates that operated during the 17th century “Golden Age of...
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Who Was Legendary Pirate Captain Kidd?

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Captain Kidd was one of many notorious pirates that operated during the 17th century “Golden Age of Piracy.” Legend has it he hid his treasure, intending to come back to it, but was stopped short when the law caught up with him. So where is this alleged treasure, and if people...
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Reduce and Seduce at the Teenage Beauty Farm Reduce and Seduce at the Teenage Beauty Farm JamesHoare Tue, 07/29/2025 - 08:43
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Reduce and Seduce at the Teenage Beauty Farm

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Reduce and Seduce at the Teenage Beauty Farm JamesHoare Tue, 07/29/2025 - 08:43
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The Forgotten Irish Kingdom in Dark Age Britain It is well known that large numbers of Irish settlers migrated to western Britain, especially...
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The Forgotten Irish Kingdom in Dark Age Britain

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It is well known that large numbers of Irish settlers migrated to western Britain, especially western Wales, during the early Dark Ages. This was mostly after, but some also before, the fall of Roman Britain. They managed to establish a relatively long-lasting kingdom in Dyfed,...
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Saving Jesus: An Interview with Broadcasting Legend Melvyn Bragg, 1984 “I wear suits now basically because it’s easier if you are doing a television programme to wear the...
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Saving Jesus: An Interview with Broadcasting Legend Melvyn Bragg, 1984

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“I wear suits now basically because it’s easier if you are doing a television programme to wear the same thing all the time. You don’t want to go in way over the programme. It’s another way to get people to forget about me and concentrate on the person I am talking to.” – Melvyn...
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What Lao Tzu Believed and How It Shaped Taoism Lao Tzu (Laozi) is a complex figure, which makes capturing his essence through words difficult. This...
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What Lao Tzu Believed and How It Shaped Taoism

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Lao Tzu (Laozi) is a complex figure, which makes capturing his essence through words difficult. This is not only because of the minimal information we have about his existence but also the many titles that can be given to him. The ancient Chinese philosopher, sage, and to some,...
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What Exactly Is Qi? Life Energy in Chinese Medicine & Martial Arts A character in a martial arts anime unleashes a planet-destroying burst of energy to defeat a foe. A...
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What Exactly Is Qi? Life Energy in Chinese Medicine & Martial Arts

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A character in a martial arts anime unleashes a planet-destroying burst of energy to defeat a foe. A martial artist in a wuxia film strikes at pressure points to paralyze someone. Another character places their hands on that same person to heal their injuries. These are...
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The Three Graces “Charites” of Greek Mythology (Origins & Facts) The Charites, also known as the three Graces, were a group of beautiful goddesses who embodied...
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The Three Graces “Charites” of Greek Mythology (Origins & Facts)

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The Charites, also known as the three Graces, were a group of beautiful goddesses who embodied charm, grace, beauty, and joy. They presided over festival celebrations and were attendants to the goddess of love, Aphrodite. Initially, there were three Charites, but additional...
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6 Most Striking Fayum Portraits You Should See The Fayum portraits are realistic paintings of deceased individuals that were placed over their...
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6 Most Striking Fayum Portraits You Should See

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The Fayum portraits are realistic paintings of deceased individuals that were placed over their mummies during the first three centuries of the Common Era in Egypt. These were portraits of the elites who wished to reach the afterlife retaining their lifelike appearance. The...
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5 Roman Emperors (Almost) Lost to Time One of the main symptoms of the Crisis of the Third Century was almost constant civil wars and...
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5 Roman Emperors (Almost) Lost to Time

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One of the main symptoms of the Crisis of the Third Century was almost constant civil wars and internal fights for power. Over the course of almost half a century (235-284), many Roman generals and other commanders were proclaimed emperors, mostly by their soldiers after a...
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The Absurd Truth Behind Our Daily Grind The Myth Of Sisyphus And Lessons In Absurdity
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The Absurd Truth Behind Our Daily Grind

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The Myth Of Sisyphus And Lessons In Absurdity
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The Game of Kings – The Intriguing History of Tamerlane Chess Tamerlane Chess is a medieval chess variant attributed to the 14th-century conqueror Timur, also...
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The Game of Kings – The Intriguing History of Tamerlane Chess

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Tamerlane Chess is a medieval chess variant attributed to the 14th-century conqueror Timur, also known as Tamerlane. A complex and richly symbolic game, Tamerlane Chess is played on a unique 10×11 board and features over 25 distinct pieces, each with specialized movements. Known...
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‘José Martí Reader: Writings on the Americas’ review ‘José Martí Reader: Writings on the Americas’ review JamesHoare Mon, 07/28/2025 - 09:00
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‘José Martí Reader: Writings on the Americas’ review

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‘José Martí Reader: Writings on the Americas’ review JamesHoare Mon, 07/28/2025 - 09:00
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The Adventures of Perseus, the Greek Hero Who Defeated Medusa Perseus, the son of Zeus, was abandoned by his grandfather, King Acrisius, due to a dark prophecy....
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The Adventures of Perseus, the Greek Hero Who Defeated Medusa

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Perseus, the son of Zeus, was abandoned by his grandfather, King Acrisius, due to a dark prophecy. He and his mother, Danae, were saved by a fisherman named Diktys on the island of Seriphos. However, Diktys’s brother, King Polydectes, desired to marry Danae and devised a plan to...
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How Moriori Peacekeepers Survived a Forgotten Māori Invasion For decades, the Moriori have been considered extinct. When two Māori tribes invaded their homeland,...
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How Moriori Peacekeepers Survived a Forgotten Māori Invasion

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For decades, the Moriori have been considered extinct. When two Māori tribes invaded their homeland, the Chatham Islands, in 1835, the Moriori refused to fight back. They remained faithful to the Law of Nunuku, the central tenet of Moriori life, which prohibited warfare and...
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Global Inequality...
New capitalism III: Capital Why is capital so concentrated and why so few have it?
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New capitalism III: Capital

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Why is capital so concentrated and why so few have it?
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The Inca Empire’s Four Quarters Explained (Government & Challenges) The Inca Empire was the largest of the pre-Columbian civilizations. At its peak, the empire spanned...
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The Inca Empire’s Four Quarters Explained (Government & Challenges)

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The Inca Empire was the largest of the pre-Columbian civilizations. At its peak, the empire spanned from the highest peaks of the Andes mountains to the inhospitable Atacama desert. At its peak between 1438 and 1533, the Inca Empire, known in the Quechua language as Tawantinsuyu,...
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Inside the Forgotten Cave World of Old Khndzoresk Embark on a hike through the historic village of Old Khndzoresk in Armenia, perched on the steep...
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Inside the Forgotten Cave World of Old Khndzoresk

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Embark on a hike through the historic village of Old Khndzoresk in Armenia, perched on the steep slopes of a breathtaking gorge. This remarkable site, fully inhabited during the 17th and 18th centuries with a population of over 8,000, offers a unique exploration of both natural...
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The Story of the Carthaginian Queen Dido & the Trojan Prince Aeneas Dido and Aeneas are perhaps the two most iconic lovers in an ancient epic. Their brief relationship...
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The Story of the Carthaginian Queen Dido & the Trojan Prince Aeneas

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Dido and Aeneas are perhaps the two most iconic lovers in an ancient epic. Their brief relationship becomes a haunting episode in the Aeneid, creating profound repercussions for Aeneas and his quest. Dido, the legendary queen of Carthage, and Aeneas, a Trojan prince fated to...
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Weekly Wisdom Quiz Epictetus, Hesiod, Virgil
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Weekly Wisdom Quiz

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Epictetus, Hesiod, Virgil
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How Angels and Demons Interact with Humans in the Bible In modern pop culture, angels are often portrayed as gentle protectors, while demons are frequently...
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How Angels and Demons Interact with Humans in the Bible

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In modern pop culture, angels are often portrayed as gentle protectors, while demons are frequently depicted as malevolent tempters. However, in the Bible, the distinction between these spiritual beings is more complex. Angels deliver divine messages but also bring destruction....
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Did Jesus Have Siblings? Scholars have asked questions about the siblings of Jesus since the earliest centuries of the...
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Did Jesus Have Siblings?

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Scholars have asked questions about the siblings of Jesus since the earliest centuries of the Christian church. Some argue he had younger brothers and sisters based on a plain reading of the gospels. Others claim Jesus had stepsiblings from a prior marriage of Joseph. A third...
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Global Inequality...
New Capitalism II: Compositional vs income inequality Are all class-based societies unequal?
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New Capitalism II: Compositional vs income inequality

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Are all class-based societies unequal?
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8 Facts About Huey Long, the Kingfish Who Promised Every Man a King Political powerhouse Huey Long was a radical democrat who had no qualms about making his opinions...
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8 Facts About Huey Long, the Kingfish Who Promised Every Man a King

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Political powerhouse Huey Long was a radical democrat who had no qualms about making his opinions known. Rising through political ranks in Louisiana, he began making an impact on the national stage. Long made a number of reforms during his tenure in government, many of which made...
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The Music of the Romantic Era (with Examples) The Romantic Period, often placed in the 19th century but with roots in the late 18th century, is...
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The Music of the Romantic Era (with Examples)

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The Romantic Period, often placed in the 19th century but with roots in the late 18th century, is associated with individual self-expression and a reaction against the Age of Enlightenment’s emphasis on logic and rationality. This period also rebelled against industrialization....
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How Did the Colonial Period Shape Modern Korean Art? The Japanese Colonial Period (1910-1945) saw the development of Modern Art in Korea according to...
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How Did the Colonial Period Shape Modern Korean Art?

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The Japanese Colonial Period (1910-1945) saw the development of Modern Art in Korea according to Western standards, placing importance on European techniques and styles, such as oil painting. Moving beyond the traditional, Korean art made during this time reflects the great...
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Guide to Classical Greek Sculpture (Canon, Materials, and Appearance) After the Persians were thrown back from their attempt to conquer Greece, the Greek world was buoyed...
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Guide to Classical Greek Sculpture (Canon, Materials, and Appearance)

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After the Persians were thrown back from their attempt to conquer Greece, the Greek world was buoyed by a sense of optimism that permeated all aspects of society. It was during this time, called the Classical Era by historians, that ancient Greek culture reached its apogee,...
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Guide to Lisbon’s History, Art, and Museums Lisbon is one of the oldest capitals in Europe. It was also once a prominent port city where...
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Guide to Lisbon’s History, Art, and Museums

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Lisbon is one of the oldest capitals in Europe. It was also once a prominent port city where merchants worldwide would meet and trade in the Middle Ages. It was the center of globalization’s earliest days.   Although the infamous 1755 earthquake left Lisbon in shambles, killing...
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Mahatma Gandhi’s 3 Quotes That Changed the World Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in 1869 in Porbandar, in the Indian state of Gujarat. He trained...
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Mahatma Gandhi’s 3 Quotes That Changed the World

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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in 1869 in Porbandar, in the Indian state of Gujarat. He trained as a lawyer before moving to South Africa, where he set out to fight racial discrimination against the Indian community through organized civil disobedience. Returning to India in...
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Dublin in 1991: Photographing The Feeling Of A City On The Edge “The photo always holds two layers, the concrete and the emotional. You must involve your own...
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Dublin in 1991: Photographing The Feeling Of A City On The Edge

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“The photo always holds two layers, the concrete and the emotional. You must involve your own experience and perception when decoding the photo, and only then does it disseminate its full message” – photographer Krass Clement     In 1991 Danish photographer Krass Clement took...
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8 of the Most Famous Castles in the Middle East Not confined to the medieval history of Europe, massive stone fortifications were also a common...
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8 of the Most Famous Castles in the Middle East

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Not confined to the medieval history of Europe, massive stone fortifications were also a common sight throughout the Middle East. Many of these castles still stand, their impenetrable stone walls having withstood centuries of war and strife.   Some, however, have crumbled to...
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What’s the Best Time of Year to Visit Mexico? Mexico offers arguably the most comprehensive travel experience in Latin America. It is ideal for...
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What’s the Best Time of Year to Visit Mexico?

