List: Historia antiqua heri | Curated by Joe Duncan

Sep 24, 2024
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Historia antiqua heri
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Teatime History
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Vickey Maverick.
Walking a Mile to Discover Roman Ruins in an Italian TownDuring an elaborate stroll in modern-day Rimini, I came across remnants dating back to the ancient Roman period
Sep 24, 2024
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Sep 24, 2024
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Where Did the Sumerians Come From?The existence of the ancient Sumerian civilization and the Sumerian people only became known to historians in the mid-19th century when…
Aug 12, 2024
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Aug 12, 2024
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Teatime History
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Prateek Dasgupta
The Story of the World’s First Cotton FarmersThe unwritten history of the people of Mehrgarh
Sep 8, 2024
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Sep 8, 2024
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Counter Arts
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Tom Barrett
Ancient Gay WeddingsIn the spirit of LGBTQ+ History month, this article shares what I have learned about the history of queer weddings in ancient Europe.
Feb 8, 2024
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Feb 8, 2024
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Teatime History
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Craig K. Collins
In Eastern Turkey, an Army of the Dead AwaitsCould the bones of a slaughtered Roman legion arise and wreak havoc on the living?
Aug 14, 2024
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Aug 14, 2024
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A-Culturated
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Shari Keller
History is Messy, Dark… and Uplifting, So How Do We Teach It to Kids?Do we teach ‘facts’ or diverse perspectives?
Aug 14, 2024
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Aug 14, 2024
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Teatime History
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Prateek Dasgupta
Who Built Göbekli Tepe?We may be closer to understanding the builders of the mysterious megaliths
Aug 12, 2024
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Aug 12, 2024
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Teatime History
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Cody Trusler
How Climate Change Strangled The Roman EmpireThe effects of climate on Rome and the warning we must take
Aug 6, 2024
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Aug 6, 2024
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Teatime History
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The Artful Historian
The Statue of Zeus at OlympiaThe giant gold and ivory wonder of the ancient world
Aug 8, 2024
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Aug 8, 2024
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The Narrative Arc
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Sean Kernan
Forgetting Heartbreak in an Ancient JungleFrom tourist trails to personal trials
Jul 18, 2024
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Jul 18, 2024
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Grant Piper
The Origins And Original Purpose of MarriageAnd when love finally entered the equation
Jul 24, 2024
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Jul 24, 2024
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Counter Arts
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Joe Duncan
A Wordy, Nerdy, History of ‘Gay’Tracing words through history, from adjectives to identities
Jun 14, 2024
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Jun 14, 2024
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Where did pineapples come from in ancient Rome if they were brought from America in the 16th…Ancient Romans did not know about the existence of pineapples, as these fruits originate from the New World. However, images resembling…
Apr 16, 2024
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Apr 16, 2024
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Counter Arts
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Ani Eldritch
Whispers of the AncientsMy journey through modern mythology
Jul 1, 2024
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Jul 1, 2024
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How the Justinian Plague Was OvercomeIn 540 AD, an epidemic of plague struck Byzantium. This occurred in the 13th year of Emperor Justinian I’s reign, hence its historical…
Jul 5, 2024
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Jul 5, 2024
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The Polis
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'bumpyjonas…
The Ten Commandments Did Not Stop Genocide, Slavery…LynchingsReligion has been used to justify all of them
Jun 24, 2024
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Jun 24, 2024
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How Ancient Romans Celebrated BirthdaysAs in all pre-industrial societies, child mortality from various causes in ancient Rome reached 40%. Additionally, the head of the family…
Jul 4, 2024
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Jul 4, 2024
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Habiru were the first guerrillas in history.Throughout the second millennium BCE, the Near East was divided among the superpowers of that time: Egypt, Babylon, Hatti, and Assyria. All…
Jun 29, 2024
Jun 29, 2024
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Ghostbusters in Ancient RomeThroughout all ages, people have loved telling stories about ghosts and sinister houses where they appear. The ancient Romans were no…
Jun 25, 2024
Jun 25, 2024