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Noble ladies enjoying Kai-awase. Print of Metropolitan Museum of Art (Kitagawa Utamaro / CC0) — 07 Mar 2022

Kai-Awase: Elegant Shell Matching Pastime Of The Nobility During Heian Japan

By MartiniF

Archaeology & Science

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Coming in an infinite number of shapes and colors, seashells have been used as a medium of exchange for centuries in a variety of locations, such as many Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean islands, as well as North America, Africa and the Caribbean....
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Noble ladies enjoying Kai-awase. Print of Metropolitan Museum of Art (Kitagawa Utamaro / CC0) — 07 Mar 2022

Kai-Awase: Elegant Shell Matching Pastime Of The Nobility During Heian Japan

By MartiniF

Archaeology & Science

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Coming in an infinite number of shapes and colors, seashells have been used as a medium of exchange for centuries in a variety of locations, such as many Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean islands, as well as North America, Africa and the Caribbean....
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Ancient Trashy Erotic Historical Romance Novels Survived The Passage Of Time — 08 Feb 2022

Ancient Trashy Erotic Historical Romance Novels Survived The Passage Of Time

By MartiniF

Mythology & Mystery

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The popularity of trashy romance fiction with pirates abducting beautiful virgins and selling heroes as slaves, mistaken identities, shipwrecks, lust, lost lovers reunited and happy-ever-after-endings existed in even antiquity, although it was...
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Ancient Trashy Erotic Historical Romance Novels Survived The Passage Of Time — 08 Feb 2022

Ancient Trashy Erotic Historical Romance Novels Survived The Passage Of Time

By MartiniF

Mythology & Mystery

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The popularity of trashy romance fiction with pirates abducting beautiful virgins and selling heroes as slaves, mistaken identities, shipwrecks, lust, lost lovers reunited and happy-ever-after-endings existed in even antiquity, although it was...
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Perchance To Dream: Oneiromancy Ancient History Of Dream Interpretation — 31 Dec 2021

Perchance To Dream: Oneiromancy Ancient History Of Dream Interpretation

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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Dreams and their ancient interpretations are documented in contemporary written sources such as official inscriptions, literature, even special dream books, called oneirocritics, from Mesopotamia and Egypt's early civilizations. They demonstrate...
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Perchance To Dream: Oneiromancy Ancient History Of Dream Interpretation — 31 Dec 2021

Perchance To Dream: Oneiromancy Ancient History Of Dream Interpretation

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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Dreams and their ancient interpretations are documented in contemporary written sources such as official inscriptions, literature, even special dream books, called oneirocritics, from Mesopotamia and Egypt's early civilizations. They demonstrate...
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Kris as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity ( CC BY-SA 2.0) — 08 Dec 2021

The Indonesian Keris Dagger Forged From Metal, Imbued With Spirit

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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In 2005, the Southeast Asian dagger, keris, was designated as a Masterpiece of Humanity's Oral and Intangible Heritage by UNESCO. The keris is an asymmetrical dagger with a unique blade design made possible by alternating iron and pamor...
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Kris as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity ( CC BY-SA 2.0) — 08 Dec 2021

The Indonesian Keris Dagger Forged From Metal, Imbued With Spirit

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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In 2005, the Southeast Asian dagger, keris, was designated as a Masterpiece of Humanity's Oral and Intangible Heritage by UNESCO. The keris is an asymmetrical dagger with a unique blade design made possible by alternating iron and pamor...
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Caricatures by Katsushika Hokusai (Wellcome Images/Public Domain) — 15 Nov 2021

From Frescos to Manga: The Ancient History of Comic Books

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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Debuted in 1825, The Glasgow Looking Glass - later renamed The Northern Looking Glass- was a satirical publication which lampooned the fashions and politics of the time. The Glasgow Looking Glass included most of the elements of a modern comic,...
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Caricatures by Katsushika Hokusai (Wellcome Images/Public Domain) — 15 Nov 2021