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Mexico offers arguably the most comprehensive travel experience in Latin America. It is ideal for beach lovers, culture vultures, adrenalin addicts, and history enthusiasts. Yet, with a climate as diverse as its landscapes, settling on the perfect time to visit can be a bit...
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What Life Was Really Like for a Medieval Monk Spending their lives in monasteries, devoting their entire lives to God, monks in the Middle Ages...
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What Life Was Really Like for a Medieval Monk

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Spending their lives in monasteries, devoting their entire lives to God, monks in the Middle Ages experienced a quiet existence in a world with a growing sense of religious importance that valued the monastic life.   Not only did they devote themselves to God, but they devoted...
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Who Was Stonewall Jackson? The Confederate General Who Became a Legend Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson remains one of the most iconic figures of the American Civil War. Born in...
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Who Was Stonewall Jackson? The Confederate General Who Became a Legend

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Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson remains one of the most iconic figures of the American Civil War. Born in 1824, in what is now West Virginia, his military genius propelled him through the ranks of the Confederate Army from a lowly major to General. Known for his iron discipline and...
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Various Episodes of Human Life Performed by Monkeys, 1635 This small print series is called ‘Verschillende Bedrijven uit het Menselijke Leven Door Apen...
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Various Episodes of Human Life Performed by Monkeys, 1635

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This small print series is called ‘Verschillende Bedrijven uit het Menselijke Leven Door Apen Voorgesteld’ (Various episodes of human life performed by monkeys) from designs by the Flemish printer Quirin Boel (or Coryn Bol; 25 January 1620 – 1668) and compatriot painter David...
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Poetry and Power Art in the Age of Augustus
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Poetry and Power

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Art in the Age of Augustus
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Tiresias, the Blind Prophet of Greek Mythology Tiresias, the blind prophet from Thebes, is one of the most renowned seers in Greek mythology. After...
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Tiresias, the Blind Prophet of Greek Mythology

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Tiresias, the blind prophet from Thebes, is one of the most renowned seers in Greek mythology. After being struck blind by one of the gods, Tiresias was granted the gifts of prophecy and longevity. As a prophet, Tiresias played a vital role in the mythology of Thebes. However,...
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Could the Trojan War Have Occurred in the Iron Age? The Trojan War is undoubtedly the most famous conflict in Greek legend. The ancient Greeks wrote...
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Could the Trojan War Have Occurred in the Iron Age?

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The Trojan War is undoubtedly the most famous conflict in Greek legend. The ancient Greeks wrote about it extensively, and there are many statements regarding when it took place. These claims, although not all consistent, generally point to c. 1200 BCE as the date of the Trojan...
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7 Historical Places to Visit on the Isle of Skye The Isle of Skye, the largest island of the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. It has a population of...
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7 Historical Places to Visit on the Isle of Skye

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The Isle of Skye, the largest island of the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. It has a population of around 10,000 people and is only 50 miles long. Yet, it is filled with history, from prehistoric fossils to highland castles. Peppered with ruins and riveting history, here are the top...
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Sumer vs. Indus Valley – Which Is Older? The question of the older civilization between the Sumer and the Indus Valley Civilizations is...
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Sumer vs. Indus Valley – Which Is Older?

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The question of the older civilization between the Sumer and the Indus Valley Civilizations is interesting as both are considered to be among the earliest human civilizations known to man. That said, they rose at different timelines. To determine which of them was older, it is...
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‘Saving’ South Africa’s San Peoples ‘Saving’ South Africa’s San Peoples JamesHoare Fri, 07/25/2025 - 09:36
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‘Saving’ South Africa’s San Peoples

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‘Saving’ South Africa’s San Peoples JamesHoare Fri, 07/25/2025 - 09:36
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Constantine the Great’s Forgotten Invasion of Britain Constantine the Great is undoubtedly one of the most famous Roman Emperors. He was made emperor...
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Constantine the Great’s Forgotten Invasion of Britain

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Constantine the Great is undoubtedly one of the most famous Roman Emperors. He was made emperor while in Roman Britain, fought a war against Emperor Maxentius in Rome, and then took control of the entire Roman Empire. Interestingly, there is some evidence that he returned to...
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Who Were the Taíno, Puerto Rico’s Indigenous Culture? Accounts of the discovery of the “new world” often give the impression that Europeans’ first...
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Who Were the Taíno, Puerto Rico’s Indigenous Culture?

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Accounts of the discovery of the “new world” often give the impression that Europeans’ first encounters were with small native tribes, saving major indigenous histories for large civilizations like the Aztec and Inca. In fact, the very first people the conquistadors met in the...
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The Story of the Union General Who Trained an Army He Refused to Use George McClellan was one of the most controversial generals of the American Civil War. Known for...
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The Story of the Union General Who Trained an Army He Refused to Use

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George McClellan was one of the most controversial generals of the American Civil War. Known for organizing the Army of the Potomac, McClellan earned praise from superiors for his ability to instill discipline within his men. However, his cautious approach on the battlefield led...
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The True History Behind the Legendary Round Table of King Arthur One of the key aspects of the Arthurian legends is that King Arthur was accompanied by a large...
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The True History Behind the Legendary Round Table of King Arthur

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One of the key aspects of the Arthurian legends is that King Arthur was accompanied by a large alliance of knights known as the Knights of the Round Table. The Round Table itself was a large circular table at which Arthur and his allies sat, reportedly at Camelot. Many aspects of...
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Who Won the Battle of Baton Rouge? On May 1, 1862, the Union seized New Orleans, the largest city in the Confederate States of America....
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Who Won the Battle of Baton Rouge?

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On May 1, 1862, the Union seized New Orleans, the largest city in the Confederate States of America. This was a tremendous logistical and psychological blow for the South, which lost both a major trading and sociocultural center. Many expected the Confederacy to mount an...
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3 Famous Archeological Finds That Were Actually Hoaxes Archeological discoveries have always fascinated us. They offer insights into the lives of our...
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3 Famous Archeological Finds That Were Actually Hoaxes

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Archeological discoveries have always fascinated us. They offer insights into the lives of our ancestors and the cultures of ancient civilizations, but not all finds stand up to scrutiny. Throughout history, several sensational archeological discoveries have turned out to be...
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What Is Hestia the Goddess of? When you think about Greek mythology, you may immediately picture the epic battles, tragic love...
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What Is Hestia the Goddess of?

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When you think about Greek mythology, you may immediately picture the epic battles, tragic love stories, and gods with fiery tempers in all of the famous stories. However, not every deity was defined by strength, power, and spectacle. Hestia, one of the elder Olympian gods,...
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Let’s Hear It For The Toilet Paper: 25 Vintage Snapshots of People And Toilets Have you been? Do you need to go? We’ve seen Janet Leigh on the toilet in the Psycho bathroom, men...
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Let’s Hear It For The Toilet Paper: 25 Vintage Snapshots of People And Toilets

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Have you been? Do you need to go? We’ve seen Janet Leigh on the toilet in the Psycho bathroom, men of all ages on the pot and admired the bog at New York’s CBGB club and the dawning of the 1980s bathroom. In this gallery, photograph collector Robert E. Jackson share vintage...
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Shakespeare’s Lost Years Shakespeare’s Lost Years JamesHoare Thu, 07/24/2025 - 09:14
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Shakespeare’s Lost Years

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Shakespeare’s Lost Years JamesHoare Thu, 07/24/2025 - 09:14
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Ship Shape: British Naval Strategy After Napoleon Ship Shape: British Naval Strategy After Napoleon JamesHoare Thu, 07/24/2025 - 09:14
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Ship Shape: British Naval Strategy After Napoleon

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Ship Shape: British Naval Strategy After Napoleon JamesHoare Thu, 07/24/2025 - 09:14
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Is There a Cure for Male Loneliness? Unpacking the Myths of Masculinity Male loneliness runs deeper than just feeling alone. Many men find it difficult to make close...
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Is There a Cure for Male Loneliness? Unpacking the Myths of Masculinity

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Male loneliness runs deeper than just feeling alone. Many men find it difficult to make close connections because they are imprisoned by out-of-date concepts of masculinity: be strong, don’t cry, handle it alone, be a man! Such fallacies are not only harmful but also separate...
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Global Inequality...
New Capitalism in America Richest capitalists and richest workers are increasingly the same people
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New Capitalism in America

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Richest capitalists and richest workers are increasingly the same people
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Trying to Understand...
Layer Upon Layer. It's Empires all the way down.
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Layer Upon Layer.

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It's Empires all the way down.
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The Four Crusader States in the Holy Land As a site of great significance for three world religions, the Levant has been subject to brutal...
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The Four Crusader States in the Holy Land

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As a site of great significance for three world religions, the Levant has been subject to brutal wars over the centuries. When Pope Urban II launched the First Crusade in 1095, the main target was Jerusalem and the Holy Land. During the First Crusade, the Christians successfully...
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How Did Richard the Lionheart Become England’s Most Famous King? Richard I (1157-1199), the Lionheart, is celebrated as England’s great warrior king, a man who...
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How Did Richard the Lionheart Become England’s Most Famous King?

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Richard I (1157-1199), the Lionheart, is celebrated as England’s great warrior king, a man who embodied the ideals of medieval chivalry and nobility. Historically, however, Richard was notorious for having had little interest in England or the English—and in truth, he was never...
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7 Giant Animals That Were Lost in the Late Pleistocene Extinctions Scientists have recorded five Ice Ages in Earth’s history. The most recent began around three...
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7 Giant Animals That Were Lost in the Late Pleistocene Extinctions

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Scientists have recorded five Ice Ages in Earth’s history. The most recent began around three million years ago and continues today. Ice ages are characterized by glacial periods, where the climate is colder and glaciers advance, and interglacial periods, where the climate is...
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Who Was Hesiod? Ebook: The Birth of Gods
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Who Was Hesiod?

