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![Interview: American School of Classical Studies at Athens](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/6807.jpg?v=1629207003)
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Interview: American School of Classical Studies at Athens
The American School of Classical Studies in Greece has been running its operations since the 19th century CE, with excavations across the country and an academic program that runs throughout the summer and fall. They are arguably the most...
![Buffalo and Eagle Wing & The American Indian Boarding School](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/18690.jpeg?v=1711936083)
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Buffalo and Eagle Wing & The American Indian Boarding School
Buffalo and Eagle Wing is a legend of the Plains Indians culture of North America, which is part origin myth and part cautionary tale on the importance of keeping one's promises. Although scholars agree on the general provenance of the tale...
![Twelve Stories from the Mesopotamian Scribal School](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/11165.jpg?v=1707146229)
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Twelve Stories from the Mesopotamian Scribal School
Sumerian schools (known as edubba, “House of Tablets”) trained the scribes of ancient Mesopotamia in reading, writing, interpretation of texts, general knowledge, and the specifics of whatever field they would eventually work in. The Sumerian...
![Thomas Howard, Lord High Steward](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/8852.jpg?v=1620993602)
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Thomas Howard, Lord High Steward
A painting of Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk (1473-1574 CE) who served as Lord High Steward amongst many other offices of state in a long career. (Painting by Hans Holbein the Younger, Windsor Castle, England)
![Ancient Chinese Philosophy](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/970.jpg?v=1717000685)
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Ancient Chinese Philosophy
The term Ancient Chinese Philosophy refers to the belief systems developed by various philosophers during the era known as the Hundred Schools of Thought when these thinkers formed their own schools during the Spring and Autumn Period (c...
![The School of Athens by Raphael](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/272.jpg?v=1718138945)
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The School of Athens by Raphael
The School of Athens by Raphael, painted between 1510-1511 CE, depicting all of the major philosophers of antiquity with Plato and Aristotle at the centre. (Vatican Museums, Rome).
![The School of Gladiators in Pompeii after Restoration](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/11246.jpg?v=1608577205)
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The School of Gladiators in Pompeii after Restoration
The School of Gladiators (Schola Armaturarum) in Pompeii was probably the headquarters of a military association of gladiators, a place used for meetings and social gatherings. The building suffered heavy damage from bombing during World...
![The American School of Classical Studies in Athens](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/13071.jpg?v=1604336901)
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The American School of Classical Studies in Athens
Aerial Shot of the American School of Classical Studies in Athens.
![American School of Classical Studies, Athens](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/13072.jpg?v=1645721102)
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American School of Classical Studies, Athens
Aerial Shot of the American School of Classical Studies in Athens
![High Altar at Sensoji Temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/7879.jpg?v=1599502504)
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High Altar at Sensoji Temple
This is a picture of the high altar at Sensoji Temple in Tokyo, Japan, which is protected by a screen. In 645 CE, the renowned Buddhist priest Shokai visited Tokyo and built a hall for the worship of the Bodhisattva Kannon. (Many thus attribute...