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Hipponax & Misogyny in Ancient Greece
It has always been recognized that women in the ancient world were considered only a little higher in value than the man's cattle or plow and, sometimes, not even accorded that kind of respect. Examples of misogynistic attitudes toward women...
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Charles A. Eastman on Crazy Horse
Charles A. Eastman's biography of Crazy Horse (l. c. 1840-1877) is among the most significant sources on the great Sioux war chief, as Eastman drew on accounts of those who had known and fought alongside him in writing it. The work differs...
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How the USA Colonized the USA, Mapped
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Map of WWII North Africa Campaign, 1940-1943
This map illustrates the North Africa Campaign of World War II from 1940 to 1943, a contest for control of the desert corridor between the Mediterranean and the Middle East. Italian, German, British Commonwealth, and eventually American forces...
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Göbekli Tepe - Layer III, Enclosure A, Pillar 2
Göbekli Tepe is a c. 12,000-year-old archaeological site in Anatolia, Turkey. The site chronology is divided into three levels, Layer I being the most recent and Layer III the oldest and deepest level. Layer III is also the most sophisticated...
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Dance to the Berdache
Dance to the Berdache, drawing by George Catlin, c. 1861-1869. National Gallery of Art, Washington D. C. Drawn while on the Great Plains, among the Sac and Fox Indians, the sketch depicts a ceremonial dance to celebrate the two-spirit person...
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Coat of Arms of Sheffield
The coat of arms of the city of Sheffield, England, granted in 1875. A representation of Thor stands on the left and Vulcan on the right, indicating the city's heritage as a world-famous steel manufacturer. The legend can be translated as...
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Red-figure Askos-strainer
A red-figure askos-strainer depicting a fox, hare, and palmette. 5th century BCE. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)
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Miletos Electrum Stater
Electrum stater from Miletos, Ionia, pre-575 BCE. O: Seated lion. R: Three incuses with stag's head (top), fox (middle), floral design (bottom).
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Miniature Torii Gate and Shinto Shrine at Fushimi Inari
This is a miniature altar at the Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine in Kyoto, Japan dedicated to the fox god Inari.