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Ebook: The Birth of Gods
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Stories from WWII Croatia (Ustasha-era) The Independent State of Croatia, founded in 1941, did not have the same impact on Europe’s...
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Stories from WWII Croatia (Ustasha-era)

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The Independent State of Croatia, founded in 1941, did not have the same impact on Europe’s demographics that Nazi Germany did. Nonetheless, the brutality of the genocidal campaign it conducted against its Serbs, Roma, and Jews is haunting. Its history and the memory thereof also...
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The Forgotten Claudian Heirs Who Shaped Imperial Rome The Julio-Claudians were the first dynasty of imperial Rome, descended from the Julian gens through...
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The Forgotten Claudian Heirs Who Shaped Imperial Rome

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The Julio-Claudians were the first dynasty of imperial Rome, descended from the Julian gens through Julius Caesar and Augustus. The Claudian side came through the empress Livia, herself a Claudian, and her ex-husband Tiberius Claudius Nero, whose name is preserved by three of...
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Medieval Battles Where Archers Ruled the Field Medieval battles were dominated by armored cavalry, but history reveals cases where archers were...
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Medieval Battles Where Archers Ruled the Field

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Medieval battles were dominated by armored cavalry, but history reveals cases where archers were able to outsmart their rivals. Changing tactics only took them so far. New bow types, like the English longbow and the nomadic composite bow, increased the archer’s lethality....
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‘Gods, Guns and Missionaries’ by Manu S. Pillai review ‘Gods, Guns and Missionaries’ by Manu S. Pillai review JamesHoare Wed, 07/23/2025 - 09:08
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‘Gods, Guns and Missionaries’ by Manu S. Pillai review

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‘Gods, Guns and Missionaries’ by Manu S. Pillai review JamesHoare Wed, 07/23/2025 - 09:08
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The Great Destroyer: Cyrus, Babylon, and Jerusalem The Great Destroyer: Cyrus, Babylon, and Jerusalem JamesHoare Wed, 07/23/2025 - 09:06
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The Great Destroyer: Cyrus, Babylon, and Jerusalem

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The Great Destroyer: Cyrus, Babylon, and Jerusalem JamesHoare Wed, 07/23/2025 - 09:06
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Alexander Gardner: The Man Who Captured the Civil War Alexander Gardner is one of the principal photographers responsible for capturing the horrors of the...
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Alexander Gardner: The Man Who Captured the Civil War

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Alexander Gardner is one of the principal photographers responsible for capturing the horrors of the Civil War and the adventure of the expansion into the American West, not only for posterity but for his contemporaries, shaping public opinion. His relationship with Abraham...
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The Ancient Hurrian Myth That Inspired the Greek Gods The Kumarbi Cycle was a Hurrian myth adapted by the Hittites. While Kumarbi himself was a Hurrian...
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The Ancient Hurrian Myth That Inspired the Greek Gods

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The Kumarbi Cycle was a Hurrian myth adapted by the Hittites. While Kumarbi himself was a Hurrian god, the epic incorporates other gods from Near Eastern cultures, like the Babylonians and Syrians. The storm god, called Teshub in Hurrian, was replaced with the Hittite and Luwian...
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The Birth of Gods Hesiod's Theogony
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The Birth of Gods

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How the Antigonids Endured and Ruled Macedonia After Alexander Following the death of Alexander the Great, his generals fought for control of the various parts of...
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How the Antigonids Endured and Ruled Macedonia After Alexander

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Following the death of Alexander the Great, his generals fought for control of the various parts of his empire. Despite taking control of the Macedonian homeland, the Antigonids are less famous than the Ptolemies of Egypt and the Seleucids of Asia Minor. Meet the rulers of the...
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Why Did the Romans Conquer the World? Here’s Polybius’ Explanation The growth of the Roman Republic forever changed the ancient world. For those who lived through it,...
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Why Did the Romans Conquer the World? Here’s Polybius’ Explanation

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The growth of the Roman Republic forever changed the ancient world. For those who lived through it, the swift rise of Rome from obscurity to superpower must have been stunning. Polybius, a leading politician in a Greek state that had been Rome’s ally and then enemy, experienced...
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Gap Week, July 25, 2025 Hey folks! I am on vacation this week, so you’ll have to wait till next week to get the next...
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Gap Week, July 25, 2025

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Hey folks! I am on vacation this week, so you’ll have to wait till next week to get the next installment of “Life, Work, Death and the Peasant.” However, if you are looking for some ACOUP content to fill your Friday, I have a few suggestions! First, if you want some of my writing...
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Who Was Saint John the Baptist? (Bio, Death, Facts) John the Baptist was more than just a prophet. He was the cousin of Jesus and God tasked him with...
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Who Was Saint John the Baptist? (Bio, Death, Facts)

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John the Baptist was more than just a prophet. He was the cousin of Jesus and God tasked him with preparing the way for Jesus. But what did that mean? John showed significant insight into who Jesus was and how he would fulfill the Old Testament type of Christ. John lived a simple...
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The Trojan Horse, the Deception That Ended the Trojan War Arguably, one of the most famous aspects of the Trojan War is the story of how it ended. This story...
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The Trojan Horse, the Deception That Ended the Trojan War

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Arguably, one of the most famous aspects of the Trojan War is the story of how it ended. This story famously involved the incredible deception of the Trojan Horse. According to this ancient legend, the Trojan Horse was used by the Greeks to end a grueling ten-year siege of the...
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5 Generals Who Defeated Napoleon in Battle Napoleon Bonaparte is considered one of the greatest military leaders in history. As a result of his...
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5 Generals Who Defeated Napoleon in Battle

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Napoleon Bonaparte is considered one of the greatest military leaders in history. As a result of his operational and tactical prowess, he suffered only ten defeats of the 80 or so battles he fought in his career. The generals who defeated him on the field of battle were...
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Phenomena of Materialisation : Investigating The Naked Psychic Eva Carrière “Miss Eva prepared the heads before every séance, and endeavoured to make them unrecognizable. A...
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Phenomena of Materialisation : Investigating The Naked Psychic Eva Carrière

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“Miss Eva prepared the heads before every séance, and endeavoured to make them unrecognizable. A clean-shaven face was decorated with a beard. Grey hairs became black curls, a broad forehead was made into a narrow one. But, in spite of all her endeavours, she could not obliterate...
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Democracy and Tyranny Plato's Academy Event: This Weekend
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Democracy and Tyranny

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No One Knows How Cleopatra Really Died But These Are the Most Compelling Theories Cleopatra VII, the last active pharaoh of Egypt, died in August 30 BCE after her kingdom was invaded...
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No One Knows How Cleopatra Really Died But These Are the Most Compelling Theories

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Cleopatra VII, the last active pharaoh of Egypt, died in August 30 BCE after her kingdom was invaded and conquered by Rome’s first emperor, Octavian. Political ambition, strategic alliances, and legendary relationships with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony marked her life. But her...
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4 Ways that Magical Realism Rewrites History In a particularly striking scene from Gabriel García Márquez’s Nobel prize-winning novel One Hundred...
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4 Ways that Magical Realism Rewrites History

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In a particularly striking scene from Gabriel García Márquez’s Nobel prize-winning novel One Hundred Years of Solitude, a trickle of blood takes on a life of its own, flowing from room to room, going around the carpets, crossing terraces, and climbing over curbs as it makes its...
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Hunting Heretics: Inside the Medieval Inquisition Hunting Heretics: Inside the Medieval Inquisition JamesHoare Tue, 07/22/2025 - 09:13
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Hunting Heretics: Inside the Medieval Inquisition

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Hunting Heretics: Inside the Medieval Inquisition JamesHoare Tue, 07/22/2025 - 09:13
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Kikunae Ikeda’s MSG Revolution Kikunae Ikeda’s MSG Revolution JamesHoare Tue, 07/22/2025 - 09:00
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Kikunae Ikeda’s MSG Revolution

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Kikunae Ikeda’s MSG Revolution JamesHoare Tue, 07/22/2025 - 09:00
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The Symbols and Strange Stories Behind Rembrandt’s Night Watch The Night Watch by Rembrandt van Rijn is one of the most analyzed paintings in the history of art....
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The Symbols and Strange Stories Behind Rembrandt’s Night Watch

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The Night Watch by Rembrandt van Rijn is one of the most analyzed paintings in the history of art. This fascinating artwork has survived many wars, three attacks by vandals, and years of extensive research and attempts to decode its meaning and complex composition. Let’s explore...
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Is Gibbon’s “The Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire” Still Relevant? In the 18th century, Edward Gibbon wrote his six-volume magnum opus, The History of the Decline and...
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Is Gibbon’s “The Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire” Still Relevant?

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In the 18th century, Edward Gibbon wrote his six-volume magnum opus, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. It covers the history of the empire that started in the city of Rome from 98 CE to 1590 CE; over 3,928 pages. For generations, it was considered required...
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6 Magnificent Medieval Castles Around the World Medieval castles evolved as needs or technology changed. Normal castle construction consisted of...
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6 Magnificent Medieval Castles Around the World

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Medieval castles evolved as needs or technology changed. Normal castle construction consisted of thick stone walls, battlements, ample food storage for soldiers, and perhaps a moat or an internal spring. Builders constructed castles in various ways over time, creating many unique...
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What is Freedom? Lessons from Epictetus, the Stoic-Slave
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What is Freedom?

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Calypso, the Nymph Who Held Odysseus Captive Calypso was a beautiful nymph who lived alone on the isolated island of Ogygia. Her solitude changed...
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Calypso, the Nymph Who Held Odysseus Captive

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Calypso was a beautiful nymph who lived alone on the isolated island of Ogygia. Her solitude changed when the shipwrecked hero Odysseus washed ashore. Calypso fell in love with him and offered him immortality and an idyllic paradise in exchange for staying with her and marrying...
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Nietzsche vs. Schopenhauer’s Views on Life, Suffering, and the Will Does life weigh us down, or is it an adventure we should accept? Nietzsche and Schopenhauer...
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Nietzsche vs. Schopenhauer’s Views on Life, Suffering, and the Will

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Does life weigh us down, or is it an adventure we should accept? Nietzsche and Schopenhauer disagreed deeply on the meaning of existence and the nature of human suffering. Schopenhauer, the original pessimist, thought that life inevitably brought pain and torment—and that the...
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Why Was Hope the Last Gift in Pandora’s Box? The story of Pandora’s box is a well-known tale about Pandora, the first woman according to ancient...
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Why Was Hope the Last Gift in Pandora’s Box?

