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We’ve crossed the river from 178th St at Vyse Ave, South Bronx and are now outside 65 East 125th St., Harlem. Camilo José Vergara has been photographing the change at this part of New York City since 1977, creating a visual time map of a city in constant motion . Camilo has visited the same … Continue reading "The Changing Face of 65 East 125th St., Harlem, 1977 – 2025" The post The Changing Face of 65 East 125th St., Harlem, 1977 – 2025 appeared first on Flashbak.
Felix-Hilaire Buhot (July 9, 1847 – April 26, 1898) was a French painter and illustrator who was particularly adept at making aquatint, engraving, roulette and drypoint images of people in the rain. He also did lots of snow, mist and fog. But he remains arguably the best rain artist of the 19th Century. Buhot … Continue reading "No One Does Rain Like Felix-Hilaire Buhot" The post No One Does Rain Like Felix-Hilaire Buhot appeared first on Flashbak.
“I’m a voyeur and a hunter. I prefer to look for matches with old masters or old art in general, matches with contemporary art are quite often and too easy for me, I want to make a bridge between the centuries, connect different times.” – Stefan Draschan on People Matching Artworks Austrian photographer … Continue reading "People Matching Artworks: A Voyeur Finds Things That Fit At The Museum" The post People Matching Artworks: A Voyeur Finds Things That Fit At The Museum appeared first on Flashbak.
“We may not be young, we may not be pretty, we may not be right good, but we’re here, we’re live and for one night only, we’re going for the Full Monty!” – The Full Monty, 1997 Men taking their clothes off has long been a source of amusement. While furtive, unblinking men … Continue reading "The Full Monty: Great Photos of Male Strippers At Work (NSFW)" The post The Full Monty: Great Photos of Male Strippers At Work (NSFW) appeared first on Flashbak.
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Christianity became the state religion of the Roman Empire during the 4th century CE. The empire fell in the next century as barbarian hordes, such as the Visigoths, Vandals, Ostrogoths, Huns, Franks, and Alemanni, invaded and conquered parts of their territory. Rome, which was still a flourishing city in 400 CE, lay in tatters […]
Polybius studied Roman history to develop a theory of government that could explain the rise of Rome. He sought to explain how the Roman Republic came to dominate the known world in only 53 years, from the eve of the Second Punic War in 220 BCE to the end of the Third Macedonian War […]
World War I was the deadliest conflict of its time. In 1914, leaders on both sides expected the hostilities to be over in months. Instead, the war bogged down into trench warfare in Western Europe while fighting spread around the world. In a desperate race to win, the combatants introduced and improved upon weapons […]
