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Maps That Explain the Roman Empire

by David Tollen | Sep 16, 2014 | Classical Civilization, The Postclassical Age (Medieval History)

I’ve stumbled across a fun resource: 40 maps that explain the Roman Empire. It’s good reading and great use of visuals.
Downton’s Mr. Bates Must Be an Assassin

Downton’s Mr. Bates Must Be an Assassin

by David Tollen | Sep 15, 2014 | The Recent Modern Age

I know: this isn’t exactly history. But we’ve covered Downton Abbey before (twice), on more historical topics. And I can no longer keep silent. [SPOILER ALERT: This post reveals details from Downton Abbey Seasons 1 – 4.] I think our beloved Mr. Bates...

Speech May Have Begun with Clicks Instead of Words

by David Tollen | Sep 14, 2014 | Human Origins & the Paleolithic, Australia, the Islands, & Further Africa before the Modern Age, Linguistics & Philology

Southern Africa’s Khoi-San languages use clicks alongside more familiar consonants and verbs. Some have more than a hundred tongue-made ticks, clops, troks, and other sorts of clicks, giving them around 150 sounds. That’s more than any other language....

Russia’s Romanov Czars Might Not Have Been Romanovs

by David Tollen | Sep 12, 2014 | The Recent Modern Age

It’s possible Russia’s 19th and 20th Century czars didn’t really belong to the imperial family. They were called Romanovs, members of the dynasty that had built the Russian Empire, but for some the name rang false. The last undoubted Romanov, Czar...

How Scotland Can Have a Republican Head of State AND a Royal Family

by David Tollen | Aug 9, 2014 | The Recent Modern Age

On September 18, Scotland’s people will vote on whether to secede from the United Kingdom. If they vote yes, they’ll have to decide whether to keep the monarchy. Some favor a “personal union” in which the Queen remains head of state. Others...
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