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The story of Pandora’s box is a well-known tale about Pandora, the first woman according to ancient Greek mythology, and a box given to her by the gods. Recounted in Hesiod’s Theogony and Works and Days, the box was originally conceptualized as a jar, only becoming a box when a...
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Top 10 Places to Visit in Athens, Greece According to many flight crews, the most beautiful city from above is Athens. Its hilly landscape...
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Top 10 Places to Visit in Athens, Greece

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According to many flight crews, the most beautiful city from above is Athens. Its hilly landscape features vast olive groves, palm tree-lined coastal avenues, and urban neighborhoods sprawling across the Attic peninsula. The city is even more breathtaking from the ground, with...
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How a 7th-Century War Game Transformed Into a Symbol of Intelligence The game of chess has a history spanning over a thousand years, evolving from the ancient Indian...
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How a 7th-Century War Game Transformed Into a Symbol of Intelligence

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The game of chess has a history spanning over a thousand years, evolving from the ancient Indian game of chaturanga into a modern global sport. Shaped by cultural exchange, conquest, and innovation, its rules and strategies have transformed dramatically. Today, modern chess...
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‘Make the Foreigner Pay’: When Britain Tried Tariffs ‘Make the Foreigner Pay’: When Britain Tried Tariffs JamesHoare Mon, 07/21/2025 - 09:23
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‘Make the Foreigner Pay’: When Britain Tried Tariffs

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‘Make the Foreigner Pay’: When Britain Tried Tariffs JamesHoare Mon, 07/21/2025 - 09:23
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Discover the Irish Ogham, the Medieval “Tree Alphabet” Ogham, sometimes referred to as Ogam, was the earliest form of Irish writing. Otherwise known as the...
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Discover the Irish Ogham, the Medieval “Tree Alphabet”

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Ogham, sometimes referred to as Ogam, was the earliest form of Irish writing. Otherwise known as the “tree alphabet” because of its distinctive branch shapes, connections have often been drawn between the Ogham alphabet and the ancient Druids, an Iron Age class of Celtic...
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The Life of Seneca, the Stoic Philosopher Who Walked a Moral Tightrope Lucius Annaeus Seneca lived at a formative period in the history of imperial Rome. As a Stoic...
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The Life of Seneca, the Stoic Philosopher Who Walked a Moral Tightrope

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Lucius Annaeus Seneca lived at a formative period in the history of imperial Rome. As a Stoic philosopher who preached virtue and self-restraint, he also served as an advisor to the infamous emperor Nero. His writings, such as his Letters to Lucilius and On the Shortness of Life,...
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My Weekly Reader March 12, 1962 Happy Moon Day! This is the last of this batch of My Weekly Readers. I hope you haven't gotten too...
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My Weekly Reader March 12, 1962

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Happy Moon Day! This is the last of this batch of My Weekly Readers. I hope you haven't gotten too tired of this summer break. In this issue we celebrate the USA in Space. This March 12th issue celebrates John Glenn's success and looking forward to the next set of missions...
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What Is the Celtic Revival? (History, Art, and Impact) The Celtic Revival, which began in 19th-century Ireland, was a resurgence of popular interest in a...
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What Is the Celtic Revival? (History, Art, and Impact)

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The Celtic Revival, which began in 19th-century Ireland, was a resurgence of popular interest in a variety of Celtic and medieval Irish traditions, including art, language, and mythology. The movement held great significance for Irish art history and archaeology, as well as for...
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The Enduring Legacy of Suetonius, Rome’s Most Controversial Biographer Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus was an ambitious imperial official under the Roman Emperor Hadrian,...
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The Enduring Legacy of Suetonius, Rome’s Most Controversial Biographer

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Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus was an ambitious imperial official under the Roman Emperor Hadrian, whose name has come down through history for writing imperial biographies of Rome’s first emperors, called The Twelve Caesars. While his position at court gave him unique access to...
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Weekly Wisdom Quiz Poison and Politics
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Weekly Wisdom Quiz

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Poison and Politics
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How the Rivalry of Charles V, Francis I, and Henry VIII Shaped Europe In an age when the exercise of power was largely personal rather than corporate, the machinations of...
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How the Rivalry of Charles V, Francis I, and Henry VIII Shaped Europe

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In an age when the exercise of power was largely personal rather than corporate, the machinations of and rivalry between three great monarchs (Charles V, Henry VIII, Francis I) could and did have an enormous impact on the events of the time. Nearly every war, alliance, scandal,...
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The Real Story of the Legendary Ninja Hattori Hanzo The Sengoku Jidai was by far the most turbulent period in Japanese history. The country was split...
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The Real Story of the Legendary Ninja Hattori Hanzo

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The Sengoku Jidai was by far the most turbulent period in Japanese history. The country was split into dozens of separate domains. Various daimyo had their own ideas on how to rule the country and were willing to wage war for it. Some, like Hattori Hanzo Masanari, would be in...
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Why Was King James Such a Powerful Figure? Born James Charles Stuart, son of Mary, Queen of Scots, King James inherited the Scottish throne...
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Why Was King James Such a Powerful Figure?

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Born James Charles Stuart, son of Mary, Queen of Scots, King James inherited the Scottish throne from his mother when she was forced to abdicate on July 24, 1567. He was only an infant when this dramatic life turn took place. Through a convoluted set of circumstances resulting...
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5 Sites Related to the Knights Templar in Portugal In Portugal, the Knights Templar left a remarkable legacy, impacting the country’s history,...
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5 Sites Related to the Knights Templar in Portugal

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In Portugal, the Knights Templar left a remarkable legacy, impacting the country’s history, architecture, and religion. In this article, you will learn how such a secretive religious order helped shape the future of a new kingdom and how they benefited from the king’s unwavering...
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The Life and Extraordinary History of the Chevalier John Taylor: The Eye Surgeon Who Robbed You... “The Eye, that most amazing, that stupendous, that comprehending, that incomprehensible, that...
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The Life and Extraordinary History of the Chevalier John Taylor: The Eye Surgeon Who Robbed You Blind

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“The Eye, that most amazing, that stupendous, that comprehending, that incomprehensible, that miraculous Organ, the Eye, is the Proteus of the Passions, the Herald of the Mind, The Interpreter of the Heart, and the Window of the Soul. The Eye has Dominion over all Things. The...
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The Draugr (Norse Undead) Who Haunted the Viking World The Vikings believed in life after death, but also that people could get caught between life and...
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The Draugr (Norse Undead) Who Haunted the Viking World

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The Vikings believed in life after death, but also that people could get caught between life and death. Returning as a revenant usually happened to evil people who clung to life for their own vile purposes. These zombie-like creatures were called, among other things, “draugr,”...
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An In-Depth Guide to the Christian Doctrine of God The doctrine of God as taught by Christian theologians differs from the conceptual God debated by...
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An In-Depth Guide to the Christian Doctrine of God

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The doctrine of God as taught by Christian theologians differs from the conceptual God debated by philosophers and the inner God experienced by mystics. But how exactly is the God of the scholars and visionaries different from the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, as Pascal...
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What 1 & 2 Kings Reveal About Power and Faith First and Second Kings are one literary work that was divided into the two books we have today when...
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What 1 & 2 Kings Reveal About Power and Faith

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First and Second Kings are one literary work that was divided into the two books we have today when translators rendered the Hebrew text into the Greek Septuagint. That division was carried through to the Latin Vulgate and subsequently into modern Bible translations. The...
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How to Read the Books of the Prophets in the Bible Most people who have picked up a Bible have at some time thought: “Well… this makes no sense!” The...
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How to Read the Books of the Prophets in the Bible

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Most people who have picked up a Bible have at some time thought: “Well… this makes no sense!” The Bible is a dense collection of writings that was written over centuries. It is no wonder that it does not always make for easy reading. Many modern Christians are hesitant to dive...
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How Did Matisse’s Time in Moscow Shape His Fauvist Art? In 1911, Henri Matisse arrived in Moscow upon the invitation of a famous art collector called Sergei...
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How Did Matisse’s Time in Moscow Shape His Fauvist Art?

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In 1911, Henri Matisse arrived in Moscow upon the invitation of a famous art collector called Sergei Shchukin. Known for his radical taste, Shchukin acquired works by Matisse, Picasso, and Cezanne at a time when their art was scarcely accepted, even in Western circles. In Moscow,...
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What Led to the Rise and Fall of the Indus Civilization? Lost beneath Pakistan and India’s plains, the Indus—or Harappan—Civilization flourished between...
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What Led to the Rise and Fall of the Indus Civilization?

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Lost beneath Pakistan and India’s plains, the Indus—or Harappan—Civilization flourished between 2700-1900 BCE, building the ancient world’s biggest cities long before we even knew they existed. Unearthed only in 1924, these sites reveal no sprawling palaces, temples or writings,...
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The 6 Empires That Shaped the Bible Story The events recorded in the Bible cover thousands of years with thousands of proper names. One way to...
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The 6 Empires That Shaped the Bible Story

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The events recorded in the Bible cover thousands of years with thousands of proper names. One way to impose order on such complex material is to classify it in terms of the empires that were dominant at the time in which the major events occurred. This is an especially useful...
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The Origins & Symbolism of the Phoenix (From Ancient Greece to Christianity) The myth of the Phoenix is closely identified with stories from ancient Greek and Roman literature,...
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The Origins & Symbolism of the Phoenix (From Ancient Greece to Christianity)

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The myth of the Phoenix is closely identified with stories from ancient Greek and Roman literature, although there are Egyptian and Persian counterparts that may have outdated and influenced these. What is less well known are the references to the phoenix and phoenixlike birds...
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The Primordial Gods of Greek Mythology Who Preceded the Olympians According to Greek mythology, when the cosmos was created, it was initially inhabited by the first...
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The Primordial Gods of Greek Mythology Who Preceded the Olympians

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According to Greek mythology, when the cosmos was created, it was initially inhabited by the first generation of beings known as the Primordial gods or Protogenoi (Firstborn). Many of these gods appeared fully formed at the moment of the cosmos’s creation. They personified the...
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Collections: Life, Work, Death and the Peasant, Part II: Starting at the End This is the second part of our series (I) discussing the basic contours of life – birth, marriage,...
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Collections: Life, Work, Death and the Peasant, Part II: Starting at the End

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This is the second part of our series (I) discussing the basic contours of life – birth, marriage, labor, subsistence, death – of pre-modern peasants and their families. As we’ve discussed, pre-modern peasant farmers make up the vast majority of human beings in in the past. Last...
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When Was Homer’s Iliad Written? Unraveling the Controversy Homer’s Iliad tells the story of the Trojan War. Traditionally, that war has been dated to the late...
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When Was Homer’s Iliad Written? Unraveling the Controversy

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Homer’s Iliad tells the story of the Trojan War. Traditionally, that war has been dated to the late Bronze Age, approximately c. 1200 BCE. However, the Iliad itself was not written that early in history. There is wide agreement that Homer—or whoever the true author of the Iliad...
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What Is the Great Commission? The Final Words of Jesus In the final verses of the Gospel of Matthew we find a passage that is often called “the Great...
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What Is the Great Commission? The Final Words of Jesus

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In the final verses of the Gospel of Matthew we find a passage that is often called “the Great Commission.” Matthew’s Gospel ends abruptly, with the resurrected Christ appearing to the disciples one last time and saying the words that would later become famous as the Great...
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The World's First Female Serial Killer? Ancient Roman True Crime
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The World's First Female Serial Killer?

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Ancient Roman True Crime
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Was “Bad” King John Really That Bad? Among the kings of England there have been eight Henrys, eight Edwards, and six Georges but there...
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Was “Bad” King John Really That Bad?

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Among the kings of England there have been eight Henrys, eight Edwards, and six Georges but there has only ever been one John. His successors did not want to be associated with the stain the name had in the minds of the English people. Considering what the monk Matthew Paris...
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How Did the Aztec Empire Rise and Fall in Mesoamerica? The Aztec Empire is among the most talked about Mesoamerican societies. The prominent empire spanned...
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How Did the Aztec Empire Rise and Fall in Mesoamerica?

