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<strong>The geometrical atomism of Roger Bacon</strong>

"_He argued that all four sublunar elements, namely, earth, water, air, and fire, can be analysed into geometrical units which take two shapes: cubical when at rest, and pyramidal when in motion. This allowed him, in turn, to solve the difficulty of the participation of the cubical portions of earth in elemental transmutations, which was due to the triangular faces of the other elements._"

Kedar, Y. (2024) ‘The geometrical atomism of Roger Bacon’, British Journal for the History of Philosophy, pp. 1–18. doi: doi.org/10.1080/09608788.2024..

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<strong>Episode 296 - The Mongol Storm with Nicholas Morton</strong>

"_We talk to Dr Nicholas Morton about the arrival of the Mongols into the Byzantine world. Their confrontation with the Seljuks of Anatolia will have serious consequences._"

shows.acast.com/b53d3462-8bc8-

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<strong>Assyrian conquest and ruralization: unveiling territorial dynamics in the provinces of Magiddû and Samerina</strong>

"_This study has illustrated that the Assyrian territorial strategy implemented in the provinces of Magiddû and Samerina, established upon the remnants of the Kingdom of Israel, manifested as clusters of sites, termed ‘islands of control’. These ‘islands’ comprised a rural landscape overseen by the principal cities of Tel Dan, Megiddo and Samaria. This territorial approach mirrors a broader modus operandi adopted by the Assyrians across their empire to manage agricultural production._"

Squitieri, A. (2024) ‘Assyrian conquest and ruralization: unveiling territorial dynamics in the provinces of Magiddû and Samerina’, Levant, pp. 1–20. doi: doi.org/10.1080/00758914.2024..

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<strong>First English settlers in North America ate dogs to survive</strong>

"Archaeologists excavated about 181 canine bones in Jamestown – representing at least 16 dogs that lived between 1607 and 1617 AD.

The dog remains showed evidence of bone modifications “consistent with human skinning, skeletal disarticulation, and meat removal” – meaning they were consumed by the colonists."

independent.co.uk/news/science

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<strong>Hidden gold earring reveals forgotten episode of Carthage-Rome war</strong>

"The jewelry piece was discovered inside a ruined building in the middle of the Pyrenees. The building is believed to have been part of a devastating fire that burned the settlement to the ground.

The destruction was dated around the end of the third century BCE, the moment where the Pyrenees were involved in the Second Punic War and the passage of Hannibal’s troops,”

mining.com/hidden-gold-earring

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<strong>The Reception of the Marduk Prophecy in Seventh-Century B.C. Nineveh</strong>

"_This article discusses how the Marduk Prophecy was read and re-interpreted in Nineveh at that time. Between the Marduk Prophecy and the royal literature during the reign of Ashurbanipal, the following common themes can be recognized: (1) reconstruction of the Babylonian temples, above all Esagil; (2) conquest of Elam; and (3) fulfillment of divine prophecies. On the basis of these, the author proposes that in the seventh-century Nineveh the Marduk Prophecy was regarded as an authentic prophecy predicting the achievements of Ashurbanipal, and that this is the main reason why this text was read at his court._"

Takuma SUGIE, The Reception of the Marduk Prophecy in Seventh-Century B.C. Nineveh, Orient, 2014, Volume 49, Pages 107-113, Released on J-STAGE April 03, 2017, Online ISSN 1884-1392, Print ISSN 0473-3851, doi.org/10.5356/orient.49.107.

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<strong>New sources for Sennacherib's first campaign </strong>

"_The article presents an edition, based on manuscripts from Nineveh, Ashur, and Tarbisu, of Sennacherib's earliest accounts of its first campaign, waged against Marduk-aplu-iddina and his southern Babylonian allies in 704-702 BCE. It provides an overview of the Aramean tribes and Chaldean towns attacked by the Assyrian troops, and a discussion of many have been the author of the inscriptions hat celebrate the campaign._"

Frahm, E. (2016) «New sources for Sennacherib’s first campaign», ISIMU, 6, pp. 129–164. doi: doi.org/10.15366/isimu2003.6.0.

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🇯🇵 🇺🇸 <strong>The reason Japan attacked Pearl Harbor</strong>

"_Japan attacked the U.S Pacific Fleet at its base at Pearl Harbor on the 7th of December 1941, but what led to that decision? Why did the Japanese attack the USA? - The answer is oil._"

length: thirteen minutes and fifty one seconds.

youtube.com/watch?v=so4v_2zq35

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<strong>1917 British Troops Defend Their Interests in Egypt and Invade Palestine</strong>

length: fifty seven seconds.

youtu.be/mgkmGYP2pIw

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<strong>(18 May 1936) The passing of Lord Allenby.
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length: one minute.

youtu.be/VBHCSD8cmnk

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<strong>Revealed: how Church of England’s ties to chattel slavery went to top of hierarchy</strong>

"An archbishop of Canterbury in the 18th century approved payments for the purchase of enslaved people for two sugar plantations in Barbados, documents seen by the Observer have revealed.

