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martinapugliese.github.io
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| | | | | Tech, data and 1000s wonderful things | |
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militaryhistorynow.com
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| | | | | "The city which had taken the whole world was itself taken." FOR OVER two millennia, the city of Rome has stood as one of the greatest symbols of power, culture, and civilization in human history.... | |
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mattlakeman.org
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| | | | | The Spanish conquest of the Aztecs was terrible. It was a prolonged period of pestilence, famine, torture, rape, plunder, destruction, conquest, cultural eradication, and general misery, with a short term death toll of something like 600,000 (including military and civilian casualties), and a long term death toll in the millions. And yet part of me... | |
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analog-antiquarian.net
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| | | [AI summary] The chapter explores the cultural and religious significance of Alexandria during the Hellenistic period, focusing on its role as a center of literary and intellectual activity. It discusses key works and figures such as the Septuagint, the translation of the Hebrew Bible into Greek, and the impact of this translation on Jewish religious practices. The text highlights how Alexandria became a hub for the development of a 'People of the Book' identity, contrasting it with the religious traditions of other ancient cultures. The chapter also touches on the philosophical implications of this shift from lived religious experience to a textual-based faith, and the potential conflict this created between dogma and empirical exploration. The author empha... | ||