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The Aztec Empire is among the most talked about Mesoamerican societies. The prominent empire spanned between 1325 and 1521 CE and covered a significant portion of the modern-day regions of central and southern Mexico. While historians refer to the inhabitants as the Aztecs, they...
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Photographing The Black Panthers: All Power To The People (1967 – 1973) “I wanted to show the whole picture of the Black Panther Party. Most of the media focused on the...
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Photographing The Black Panthers: All Power To The People (1967 – 1973)

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“I wanted to show the whole picture of the Black Panther Party. Most of the media focused on the rallies and looked for controversy. I wanted to show what it was like behind the scenes and portray a more complete, complicated portrait of the Panthers.” – Stephen Shames...
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How Gustave Moreau’s Mystical Paintings Defined the Symbolist Movement The late 19th century was a time of political and social upheaval in France. In response to the...
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How Gustave Moreau’s Mystical Paintings Defined the Symbolist Movement

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The late 19th century was a time of political and social upheaval in France. In response to the changing cultural landscape, a small group of writers and artists struck out in defiance of the literal, natural art popular at the time. They turned their focus inward, using their...
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Demetrius “the Besieger” and the Epic Scramble for Alexander’s Empire Demetrius Poliorcetes, “the Besieger,” became central to the scramble for power following the death...
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Demetrius “the Besieger” and the Epic Scramble for Alexander’s Empire

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Demetrius Poliorcetes, “the Besieger,” became central to the scramble for power following the death of Alexander the Great. The drama of his life is such that a historian described it as one that “still awaits a movie producer” (Chaniotis, 2018, 47). Ever-changing fortune cast...
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6 Key Themes For Understanding Confucianism William Theodore de Bary, sinologist and scholar of East Asian Philosophy at Columbia University,...
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6 Key Themes For Understanding Confucianism

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William Theodore de Bary, sinologist and scholar of East Asian Philosophy at Columbia University, said that “if we were to characterize, in one word, the Chinese way of life for the last two thousand years, the word would be ‘Confucian.’”   The primary consideration of...
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A Journey Through Greece’s Byzantine & Venetian Heritage in Monemvasia Known as the “Gibraltar of the East,” Monemvasia is a rocky Greek island with a rich Byzantine and...
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A Journey Through Greece’s Byzantine & Venetian Heritage in Monemvasia

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Known as the “Gibraltar of the East,” Monemvasia is a rocky Greek island with a rich Byzantine and Venetian history. A completely walled city, its strategic location made it an important trading port for both empires. This combination made for a unique blend of cultures whose...
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The Mad Genius Who Gave Us the Elements Empedocles: The Eccentric Philosopher
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The Mad Genius Who Gave Us the Elements

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Empedocles: The Eccentric Philosopher
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How Dark Age Britain Created Welsh Mythology Many mythologies from around the world are based in a historical setting. For example, in the case...
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How Dark Age Britain Created Welsh Mythology

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Many mythologies from around the world are based in a historical setting. For example, in the case of ancient Greek mythology, many scholars agree that much of it originates in some sense from Bronze Age Greece. What about Welsh mythology? Over the 20th century, many scholars...
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How the Renaissance Sparked a Religious Revolution in Europe The Renaissance was symbolic of an intellectual shift in Western Europe that emphasized and promoted...
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How the Renaissance Sparked a Religious Revolution in Europe

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The Renaissance was symbolic of an intellectual shift in Western Europe that emphasized and promoted values such as education, individualism, and objectivity via humanist philosophies. This way of thinking had an impact on politics, art, and especially religion. The values...
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The Hidden Human Histories Buried in the Grand Canyon The Grand Canyon is one of Earth’s most incredible and iconic landmarks. But its sculpted stones and...
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The Hidden Human Histories Buried in the Grand Canyon

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The Grand Canyon is one of Earth’s most incredible and iconic landmarks. But its sculpted stones and carved canyons aren’t just a geological timeline. Humans have inhabited, worshipped, and traversed the region for thousands of years. Read on to discover how the hidden histories...
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Classical Sculpture Techniques and Their Surprising Influence on Modernism The thread between ancient and modern art was entwined. Artists of the modern art period employed...
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Classical Sculpture Techniques and Their Surprising Influence on Modernism

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The thread between ancient and modern art was entwined. Artists of the modern art period employed classical sculpting techniques, materials, and sometimes themes in the creation of their own works of art. The methods and styles used before the first millennium were never fully...
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What Do We Know About the “Missing” Books of the Bible? In the early years of Christianity, following the time of the New Testament, multiple books were...
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What Do We Know About the “Missing” Books of the Bible?

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In the early years of Christianity, following the time of the New Testament, multiple books were circulated around the newly formed churches. Among those books and letters, a consensus among the churches arose as to which ones were authentically written by an apostle of Jesus...
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London’s World West: Harlesden in 1997 Harlesden was once a Saxon settlement. The Domesday Book calls it “Hervlvestvne”. In 1997, Harlesden...
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London’s World West: Harlesden in 1997

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Harlesden was once a Saxon settlement. The Domesday Book calls it “Hervlvestvne”. In 1997, Harlesden was in the London borough of Brent, as it remains today. It’s when Peter Marshall was walking around the place taking pictures. Bordered by the north-west London -dens of Neasden...
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What Did an Ottoman Sultan Eat In a Day? In the 15th and 16th centuries, the Ottoman palace kitchens were places where delicious and...
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What Did an Ottoman Sultan Eat In a Day?

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In the 15th and 16th centuries, the Ottoman palace kitchens were places where delicious and innovative foods emerged. A sultan’s personal tastes, whether leaning towards savory or sweet, influenced the culinary culture of the court. Some of the sultan’s favorite foods, like...
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7 Real Characters from Arthurian Legends The Arthurian legends introduce many fascinating characters, including the selfless King Arthur with...
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7 Real Characters from Arthurian Legends

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The Arthurian legends introduce many fascinating characters, including the selfless King Arthur with his magical sword, the chivalrous Sir Lancelot with his scandalous love affair with Guinevere, and the magician Merlin, possibly a son of demons. As we focus on these lead...
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How Gutenberg’s Press Sparked a World-Changing Revolution The Gutenberg Press revolutionized how information was produced and disseminated, marking a...
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How Gutenberg’s Press Sparked a World-Changing Revolution

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The Gutenberg Press revolutionized how information was produced and disseminated, marking a milestone in the history of book production in Europe. Produced in the mid-15th century by Johannes Gutenberg in Germany, this innovative press combined the movable metal type with a screw...
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How Pegasus Sprang from Medusa and Soared to Olympus The immortal, white-winged stallion Pegasus is one of the most iconic creatures in Greek mythology....
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How Pegasus Sprang from Medusa and Soared to Olympus

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The immortal, white-winged stallion Pegasus is one of the most iconic creatures in Greek mythology. He was born from the tragic and brutal union of a god, a gorgon, and a hero’s sword. While Pegasus is primarily remembered as the devoted companion of the hero Bellerophon, his...
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9 Facts About Johnny Appleseed Few American legends are as widely known as the story of Johnny Appleseed. But as with many tales of...
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9 Facts About Johnny Appleseed

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Few American legends are as widely known as the story of Johnny Appleseed. But as with many tales of Americana, it can be hard to separate fact from fiction. While Johnny was a real person, his moniker of “Appleseed” was not his actual last name but a nickname given to him for...
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The Gluttonous Roman Emperor Vitellius of 69 CE Vitellius was one of the four emperors who claimed power in the turbulent year that followed the...
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The Gluttonous Roman Emperor Vitellius of 69 CE

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Vitellius was one of the four emperors who claimed power in the turbulent year that followed the death of the last Julio-Claudian, Nero. History is written by the victor, and after just eight months Vespasian ousted Vitellius and established the Flavian Dynasty. Consequently,...
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The Top 8 Archaeological Discoveries of 2025 (So Far) From lost royal tombs and underwater time capsules to mythic Greek sanctuaries and vibrant Roman...
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The Top 8 Archaeological Discoveries of 2025 (So Far)

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From lost royal tombs and underwater time capsules to mythic Greek sanctuaries and vibrant Roman frescoes, 2025 is already shaping up to be a landmark year for archaeology. These top archaeological discoveries span thousands of years and multiple continents.   1. Valley of the...
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A Little Intelligence ... ... about Intelligence.
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A Little Intelligence ...

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... about Intelligence.
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The Unique History of Wales (From the Stone Age) Many people are confused and think that Wales, in the United Kingdom, is a part of England,...
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The Unique History of Wales (From the Stone Age)

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Many people are confused and think that Wales, in the United Kingdom, is a part of England, something that angers most Welsh people due to the turbulent history between the two countries. Wales has a long and fascinating history, all of its own, characterized by consistent...
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How to Have Willpower Ancient Meditations and Modern Psychology on Self-Control
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How to Have Willpower

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Ancient Meditations and Modern Psychology on Self-Control
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What Were the Founding Principles of Monophysitism? Monophysitism is a belief that Jesus Christ had only one divine nature, rather than a nature that...
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What Were the Founding Principles of Monophysitism?

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Monophysitism is a belief that Jesus Christ had only one divine nature, rather than a nature that was both fully divine and fully human within one person. The Monophysite theology took various forms with various people over the early centuries of Christianity.   The Emergence of...
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How Hertha Ayrton Made Waves How Hertha Ayrton Made Waves JamesHoare Wed, 07/16/2025 - 09:05
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How Hertha Ayrton Made Waves

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How Hertha Ayrton Made Waves JamesHoare Wed, 07/16/2025 - 09:05
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Hygiene and Bathing in the Middle Ages The Middle Ages has a reputation for being a time when the average person lived in filth and...
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Hygiene and Bathing in the Middle Ages

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The Middle Ages has a reputation for being a time when the average person lived in filth and squalor, bathing was unheard of, and personal hygiene was a foreign concept. But is this true? There is no simple answer to this question since the Middle Ages lasted almost a thousand...
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What the Bubonic Plague Can Still Teach Us About Civilization Collapse From 1347 to 1353, the Bubonic Plague, more commonly referred to as the Black Death, wracked the...
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What the Bubonic Plague Can Still Teach Us About Civilization Collapse

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From 1347 to 1353, the Bubonic Plague, more commonly referred to as the Black Death, wracked the continent of Europe. It was a time of misery and suffering as almost half of Europe’s population succumbed to the disease, sending shockwaves throughout the continent and forcing...
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How Hagia Sophia Survived Centuries of Religious and Political Change Rising at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, Hagia Sophia is more than a marvel of architecture. For...
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How Hagia Sophia Survived Centuries of Religious and Political Change

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Rising at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, Hagia Sophia is more than a marvel of architecture. For over 1,500 years, Istanbul’s international treasure has witnessed the rise and fall of empires and the shifting tides of faith. How did a singular structure survive centuries of...
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The Upstart Roman Emperor Otho Who Claimed Nero’s Legacy Marcus Silvius Otho has gone down in history for claiming the position of emperor of Rome for a...
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The Upstart Roman Emperor Otho Who Claimed Nero’s Legacy

