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El Panteón de los Héroes (The Panthenon of Heroes) by Oleo de Arturo Michelena, (1898) — 12 Apr 2019

Eight Heroes and Heroines Whose Names Are Immortalized

By ashley cowie

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Why do the names of some men and women survive the wearing effects of time, living through centuries of recorded history as ‘heroes and heroines’ while other people’s names vanish like dreams upon their death? There can be no doubt that one...
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El Panteón de los Héroes (The Panthenon of Heroes) by Oleo de Arturo Michelena, (1898) — 12 Apr 2019

Eight Heroes and Heroines Whose Names Are Immortalized

By ashley cowie

History & Tradition

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Why do the names of some men and women survive the wearing effects of time, living through centuries of recorded history as ‘heroes and heroines’ while other people’s names vanish like dreams upon their death? There can be no doubt that one...
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Death of Moses by Alexandre Cabanel (1823–1889) — 08 Apr 2019

Freud the Sleuth, Investigates Who Killed Moses?

By rand

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Sigmund Freud’s article ‘Moses an Egyptian’ caused an outcry as he was taking the radical view that Moses was not a Jew and ascribing an Egyptian ancestry to the prophet, amid a time when Nazi’s were pursuing Jews, including Freud...
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Death of Moses by Alexandre Cabanel (1823–1889) — 08 Apr 2019

Freud the Sleuth, Investigates Who Killed Moses?

By rand

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Sigmund Freud’s article ‘Moses an Egyptian’ caused an outcry as he was taking the radical view that Moses was not a Jew and ascribing an Egyptian ancestry to the prophet, amid a time when Nazi’s were pursuing Jews, including Freud...
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The Hay Harvest (1565), National Museum (Prague), Lobkowicz family collection in Lobkowicz Palace by Pieter Brueghel the Elder (1565) (Public Domain) — 26 Mar 2019

Divination: Art, Luck or Whim of the Gods?

By Charles Christian

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Marrying a reliable partner to depend on to help eke out a living in harsh circumstances and predicting the weather crucial to a successful harvest, were two of the most vital factors in the lives of people not so long ago. Reluctant to leave...
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The Hay Harvest (1565), National Museum (Prague), Lobkowicz family collection in Lobkowicz Palace by Pieter Brueghel the Elder (1565) (Public Domain) — 26 Mar 2019

Divination: Art, Luck or Whim of the Gods?

By Charles Christian

History & Tradition

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Marrying a reliable partner to depend on to help eke out a living in harsh circumstances and predicting the weather crucial to a successful harvest, were two of the most vital factors in the lives of people not so long ago. Reluctant to leave...
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View of the Colonial home on Labourdonnais’ estate reflecting the opulent lifestyle of French sugar cane plantation owners of the 18th century. — 18 Mar 2019

Slaves and Sugar: ‘Black Gold’ and ‘White Gold’ of Mauritius’ Economy

By micki pistorius

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In the 18th and 19th centuries, sugar was considered the ‘white gold’ in the commercial arenas of the world, but it was accrued by the scourge of ‘black gold’ – slave labor. The tiny green emerald island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean...
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View of the Colonial home on Labourdonnais’ estate reflecting the opulent lifestyle of French sugar cane plantation owners of the 18th century. — 18 Mar 2019

Slaves and Sugar: ‘Black Gold’ and ‘White Gold’ of Mauritius’ Economy

By micki pistorius

History & Tradition

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In the 18th and 19th centuries, sugar was considered the ‘white gold’ in the commercial arenas of the world, but it was accrued by the scourge of ‘black gold’ – slave labor. The tiny green emerald island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean...
Read More

Sir Henry Morgan, Capture of Panama, from the Pirates of the Spanish Main series (N19) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes. — 15 Mar 2019

Hunting for Captain Morgan’s Lost Inca Gold

By ashley cowie

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Native mythology on San Andrés talks of the privateer Captain Henry Morgan burying a vast treasure in a sea cave and in December 2018, after two years of researching the life and times of Captain Morgan, the thought of an ancient treasure lying in...
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Sir Henry Morgan, Capture of Panama, from the Pirates of the Spanish Main series (N19) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes. — 15 Mar 2019

Hunting for Captain Morgan’s Lost Inca Gold

By ashley cowie

History & Tradition

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Native mythology on San Andrés talks of the privateer Captain Henry Morgan burying a vast treasure in a sea cave and in December 2018, after two years of researching the life and times of Captain Morgan, the thought of an ancient treasure lying in...
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