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Those Who Study History Are Doomed
- Why should I study history, dad?
Jun 30, 2025
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Zeus’s Law: From Nolan’s Odyssey to the Greek Table
The unwritten “law” of treating others the way you want to be treated.
Sep 27
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The Fish That Beat the Royal Navy
The Cod Wars and the fine art of being small and stubborn
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Where Were You When the World Changed
Remembering 9/11 — as example, as cause, as pretext
Sep 11
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One Hidden Word. Six Clues. Can You Solve It?
An Etymon Puzzle Created Especially for Studying History Readers
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Hypatia of Alexandria: The Murder that Shook Late Antiquity
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The Odysseys That Haunt Us, and the Ithacas We Return To
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The Ghost of Thucydides on Modern Diplomacy
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The Battle of Crete, the Māori, and Pink Floyd
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The Nightmare of Persephone: When History Turns to Ash
The psychological weight of an emergency alert, the fragility of ancient monuments, and the urgent fight to shield our cultural heritage from the…
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The Magic Mountain: Gods and Heroes of Helicon
Myths, history, and the enduring legacy of Greece’s sacred mountain of the Muses.
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The Odysseys That Haunt Us, and the Ithacas We Return To
Homer, Seferis, Cavafy, Nolan and the meaning of classics
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The Notorious "Death Match": Playing Football Against the Third Reich
How former Dynamo Kyiv stars refused to throw a game to their Nazi occupiers, and why the true story outshines decades of Soviet propaganda.
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Before Football: Ancient Games, Sacred Courts and a Bloody Renaissance
What ancient Mesoamerican rituals, Spartan ball games and Florence’s wild Calcio Storico can tell us about the modern World Cup—and why we still argue…
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50,000 Subscribers: A Milestone, a Thank You, and a Special Offer
Here is to the Historiophiles — now is our time
Jun 25
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The Battle of Crete, the Māori, and Pink Floyd
An unexpected connection—and how, in the darkest of hours, humanity always finds refuge in music.
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To Kill A Mocking Bird
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Olympias: The Mother of Alexander the Great
A thunderbolt in the womb, a fire in the world, and a ruthless redefinition of motherhood.
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