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Marcus Silvius Otho has gone down in history for claiming the position of emperor of Rome for a short three-month period in 69 CE. This was during the year of volatility that followed the death of the last Julio-Claudian emperor, Nero, known as the Year of the Four Emperors. A...
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Ulissi Aldrovandi’s Monstrorum Historia: Dragons And Other Real Monsters “I have never described any thing without first having seen it with my eyes” – Ulissi Aldrovandi,...
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Ulissi Aldrovandi’s Monstrorum Historia: Dragons And Other Real Monsters

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“I have never described any thing without first having seen it with my eyes” – Ulissi Aldrovandi, who shows us dragons and other monsters in his Monstrorum Historia     Ulissi Aldrovandi’s Monstrorum Historia is a huge 13-volume encyclopaedia of life on Earth. The books cover...
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Get to Know Venerable Bede, the Father of English History Bede is remembered today chiefly as a historian. Yet he was a dynamic intellectual giant in the...
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Get to Know Venerable Bede, the Father of English History

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Bede is remembered today chiefly as a historian. Yet he was a dynamic intellectual giant in the Early Middle Ages and his most famous historical work is far more than a dry recounting of events. Let us explore Bede, his History, and the influence that it has had.   Northumbria in...
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9 Things to Know About Giorgio Morandi, the Master of Still Life Giorgio Morandi was an Italian artist best known for his still life paintings of bottles and vases....
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9 Things to Know About Giorgio Morandi, the Master of Still Life

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Giorgio Morandi was an Italian artist best known for his still life paintings of bottles and vases. Morandi focused not on bold concepts or bright imagery but on composition and color. He deliberately stripped his objects of their practical functions to focus on pure form. Read...
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King Tut: The Life & Afterlife of the Boy Pharaoh When Howard Carter cracked open a forgotten tomb in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings in 1922, the world...
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King Tut: The Life & Afterlife of the Boy Pharaoh

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When Howard Carter cracked open a forgotten tomb in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings in 1922, the world met a golden face that would become immortal. But behind the glittering mask of Tutankhamun was a sickly teenage boy, born into chaos and nearly forgotten forever. The life of King...
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Who Were the Famous Pompeii Victims? In 79 CE, the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum were destroyed by the powerful eruption of...
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Who Were the Famous Pompeii Victims?

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In 79 CE, the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum were destroyed by the powerful eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Up to 16,000 victims were buried under ash and rubble or suffocated from poisonous gases. Many of such bodies left silhouette-shaped cavities in compressed ash....
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Real Person or Myth? The Truth About King Arthur Did King Arthur really exist? That question has occupied the minds of historians for centuries. Even...
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Real Person or Myth? The Truth About King Arthur

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Did King Arthur really exist? That question has occupied the minds of historians for centuries. Even in the medieval era, as early as the century in which Geoffrey of Monmouth wrote his Arthurian account, scholars doubted the truth behind much of the Arthurian legends. In more...
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How the Mycenaeans Conquered the Minoans & Took Crete The Bronze Age Aegean in the eastern Mediterranean region had several distinct groups and they...
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How the Mycenaeans Conquered the Minoans & Took Crete

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The Bronze Age Aegean in the eastern Mediterranean region had several distinct groups and they included the Mycenaeans, who lived in mainland Greece, and the Minoans on the island of Crete. Although the cultures are often studied separately, they were somewhat linked. This is...
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On the Spot: Kathleen DuVal On the Spot: Kathleen DuVal JamesHoare Tue, 07/15/2025 - 08:09
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On the Spot: Kathleen DuVal

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On the Spot: Kathleen DuVal JamesHoare Tue, 07/15/2025 - 08:09
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What Did the Emancipation Proclamation Do? Issued by President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War, this executive order declared freedom for...
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What Did the Emancipation Proclamation Do?

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Issued by President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War, this executive order declared freedom for enslaved people in Confederate territories. Although its immediate impact was limited by enforcement challenges, its symbolic power redefined the nation’s purpose and the very...
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How Odysseus Survived the Terrifying Sea Monsters Scylla and Charybdis Scylla and Charybdis appear mainly in book twelve of Homer’s Odyssey, in which Odysseus and his crew...
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How Odysseus Survived the Terrifying Sea Monsters Scylla and Charybdis

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Scylla and Charybdis appear mainly in book twelve of Homer’s Odyssey, in which Odysseus and his crew must sail through the rocks near where the monsters live. Little information is known about their origins, though some stories are provided in myth. Scylla and Charybdis were...
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What Are the Literary Sources for the Trojan War? When considering the Trojan War, most people think of Homer’s epic poems, the Iliad and the Odyssey....
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What Are the Literary Sources for the Trojan War?

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When considering the Trojan War, most people think of Homer’s epic poems, the Iliad and the Odyssey. But these two defining works only tell part of the story. The Iliad is set in the ninth year of a ten-year war, and the Odyssey is the tale of a hero returning after the conflict....
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How Tiberius & Gaius Gracchus Almost Revolutionized the Roman Republic Rivalries between brothers are a recurring motif throughout Roman history. From the bloody struggle...
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How Tiberius & Gaius Gracchus Almost Revolutionized the Roman Republic

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Rivalries between brothers are a recurring motif throughout Roman history. From the bloody struggle between Romulus and Remus during the city’s mythological origins, through to Caracalla’s brutal murder of his brother Geta in the early 3rd century CE, happy families could be rare...
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How John Everett Millais’ Life & Work Shaped the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood Along with William Holman Hunt and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, John Everett Millais was one of the...
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How John Everett Millais’ Life & Work Shaped the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood

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Along with William Holman Hunt and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, John Everett Millais was one of the founding members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in September 1848. Throughout the early 1850s, John Everett Millais created many works of art that would define the Pre-Raphaelite art...
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A Tale of Zeus as a Goose The Totally Unhinged Story Behind the Stars
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A Tale of Zeus as a Goose

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The Totally Unhinged Story Behind the Stars
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What Was the Significance of Philippi and Colossae in Biblical History? The Apostle Paul traveled throughout much of the Roman Empire in the first century spreading...
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What Was the Significance of Philippi and Colossae in Biblical History?

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The Apostle Paul traveled throughout much of the Roman Empire in the first century spreading Christianity and preaching to people and churches. Two of the cities he visited were Philippi in Greece and Colossae in Asia Minor (now Turkey).   Philippi Before Paul Arrived   Philippi...
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‘I Humbly Beg Your Speedy Answer’ by Mary Beth North review ‘I Humbly Beg Your Speedy Answer’ by Mary Beth North review JamesHoare Mon, 07/14/2025 - 08:42
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‘I Humbly Beg Your Speedy Answer’ by Mary Beth North review

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‘I Humbly Beg Your Speedy Answer’ by Mary Beth North review JamesHoare Mon, 07/14/2025 - 08:42
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‘I Humbly Beg Your Speedy Answer’ by Mary Beth Norton review

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‘I Humbly Beg Your Speedy Answer’ by Mary Beth Norton review JamesHoare Mon, 07/14/2025 - 08:42
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An Anciente Mappe of Fairyland by Bernard Sleigh, 1920 “I believe in Faeries. It is very natural and not a bit foolish; for in these days we are quickly...
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An Anciente Mappe of Fairyland by Bernard Sleigh, 1920

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“I believe in Faeries. It is very natural and not a bit foolish; for in these days we are quickly learning how little we know of any other world than our own.” – Bernard Sleigh, An Anciente Mappe of Fairyland Bernard Sleigh   After doctors drilled a hole in his skull to alleviate...
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How Solomon’s Wisdom Shaped a Kingdom Solomon is synonymous with the honor, prosperity, and riches of Israel. These material things were...
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How Solomon’s Wisdom Shaped a Kingdom

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Solomon is synonymous with the honor, prosperity, and riches of Israel. These material things were never his goal but were the result of his desire to serve God as a trustworthy steward of his people. Solomon’s wish was to have the insight to distinguish between good and evil and...
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Cimbrian War: Rome’s Greatest Threat Since Hannibal In the middle of the 2nd century BCE, the Roman Republic had fought and won several overseas wars....
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Cimbrian War: Rome’s Greatest Threat Since Hannibal

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In the middle of the 2nd century BCE, the Roman Republic had fought and won several overseas wars. Carthage had been decisively defeated in the Third Punic War, while the Greeks and Macedonians in the east had also been brought to heel. However, by the end of the century, war...
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Where Was the Biblical Saba (Land of the Queen of Sheba)? Strap on your metaphorical scuba gear because we’re about to dive into the murky depths of history,...
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Where Was the Biblical Saba (Land of the Queen of Sheba)?

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Strap on your metaphorical scuba gear because we’re about to dive into the murky depths of history, myth, and archaeological intrigue surrounding Saba—the golden land of the fabled Queen Makeda. What was Saba really like? How did its people live, and what did its cities look...
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Everything You Should Know About the Book of Isaiah The Book of Isaiah speaks to some of the darkest days of Israel and Judah yet contains some of the...
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Everything You Should Know About the Book of Isaiah

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The Book of Isaiah speaks to some of the darkest days of Israel and Judah yet contains some of the most beautiful passages in the Bible, bringing hope and presenting the Messianic promise of salvation and restoration. The book spans several centuries beginning with the time of...
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Who Were King Solomon’s Many Wives and Concubines? King Solomon pulled the ultimate biblical no-no: he married foreign women and allowed them to keep...
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Who Were King Solomon’s Many Wives and Concubines?

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King Solomon pulled the ultimate biblical no-no: he married foreign women and allowed them to keep practicing their own religions. In his zeal to cement political alliances through marriage, he gained a reputation for faithlessness—and divine punishment soon followed. But who...
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How Did Geographical Discoveries Shape Johannes Vermeer’s Artworks? Only around 35 paintings by Johannes Vermeer survive today, but they still captivate viewers of all...
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How Did Geographical Discoveries Shape Johannes Vermeer’s Artworks?

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Only around 35 paintings by Johannes Vermeer survive today, but they still captivate viewers of all ages and backgrounds. This is evident from the ocean of merchandise featuring his masterpieces and the fame of the Girl with a Pearl Earring, which appears in pop culture almost as...
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Weekly Wisdom Quiz Destiny and... Death Rays?
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Weekly Wisdom Quiz

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Destiny and... Death Rays?
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The Passionate (& Controversial) Relationship of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera In 1929, 22-year-old Mexican painter Frida Kahlo married muralist Diego Rivera, who was two decades...
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The Passionate (& Controversial) Relationship of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera

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In 1929, 22-year-old Mexican painter Frida Kahlo married muralist Diego Rivera, who was two decades her senior. More than lovers, their mutual influence was most prominent in their respective artistic creations. Their admiration for each other’s talent, as well as a shared belief...
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How Did Venice and Byzantium Become Bitter Rivals? The Byzantine Empire emerged as the surviving half of the Roman Empire, while the western half...
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How Did Venice and Byzantium Become Bitter Rivals?

