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Dogen's One Bright Pearl & the Neo-Confucian Pattern
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Dogen's One Bright Pearl & the Neo-Confucian Pattern

The concept of Oneness is expressed repeatedly in philosophical works both in the east and west. Whether one is reading the Paradoxes of Zeno of Elea (l. c. 465 BCE) or the treatises of Wonyho (l...
Map of the Fall of the Western Roman Empire, c. 480 CE
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Map of the Fall of the Western Roman Empire, c. 480 CE

The disintegration of the Western Roman Empire unfolded gradually during the Migration Period (c. 400–800 CE), as waves of migrating and invading peoples reshaped Europe. After the death of Theodosius...
Battle of the Sea Gods by Mantegna
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Battle of the Sea Gods by Mantegna

The c. 1490 CE engraving 'Battle of the Sea Gods' by the Italian Renaissance artist Andrea Mantegna (c. 1431-1506 CE). (Devonshire Collection, Chatsworth House, England)
Beijing Observatory Instruments
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Beijing Observatory Instruments

A c. 1877 CE photograph of the remains of instruments at Beijing's Observatory. Astronomy evolved in 16th-17th century CE China as a result of the introduction of scientific ideas by Jesuit missionaries such as Ferdinand...
Agora (2009) - Official Trailer
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Agora (2009) - Official Trailer

Following "Rome", comes the new historical drama "Agora" (meaning 'market'). Alexandria, 391: Hypatia teaches astronomy, mathematics, and philosophy. Her student Orestes is in love with her as is Davus, her personal...
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To what extent is Polybius our best guide to Hellenistic history?

To call Polybius our best guide to Hellenistic history might be misleading for a few reasons. Firstly, Polybius' Histories are by no means perfect; for a start, as they have come down to...
Odoacer Solidus (Coin)
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Odoacer Solidus (Coin)

This solidus, Odoacer, in the name of Zeno, 476-493 CE, from the Rome mint, shows a bust of a man with a pearl diadem, helmet, and cuirass. The man holds a spear over his shoulder and a shield with a horseman motif. Attribution...
Chrysippus
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Chrysippus

Chrysippus (281/77 - 208/4 BCE) developed the Stoic school of philosophy founded in Athens around 280 BCE by Zeno. Roman copy of a lost Greek original of the late 3rd or 2nd century BCE. (The British Museum, London)
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