From Frescos to Manga: The Ancient History of Comic Books

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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Debuted in 1825, The Glasgow Looking Glass - later renamed The Northern Looking Glass- was a satirical publication which lampooned the fashions and politics of the time. The Glasgow Looking Glass included most of the elements of a modern comic,...
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La Courtisane by Thomas Couture (1864) (Public Domain) — 13 Oct 2021

Women Of Independent Means, Revered Ancient Courtesans

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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One day, the 19th-century courtesan, Esther Guimond, was traveling through Naples when she was stopped for a routine examination of her passport. When asked her profession, she quietly and discreetly told the official that she was a woman of...
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La Courtisane by Thomas Couture (1864) (Public Domain) — 13 Oct 2021

Women Of Independent Means, Revered Ancient Courtesans

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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One day, the 19th-century courtesan, Esther Guimond, was traveling through Naples when she was stopped for a routine examination of her passport. When asked her profession, she quietly and discreetly told the official that she was a woman of...
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Illustrations for the Romance of the Three Kingdoms Prints (1883) Herbert R. Cole Collection. (Public Domain) — 24 Sep 2021

Wuxia The Underdog Chinese Martial Arts Hero And The Code Of Jianghu

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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Those who are familiar with the Chinese word wuxiá (martial heroes) may associate it with memories of martial arts films and television programs that portray a fanciful depiction of Chinese martial arts to audiences around the world. However,...
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Illustrations for the Romance of the Three Kingdoms Prints (1883) Herbert R. Cole Collection. (Public Domain) — 24 Sep 2021

Wuxia The Underdog Chinese Martial Arts Hero And The Code Of Jianghu

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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Those who are familiar with the Chinese word wuxiá (martial heroes) may associate it with memories of martial arts films and television programs that portray a fanciful depiction of Chinese martial arts to audiences around the world. However,...
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Theodora by Giuseppe de Sanctis (Public Domain) — 13 Sep 2021

Sociae Mimae: Ancient Roman Actresses Doing It For Themselves

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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When Thespis, a Greek performer, stepped on the stage in 534 BC and became the first known man to speak words as a character in a play or a narrative, he broke the tradition where ancient Greek legends were only expressed in songs, dances and...
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Theodora by Giuseppe de Sanctis (Public Domain) — 13 Sep 2021

Sociae Mimae: Ancient Roman Actresses Doing It For Themselves

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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When Thespis, a Greek performer, stepped on the stage in 534 BC and became the first known man to speak words as a character in a play or a narrative, he broke the tradition where ancient Greek legends were only expressed in songs, dances and...
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Odalisque by Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant (1882) (Public Domain) — 09 Aug 2021

Divine Queen Thea Musa, The Parthian Basilíssa

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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The victory of the Parthians over the Roman General Marcus Licinius Crassus at Carrhae in 53 BC is perhaps the single most significant event in Rome's engagement with Parthia. The loss of Roman standards associated with Crassus' campaign in 53 BC...
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Odalisque by Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant (1882) (Public Domain) — 09 Aug 2021

Divine Queen Thea Musa, The Parthian Basilíssa

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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The victory of the Parthians over the Roman General Marcus Licinius Crassus at Carrhae in 53 BC is perhaps the single most significant event in Rome's engagement with Parthia. The loss of Roman standards associated with Crassus' campaign in 53 BC...
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The Art Of Noh: 14th-Century Japanese Dance Drama — 30 Jul 2021

The Art Of Noh: 14th-Century Japanese Dance Drama

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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Since the 14th century AD, Noh has been a major form of classical Japanese dance-drama. It is the oldest major theatre art form that is still performed on a regular basis to this day. Noh, which is written in late-middle Japanese, incorporates...
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The Art Of Noh: 14th-Century Japanese Dance Drama — 30 Jul 2021

The Art Of Noh: 14th-Century Japanese Dance Drama

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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Since the 14th century AD, Noh has been a major form of classical Japanese dance-drama. It is the oldest major theatre art form that is still performed on a regular basis to this day. Noh, which is written in late-middle Japanese, incorporates...
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