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The Byzantine Empire emerged as the surviving half of the Roman Empire, while the western half crumbled. Unlike the West, the Eastern Empire, after 476 CE, remained stable, with a strong military and capable administrators. Marked changes did occur as Greek culture, language, and...
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Stephen Salmieri: First Photos of Coney Island, 1967 – 1972 “I used to be a fireball of energy – if I had two or three days a week to spare where I wasn’t on an...
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Stephen Salmieri: First Photos of Coney Island, 1967 – 1972

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“I used to be a fireball of energy – if I had two or three days a week to spare where I wasn’t on an assignment I was out with my camera in the city. I covered this city like an archeologist.” – Stephen Salmieri, Coney Island Trips, 1967 – 1972     Between 1967 … Continue reading...
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Metoposcopia: How To Spot Character From Forehead Wrinkles, 1661 These images from Centifrons Idolum Iani Hoc est: Metoposcopia Seu Prosopomantia by Johannes...
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Metoposcopia: How To Spot Character From Forehead Wrinkles, 1661

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These images from Centifrons Idolum Iani Hoc est: Metoposcopia Seu Prosopomantia by Johannes Praetorius (1661) attempt to convey the importance forehead topography plays in knowing another’s character. The study of foreheads is known as Metoposcopy, a pseudo-science developed in...
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What Is Structuralism? (Definition & Facts) Structuralists say structures can be uncovered anywhere—from human behavior to star clusters and...
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What Is Structuralism? (Definition & Facts)

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Structuralists say structures can be uncovered anywhere—from human behavior to star clusters and snowflakes to mathematics. In fact, structuralism offers a kind of mathematization of the entirety of nature, even systems that were once considered too complicated to model, such as...
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Porto for Art Lovers: Galleries, Architecture, and Street Art Porto is famous for its incredible past and its monuments. This mesmerizing city holds some of the...
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Porto for Art Lovers: Galleries, Architecture, and Street Art

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Porto is famous for its incredible past and its monuments. This mesmerizing city holds some of the most iconic historical buildings in the country besides renowned contemporary art galleries.   Baroque, Neo-Classical, and Art Nouveau Landmarks   Igreja and Torre dos Clérigos  ...
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The Tumultuous Life of Gaius Marius, the Roman General Who Broke All the Rules Gaius Marius is one of the most compelling personalities of the Roman Republic. Entering politics as...
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The Tumultuous Life of Gaius Marius, the Roman General Who Broke All the Rules

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Gaius Marius is one of the most compelling personalities of the Roman Republic. Entering politics as a “novus homo” from Italy with few political connections, he proved both his military skill and unbridled ambition during the Jugurthine War. He was subsequently elected consul an...
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What Happened to the Neanderthals? Contrary to popular belief, the Neanderthals had language, hunting strategies, sophisticated tools,...
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What Happened to the Neanderthals?

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Contrary to popular belief, the Neanderthals had language, hunting strategies, sophisticated tools, art, and jewelry. In many ways, they were not dissimilar from us. Having co-existed for thousands of years, there must be more to the story than humans simply wiping them out. For...
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The Fireworks King: Brock’s Pyrotechnics: The History and Art of Firework Making, 1922 “My object has not been to write a text-book on firework-making, but rather to trace the art from...
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The Fireworks King: Brock’s Pyrotechnics: The History and Art of Firework Making, 1922

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“My object has not been to write a text-book on firework-making, but rather to trace the art from earliest times, and to give a description of the development and process of manufacture… My excuse for adding another volume to the literature of the art is that I am of the eighth...
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How the Roman Aeminium Became Coimbra, One of Portugal’s Oldest Cities Present-day Coimbra hides an extraordinary past. Here, you can find the most well-preserved...
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How the Roman Aeminium Became Coimbra, One of Portugal’s Oldest Cities

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Present-day Coimbra hides an extraordinary past. Here, you can find the most well-preserved cryptoporticus from the Roman Empire and the richest Baroque library in Europe. At Coimbra, you will also discover remnants of the Moorish occupation.   Coimbra also played a vital role in...
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How Was Food Preserved Before Fridges? Fridges have become an almost indispensable necessity in many households in the modern world. This...
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How Was Food Preserved Before Fridges?

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Fridges have become an almost indispensable necessity in many households in the modern world. This is because they keep food fresh by maintaining a cool environment. The cool temperatures in fridges help to prevent the growth of microorganisms that cause food decay. That said,...
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How the Great Fire of London in 1666 Completely Transformed the City Few man-made disasters before the 19th century have caused as much damage or reformed a city as much...
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How the Great Fire of London in 1666 Completely Transformed the City

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Few man-made disasters before the 19th century have caused as much damage or reformed a city as much as the Great Fire of London did in 1666. Not only did the fire cause untold damage, devastation, and carnage in the city, but it also helped to change the way that buildings were...
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Philopoemen: The Last Great General of Ancient Greece Philopoemen (253-183 BCE) was a strategos (general) of the Achaean League during a turbulent period...
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Philopoemen: The Last Great General of Ancient Greece

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Philopoemen (253-183 BCE) was a strategos (general) of the Achaean League during a turbulent period of conflict with Sparta. While he has been overshadowed by great generals such as Hannibal, Alexander the Great, and Julius Caesar, Philopoemen was regarded as one of the most...
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How Georges Méliès Brought Magic to the Movies In the earliest days of cinema, when pictures moving at all was still shocking, one visionary saw...
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How Georges Méliès Brought Magic to the Movies

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In the earliest days of cinema, when pictures moving at all was still shocking, one visionary saw the fantastical possibilities of this exciting new technology. Artist, magician, inventor, and director Georges Méliès created worlds filled with magic and adventure that...
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The Evolution of the Samurai (From the Kamakura to the Edo Period) The samurai of feudal Japan are well known in popular culture, yet the popular image of a samurai is...
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The Evolution of the Samurai (From the Kamakura to the Edo Period)

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The samurai of feudal Japan are well known in popular culture, yet the popular image of a samurai is merely a snapshot of centuries of evolution for this mighty warrior class. Here we will explore how the samurai developed from the beginning of their rule in the Kamakura Period....
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Collections: Life, Work, Death and the Peasant, Part I: Households This is the first post in a series discussing the basic contours of life – birth, marriage, labor,...
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Collections: Life, Work, Death and the Peasant, Part I: Households

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This is the first post in a series discussing the basic contours of life – birth, marriage, labor, subsistence, death – of pre-modern peasants and their families. Prior to the industrial revolution, peasant farmers of varying types made up the overwhelming majority of people in...
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What Are the 5 Biggest Islands in the World? Less than 30 percent of the world’s surface is covered in land, yet this is still a massive amount...
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What Are the 5 Biggest Islands in the World?

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Less than 30 percent of the world’s surface is covered in land, yet this is still a massive amount of space that humans have sought to explore and exploit. Included in all this land are around 200,000 islands.   From the icy Arctic to the tropics, here are the five biggest...
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The Theban Elite Army of Lovers Who Defeated the Mighty Spartans Active in the 4th century BCE, the Sacred Band was an elite military unit composed of 150 pairs of...
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The Theban Elite Army of Lovers Who Defeated the Mighty Spartans

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Active in the 4th century BCE, the Sacred Band was an elite military unit composed of 150 pairs of male lovers. The central idea was that by placing each soldier alongside his beloved, they would fight more fiercely, to both protect one another and to avoid dishonoring themselves...
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Fate and Free Will The Stoic Perspective
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Fate and Free Will

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The Stoic Perspective
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The Real Story of Henry V, England’s Warrior King Few monarchs have captured the imagination of a nation as much as King Henry V (r. 1413-22). The...
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The Real Story of Henry V, England’s Warrior King

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Few monarchs have captured the imagination of a nation as much as King Henry V (r. 1413-22). The inspiration behind hundreds of books, plays, and movies, the nine-year reign of this English monarch is deemed as one of the most successful not just of any English king, but of any...
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What Are the Oldest Human Records and Writings? Humans have been making records of their activities for thousands of years. We have developed...
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What Are the Oldest Human Records and Writings?

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Humans have been making records of their activities for thousands of years. We have developed various systems of writing from various cultures, and several came about independently of one another. From paleolithic records to Chinese lettering, we take a closer look at some of the...
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Alexander the Great’s Legendary Horse: Who Was Bucephalus? Bucephalus is undoubtedly one of the most famous horses in history. After Alexander the Great tamed...
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Alexander the Great’s Legendary Horse: Who Was Bucephalus?

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Bucephalus is undoubtedly one of the most famous horses in history. After Alexander the Great tamed the horse, the two became inseparable, with Bucephalus accompanying Alexander on his legendary Persian campaign, carrying his master into the battle and sharing his victories....
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How Dante Gabriel Rossetti & John Everett Millais Founded the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood Even though they have been linked together by history, the English artists John Everett Millais and...
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How Dante Gabriel Rossetti & John Everett Millais Founded the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood

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Even though they have been linked together by history, the English artists John Everett Millais and Dante Gabriel Rossetti were two very different artists with two very different personalities. While Rossetti’s artistic output conveyed sweeping emotion and mystical fantasy,...
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The Powerful Sayings of the Desert Fathers The Desert Fathers withdrew from society, embracing monastic living in the deserts of Egypt,...
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The Powerful Sayings of the Desert Fathers

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The Desert Fathers withdrew from society, embracing monastic living in the deserts of Egypt, Palestine, and Syria. They wished to live holy lives that reflected the dedication and commitment they had to their faith. They set themselves apart, studying the Bible and spending much...
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How Did King Richard III Become King? Richard III is best known from Shakespeare’s biographical play and for his likely involvement in the...
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How Did King Richard III Become King?

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Richard III is best known from Shakespeare’s biographical play and for his likely involvement in the deaths of his nephews. However, his personality and the way he is portrayed in the play and in historical documents have long been questioned.  In the last decade, he has come to...
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Why the Battle of Badon Can Change What We Know About Dark Age Britain Early Dark Age Britain is shrouded in mystery since there are very few surviving sources about it....
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Why the Battle of Badon Can Change What We Know About Dark Age Britain

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Early Dark Age Britain is shrouded in mystery since there are very few surviving sources about it. The Arthurian era, broadly the late 5th century through most of the 6th century, is a subject of particular interest to many. This was the era that saw one of the most significant...
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Saladin’s Youth Forged the Sultan Who Defied Crusaders Saladin (born Salah ad-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub) can be credited with almost single-handedly changing...
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Saladin’s Youth Forged the Sultan Who Defied Crusaders

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Saladin (born Salah ad-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub) can be credited with almost single-handedly changing both the Muslim and Western worlds during the Crusades in the 12th century. By bringing together various Islamic sects and through his principled leadership, he was able to defeat the...
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3 Legendary Migrations That Shaped Pre-Roman Britain Ancient and medieval writers were thoroughly interested in stories of the origins of nations....
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3 Legendary Migrations That Shaped Pre-Roman Britain

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Ancient and medieval writers were thoroughly interested in stories of the origins of nations. Countless surviving legends deal with how nations came to be, often connecting them to gods or famous characters from mythology. In the case of Britain, there was more than just one...
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1960s London Through A Russian Horizont Panoramic Camera We’ve been to East London in the 1960s with Tony Hall before, heading down the pub and to the shops....
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1960s London Through A Russian Horizont Panoramic Camera

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We’ve been to East London in the 1960s with Tony Hall before, heading down the pub and to the shops. Now we get to see the streets in panoramic pictures taken by his Horizont (Горизонт) camera. Made between 1967 and 1973 by Russia’s Krasnogorsky Mekhanichesky Zavod (KMZ), the...
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Medieval Battles Marked by Stunning Underdog Victories Medieval battles were brutal, blood-soaked grind. Clever tactics and strong leadership often...
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Medieval Battles Marked by Stunning Underdog Victories

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Medieval battles were brutal, blood-soaked grind. Clever tactics and strong leadership often mattered, yet true upsets happened only when the weaker side found an edge. Whether better weapons, better tactics, knowledge of the terrain, or an unbreakable esprit de corps. The...
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God’s Machines: Descartes and Nature God’s Machines: Descartes and Nature JamesHoare Thu, 07/10/2025 - 09:08
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God’s Machines: Descartes and Nature

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God’s Machines: Descartes and Nature JamesHoare Thu, 07/10/2025 - 09:08
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Can the Real King Arthur Be Identified as Athrwys of Gwent? The search for the real King Arthur has occupied historians for centuries. Often, arguments center...
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Can the Real King Arthur Be Identified as Athrwys of Gwent?

