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Niobe reached the rank Apprentice 2 years ago
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2brute replied to the topic Gameification? in the forum Member Resources 2 years, 1 month ago
I want this medal. Here’s a comment.
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😆 I basically did the same thing.
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2brute earned the tool/weapon Stag’s Head Rhyton 2 years, 1 month ago
C. 400 B.C.
Greek, Region of the Black Sea
Medium: Silver, gilding-
Nice swag!
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Nice creation. I drink Jäger from this now. 😜
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Portrait of Maria Amalie Auguste of Saxony in Polish costume.
There are a few decades out of every century where the preference for “big hair” is unilaterally embraced. Though more recent styles like the […]
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Another good article, Niobe.
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Thank you!
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My wife found this to be very interesting as did I. Keep them coming Niobe.
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2brute replied to the topic Hans Christian Andersen Was A Dickens Fanboy in the forum Art & Cultural History 2 years, 1 month ago
Anderson sounds creepy. Turning two weeks of visit into five is just called being a rude houseguest.
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Niobe started the topic Hans Christian Andersen Was A Dickens Fanboy in the forum Art & Cultural History 2 years, 1 month ago
Charles Dickens bumped into Danish writer, Hans Christian Andersen, at a party in the summer of 1847. Andersen was thrilled at meeting his hero, and Dickens’ quintessential British politeness was interpreted as mutual admiration and friendship.
Andersen would begin sending Dickens fan mail (packages of books, letters, etc) for the next nine…[Read more]
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Niobe wrote a new post 2 years, 2 months ago
Crimson (Kermes)
Crimson red was another blood red pigment used since ancient times, harvested from the dried insect, Kermes vermilio. Crushing the scale beetles would result in a rich orangey-red stain; […]
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The Middle Ages 2 years, 2 months agoEpic demonstration of the flexibility of later plate armor… look at the range of motion in those sabatons!
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Ancient Rome 2 years, 3 months agoRoman Luxury Villa outside York reburied less than a year after its discovery. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-rebury-first-of-its-kind-roman-villa-180980535/
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Niobe replied to the topic Was George Washington a Great Tactician? in the forum American History 2 years, 3 months ago
George Washington’s presence on the battle field was often linked to the Continental Army being very much on the loosing side. This may have been mere coincidence. Washington was most notably a uniting and inspiring leader – but perhaps he was not always the best tactician. Luckily he had a circle of trusted friends and advisors to help steer…[Read more]
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Niobe wrote a new post 2 years, 3 months ago
On the farthest edge of color waves visible to humans, there is red.
It evokes a range of complex meanings and ideas: love, anger, risk all come to mind upon glimpsing it. Over the course of history, it’s […]
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Art History 2 years, 3 months agoThe Derby Day by William Powell Frith (1856-1858) – such a popular painting in its day that a rail was needed to hold back the crowds who came to see it. -
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The Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815) 2 years, 3 months agoThe Cult of Napoleonic worship began at the Emperor’s death in 1821, reaching it’s height during the 1840’s. The reverence for Napoleon greatly impacted German literature, where pieces of writing devoted to his glory became their own genre. -
Niobe replied to the topic Greatest Mounted Warriors of All Time in the forum General History 2 years, 4 months ago
I’m researching some info about the Mongolian horsemen and the spread of the empire in the 13th century and its a bit astounding to read account of how a few men on horseback, armed with bow and arrow could defeat armies that greatly outnumbered them. Definitely in the top 10.
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