Tag: history
group name: philiasophia
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June 21, 2008 08:06 AM EDT --
Anthology is the figurative term used to describe a selection or collection of literary compositions, usually poems or hymns.
The first Greek Anthology, comprising the choicest pieces by Greek classical . . . more
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August 01, 2008 09:27 AM EDT --
In 401 BC an army of Greek mercenaries joined the service of Cyrus the Young, Prince of Persia, and took part in a campaign against Cyrus' brother King Artaxerxes II.
After the death of Cyrus . . . more
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October 17, 2007 08:36 AM EDT --
background of a puzzling Renaissance Italian garden
THE GARDEN AT BOMARZO - A Renaissance Riddle by Jessie Sheeler, Photographs by Mark Edward Smith. Francis Lincoln Limited, London; www.franceslincoln.com. . . . more
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February 15, 2008 09:26 AM EST --
I've been trying to find a way to write this article, over the last few weeks. Now that it seems more than possible, I've begun to think about the realities of having our first black president. . . . more
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October 20, 2007 06:37 PM EDT --
Everyone likes a good mystery! Some are obviously fictitious and invented purely for pleasure. Others are real and attract the interest of many until the physical forces at work in creating the phenomenon . . . more
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August 10, 2007 09:56 AM EDT --
Anyone who has read any of my articles published herein or elsewhere will attest to the fact that I am very dubious for the future . . . more
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July 03, 2007 06:13 PM EDT --
http://www.mapsofwar.com/ind/history-of-religion.html
This is truly BADASS.
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August 29, 2007 07:58 PM EDT --
Benedict Arnold; the name alone strikes a black chord in anyone who hears the name. The name is now universally recognized a synonymous . . . more
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July 24, 2007 05:13 AM EDT --
I read an article in this morning's (July 24, 2007) Washington Post that disturbed me a bit.
In investigating it further, I discovered that the practice is actually . . . more
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December 21, 2007 12:50 PM EST --
T ake us in, we have rode the Orphan Train
Take us in, we need a home, we need a name
Take us in, oh won't you be our kin
We are looking for someone to take us in
from Orphan . . . more
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January 16, 2007 10:50 AM EST --
When we look back, from our 21st century perspective, on the societies of the past, such as those of the Roman Empire or the Medieval Ages, we shudder at the things that were acceptable in those times. . . . more
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August 29, 2007 07:54 PM EDT --
Born Thayendanegea on the banks of the Ohio River in 1742, Joseph Brant was a Mohawk war chief. This is different from a tribal . . . more
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October 20, 2007 06:27 PM EDT --
Man always seems interested in poltergeists, so it is of little surprise that even in our modern society they are still the object . . . more
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October 20, 2007 06:33 PM EDT --
The world is full of stories about lost gold mines and treasures. The most famous might be the Lost Dutchman Mine of the southwest. . . . more
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January 16, 2007 10:43 AM EST --
When one thinks about an individual's place in the Universe, one is struck by how infinitesimal his life appears to be.
Compared to the immeasurably large spatial and temporal dimensions of the Universe, . . . more
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March 26, 2008 01:41 PM EDT --
A LARGE PRINT version of this is available at Greenteeth Multi Media Follow the link to open the pager in a new window. A button is provided to close the Greenteeth window and return you . . . more
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June 24, 2008 07:39 PM EDT --
We all know what urban myths are but there are rural myths that are also apocryphal in origin. One in particular I have heard . . . more
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April 02, 2008 11:38 AM EDT --
Part 4 and conclusion of the Series A Short History of Abortion and Contraception.
Read earlier parts first: Part 1 Cavewomen and Contraception Part 2 Bronze Age Birth Control Part 3 . . . more
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July 27, 2007 06:42 PM EDT --
I write this article with a very heavy heart. Let me also preface this article by stating that I deeply respect and am grateful for China's multicultural heritage. But I would be remiss . . . more
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October 30, 2007 10:14 AM EDT --
ways of remembrance and their effects in a country's political life
REMEMBERING A MASSACRE IN EL SALVADOR - The Insurrection of 1932, Roque Dalton, and the Politics of Historical . . . more
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