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The search for the real King Arthur has occupied historians for centuries. Often, arguments center on the idea that a real historical person was the inspiration for the legendary king. Once candidate proposed by scholars is Athrwys of Gwent, the son of King Meurig. Since the late...
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The Incredible Life of Cicero, Rome’s Greatest Orator & Last Senator A novus homo, no one expected Marcus Tullius Cicero to reach not only the rank of consul, but be...
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The Incredible Life of Cicero, Rome’s Greatest Orator & Last Senator

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A novus homo, no one expected Marcus Tullius Cicero to reach not only the rank of consul, but be hailed princeps senatus, in the dying years of the Roman Republic. He championed Rome’s republican traditions while strongmen such as Pompey Magnus and Julius Caesar were dismantling...
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What Did the Hittites Write About the Trojan War? The Trojan War is the subject of Homer’s Iliad, composed in the 7th century BCE. This was one of the...
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What Did the Hittites Write About the Trojan War?

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The Trojan War is the subject of Homer’s Iliad, composed in the 7th century BCE. This was one of the most popular pieces of literature in the ancient world, and it remains so to this day. Many researchers have attempted to demonstrate that it is fundamentally rooted in historical...
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Archimedes The Super Villain The Death Ray Of Syracuse
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Archimedes The Super Villain

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The Death Ray Of Syracuse
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How the Plantation of Ulster Transformed Irish Society The Plantation of Ulster was a major colonial enterprise that transformed a formerly rebellious...
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How the Plantation of Ulster Transformed Irish Society

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The Plantation of Ulster was a major colonial enterprise that transformed a formerly rebellious province into a stronghold for the British Crown in Ireland. The process of how Ulster became Protestant saw the native Gaelic Irish population being evicted in favor of English and...
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Jürgen Schadeberg: Happy Hour Flashbak: What makes a good photograph? Jürgen Schadeberg: Content, composition and training.     In...
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Jürgen Schadeberg: Happy Hour

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Flashbak: What makes a good photograph? Jürgen Schadeberg: Content, composition and training.     In the 1960s, 70s and 80s, Jürgen Schadeberg (18 March 1931 – 29 August 2020) was often in pubs and bars in Glasgow, London, Cambridge, Berlin, Hamburg, Johannesburg, New York,...
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Which Is the “Better” Sword? Katana vs Longsword Among martial arts enthusiasts and certain internet circles, a fierce debate rages: between the...
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Which Is the “Better” Sword? Katana vs Longsword

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Among martial arts enthusiasts and certain internet circles, a fierce debate rages: between the knightly longsword and the Japanese katana, which is the better sword? Both two-handed swords were used by a warrior-noble class as their sidearm, both depicted at various times as the...
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How the Illyrians Became Rome’s Fiercest Enemies in the Balkans The Illyrians were a mosaic of tribes spread across the western Balkans, a region defined by...
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How the Illyrians Became Rome’s Fiercest Enemies in the Balkans

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The Illyrians were a mosaic of tribes spread across the western Balkans, a region defined by dramatic coastlines, mountain strongholds, and cultural complexity. From their earliest traces in the Bronze Age to assimilation into the Roman Empire, the Illyrians remained a distinct...
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Trying to Understand...
The Long And The Short Of It. Or, in defence of nuance.
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The Long And The Short Of It.

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Or, in defence of nuance.
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What Is the Venice Biennale? History, Highlights, and Global Art Impact Every other year, Venice transforms its winding network of canals into a citywide art gallery. The...
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What Is the Venice Biennale? History, Highlights, and Global Art Impact

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Every other year, Venice transforms its winding network of canals into a citywide art gallery. The Venice Biennale is often referred to as “the Olympics of the art world.” It is an international art festival that includes a curated main show, dozens of national pavilions, and...
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What Was the Significance of Egyptian Pharaohs? The Pharaoh was the king of Egypt, particularly following the unification of Upper (Southern) Egypt...
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What Was the Significance of Egyptian Pharaohs?

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The Pharaoh was the king of Egypt, particularly following the unification of Upper (Southern) Egypt with Lower (Northern) Egypt by Narmer/Menes around 3150 BCE. That was until the Roman Republic conquered Egypt in 30 BCE under the rule of Caesar Augustus (Octavian).  The title is...
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‘Saudi Arabia: A Modern History’ by David Commins review ‘Saudi Arabia: A Modern History’ by David Commins review JamesHoare Wed, 07/09/2025 - 08:54
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‘Saudi Arabia: A Modern History’ by David Commins review

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‘Saudi Arabia: A Modern History’ by David Commins review JamesHoare Wed, 07/09/2025 - 08:54
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The Unknown Artworks of Kahlil Gibran Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931) is one of the most widely read and translated writers of the 20th century....
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The Unknown Artworks of Kahlil Gibran

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Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931) is one of the most widely read and translated writers of the 20th century. His visual art work was an inextricable part of his life and literary career, but is often overlooked. Described as mystical and ethereal, Gibran’s artworks give form to the...
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Australia’s Pearl Harbor: History of the City of Darwin Although World War II history often focuses on the more dominant players, such as England and...
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Australia’s Pearl Harbor: History of the City of Darwin

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Although World War II history often focuses on the more dominant players, such as England and Germany, the contributions of Australia and its people cannot be underestimated. Nearly one million Australian men and women served in the conflict. The war even came to Australia...
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Get to Know the Ainu, Japan’s First People The Ainu, native to the region of Hokkaido, are one of the oldest indigenous people in Japan. Their...
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Get to Know the Ainu, Japan’s First People

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The Ainu, native to the region of Hokkaido, are one of the oldest indigenous people in Japan. Their unique culture, language, and history predate the creation of modern Japan and set them apart from the rest of the country.   Located in northern Honshu, Hokkaido, and parts of the...
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How the Egyptians Celebrated the Pharaoh During the Opet Festival From the New Kingdom (c. 1550-1070 BCE) to the Ptolemaic Kingdom (305-30 BCE), the bond between the...
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How the Egyptians Celebrated the Pharaoh During the Opet Festival

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From the New Kingdom (c. 1550-1070 BCE) to the Ptolemaic Kingdom (305-30 BCE), the bond between the Egyptian pharaoh and the god Amon-Ra was celebrated at the Temple of Luxor (Thebes). Once a year, Amon-Ra traveled from his principal Karnak Temple (ipet-sut, “the most revered...
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How Portugal Conquered the Indian Ocean Spice Trade The dawn of the 15th century marked the end of the Middle Ages and the beginning of the Age of...
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How Portugal Conquered the Indian Ocean Spice Trade

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The dawn of the 15th century marked the end of the Middle Ages and the beginning of the Age of Exploration. In this century, the Portuguese would expand their reach beyond Europe and North Africa thanks to explorers like Bartolomeu Dias and Vasco da Gama. A great trade in spices...
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The 6 Most Important Church Councils in Christian History Christian history has seen many Church councils where matters of doctrinal concern have been...
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The 6 Most Important Church Councils in Christian History

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Christian history has seen many Church councils where matters of doctrinal concern have been discussed and clarified. Some, like the First Vatican Council which established the doctrine of Papal Infallibility when speaking ex-cathedra, have little bearing on Christianity as a...
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How Did Simone de Beauvoir Redefine Gender? In her magnum opus, The Second Sex, 20th-century philosopher Simone de Beauvoir famously proclaimed...
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How Did Simone de Beauvoir Redefine Gender?

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In her magnum opus, The Second Sex, 20th-century philosopher Simone de Beauvoir famously proclaimed that “one is not born, but rather becomes, a woman”. At a time when female identity was exclusively determined on biological grounds, she sought to redefine gender away from...
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Saul Steinberg Draws A Line Into Your Brain “When I make a good image, it enters into your brain like a word you didn’t know and stays there in...
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Saul Steinberg Draws A Line Into Your Brain

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“When I make a good image, it enters into your brain like a word you didn’t know and stays there in such a way that you can’t remember how you thought about this topic beforehand.” – Saul Steinberg   Many of us first encountered Saul Steinberg (American, born Romania, 1914–99)...
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The Battle for Britain’s First Book of the Month Club The Battle for Britain’s First Book of the Month Club JamesHoare Tue, 07/08/2025 - 08:23
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The Battle for Britain’s First Book of the Month Club

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The Battle for Britain’s First Book of the Month Club JamesHoare Tue, 07/08/2025 - 08:23
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The Battle of Lugdunum Was the Largest Battle in Roman History On New Year’s Eve 192 CE, the Roman Empire’s Golden Age, almost a century of political tranquility,...
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The Battle of Lugdunum Was the Largest Battle in Roman History

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On New Year’s Eve 192 CE, the Roman Empire’s Golden Age, almost a century of political tranquility, came to an abrupt and violent end. A protracted period of civil war followed as various men sought to fill the void left by the imperial dynasty that died with Commodus. This...
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Ancient Machines, Myths and Robots... Classical Wisdom Litterae Magazine & Special Interview with Adrienne Mayor
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Ancient Machines, Myths and Robots...

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Classical Wisdom Litterae Magazine & Special Interview with Adrienne Mayor
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What Is Christian Mysticism? (Definition, History, Practices) When you think of Christian mysticism, the obvious probably comes to mind: exorcisms, contact with...
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What Is Christian Mysticism? (Definition, History, Practices)

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When you think of Christian mysticism, the obvious probably comes to mind: exorcisms, contact with the beyond, or supernatural powers. But this is just a small part of it. What lies beyond these surface-level phenomena is a world of contemplation, communication with God, divine...
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What Did “Noble Death” Mean to Greeks and Romans? Death was an ever-present part of life in the ancient Mediterranean. However, it manifested itself...
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What Did “Noble Death” Mean to Greeks and Romans?

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Death was an ever-present part of life in the ancient Mediterranean. However, it manifested itself in very different ways according to social class and status. Whilst death simply meant passing into total obscurity for most of the population, for the aristocracy, it could be an...
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