Thomas Secker agreed to reimburse a payment for £1,093 for the purchase of enslaved people on the Codrington Plantations, as well as hiring enslaved people from a third party."

theguardian.com/world/article/

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<strong>Hebrew wasn’t spoken for 2,000 years. Here’s how it was revived.</strong>

"_In the 19th century, most Jews in Europe were still second-class citizens when a new movement emerged that looked to Hebrew as a way to inspire hope through the Jewish people’s glorious past, Reuveny says. Hebrew revivalists wanted to expand the language beyond the abstract concepts in the Bible—they wanted to use it to talk about modern events, politics, philosophy, and medicine._"

nationalgeographic.com/history

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<strong>Benito Mussolini: This Was the Life of Il Duce</strong>

"_Mussolini’s propaganda was full of references to Latin and ancient Roman imagery. In 1936, after the end of the Italo-Ethiopian colonial war, the Duce boastfully announced from the balcony of Palazzo Venezia “the reappearance of the empire on the fatal hills of Rome.” A racial legislation carefully regulated the interactions between Italians and Ethiopians._"

Ronchini, Maria-Anita. "Benito Mussolini: This Was the Life of Il Duce" TheCollector.com, thecollector.com/benito-mussol (accessed May 24, 2024).

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<strong>Lost in Translation: Genesis 1:1 is NOT About the Creation of the World</strong>

"_The very first verse of the Bible--Genesis 1:1--which millions can quote by heart--is MIStranslated in most all major versions and all languages--with very few exceptions. The reasons are simple--Marketing and Commercialism._"

jamestabor.com/lost-in-transla

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<strong>Colonial Business in Postcolonial Germany: The Imperial Afterlives of C. Woermann, 1919–1945</strong>

"_This connection between colonialism and National Socialism is particularly significant when considering the war and occupation in Eastern Europe. It underscores that the ideology and practices of German colonialism did not simply vanish but rather persisted and were reconfigured within the Nazi regime._"

Todzi, K.S. (2024) ‘Colonial Business in Postcolonial Germany: The Imperial Afterlives of C. Woermann, 1919–1945’, Contemporary European History, pp. 1–14. doi: doi.org/10.1017/S0960777324000.

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<strong>Cavalier South vs Puritan North? Hypocrisy and Identity in the American Civil War</strong>

"_This article highlights the ways Southern ministers claimed the puritan identity for the South and accused the North of hypocrisy, for having fallen far from the theological ideals of their puritan forebears. Furthermore, Southern ministers noted the hypocrisy of Northern puritans for having escaped religious tyranny only to impose it upon those who did not conform to their form of Christianity; they had thus fallen into the very sin which they had decried._"

Manger, E.G. (2024) ‘Cavalier South vs Puritan North? Hypocrisy and Identity in the American Civil War’, Studies in Church History, 60, pp. 431–452. doi: doi.org/10.1017/stc.2024.16.

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<strong>Inventing Cyrillic</strong>

"_In the 890s, having recently converted to Orthodox Christianity, Boris ensured his church would be independent from the Patriarchate of Constantinople. Although interested in their religion, he was clearly concerned with curtailing Byzantine influence in his newly Christianised state. The alphabet offered an opportunity: by adopting it, Boris could ensure that Byzantine culture could not arrive in Bulgaria unmediated._"

historytoday.com/archive/histo

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<strong>Episode 295 - The Forgotten Siege</strong>

"_While Epirus was rising and falling, Nicaea was consolidating. John Vatatzes, the new Emperor, was competent at home and abroad. After years of consolidation he decided to besiege Constantinople. But he didn't act alone he invited an unlikely ally to join him._"

shows.acast.com/b53d3462-8bc8-

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<strong>Times Old Roman</strong>

"_The first true Roman typeface was designed by the Venetian printer Nicolas Jenson in 1470 and is the early modern ancestor of our font developed by Victor Lardent, a lettering artist at The Times, in London, in 1929._"

biblonia.com/p/times-old-roman

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<strong>Ancient genomes revealed the complex human interactions of the ancient western Tibetans</strong>

"_Outside the Tibetan Plateau, the western Tibetan Plateau populations interacted with both South and Central Asian populations at least 2,000 years ago, and the South Asian-related genetic influence, despite being very limited, was from the Indus Valley Civilization (IVC) migrants in Central Asia instead of the IVC populations from the Indus Valley._"

'Ancient genomes revealed the complex human interactions of the ancient western Tibetans' (2024) ScienceDirect. doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2024.04..

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