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Habitats at Herculaneum and Early Roman Interior Decoration
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Habitats at Herculaneum and Early Roman Interior Decoration. January 10, 2017. Ruins of Herculaneum / Wikimedia Commons. Lecture by Dr. Diana E.E. Kleiner. Dunham Professor, History of Art and Classics. Introduction and the History of Herculaneum. Location of Herculaneum / Wikimedia Commons. Herculaneum remains with modern residential structures in background / Wikimedia Commons. Casa a Graticcio, Herculaneum / Wikimedia Commons. House of the Wooden Partition, Herculaneum / Wikimedia Commons. Triumphal a...
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Hellenistic Philosophy: Cynicism to Neoplatonism
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Hellenistic Philosophy: Cynicism to Neoplatonism. January 10, 2017. A line drawing of Epictetus writing at a table with a crutch draped across his lap and shoulder. Frontispiece drawn by Sonnem” and engraved by MB . / Boston Public Library, Creative Commons. By Dr James Fieser. University of Tennessee at Martin. The final phase of ancient Greek philosophy begins after Aristotle, during a period of history that we call. Statue of Diogenes with dog at Sinope, Turke / Singlemom, Wikimedia Commons. In Athens...
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Exploring Special Subjects on Pompeian Walls
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Exploring Special Subjects on Pompeian Walls. January 11, 2017. Via dell’ Abbondanza, Pompeii / Wikimedia Commons. Lecture by Dr. Diana E.E. Kleiner. Dunham Professor, History of Art and Classics. Initiation in the Villa of the Mysteries. House of Vettii Ixion Room, Fourth Style painting / Wikimedia Commons. Villa of the Mysteries plan / Wikimedia Commons. Villa of the Mysteries Cubiculum 16 / Wikimedia Commons. Or round shrine, surrounded by blue sky. So quintessential Second Style, in Cubiculum 16.
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Peter the Great: Tsar and Emperor
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Peter the Great: Tsar and Emperor. January 11, 2017. Peter the Great portrait by Paul Delaroche / Wikimedia Commons. By Dr John Merriman. Charles Seymour Professor of History. Peter the Great and the Territorial Expansion of Russia. Russian Empire in 1914 / Wikimedia Commons. Black Sea and Sea of Azov / Wikimedia Commons. Russia as a European Power: The Influence of the West on the Russian State. Japanese assault on the entrenched Russian forces, 1904. Peter I, disguised as a carpenter while traveling in...
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The Emergence of Barbarian Kingdoms in Western Europe with the Dissolution of the Roman Empire
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The Emergence of Barbarian Kingdoms in Western Europe with the Dissolution of the Roman Empire. January 11, 2017. Lecture by Dr. Paul H. Freedman. Chester D. Tripp Professor of History. Chair, History of Science and Medicine Program. Mosaics from a church in Ravenna, Italy: Justinian on one wall faces Theodora opposite. C547 CE / Wikimedia Commons. The Roman Empire: External force or Internal collapse? How much have I described what that means? As we have tried to emphasize, they liked the Roman Empire&#...
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Areopagitica: Milton’s Stance on Censorship and Licensing
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Areopagitica: Milton’s Stance on Censorship and Licensing. January 9, 2017. January 9, 2017. Bust of John Milton / National Portrait Gallery, London. Lecture by Dr. John Rogers. From cover page of. By the time we get to 1644, this is the year that. Parliamentary Factions During the English Revolution. William and Mary sign the. Freedom of the Press, Censorship and Licensing. Sketch of John Milton / National Endowment for the Humanities. Milton argues that there’s no authority that can rightfully ex...
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The Spooky World of Anne Armstrong, 1673
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The Spooky World of Anne Armstrong, 1673. January 9, 2017. By Dr Jonathan Healy. Associate Professor of Social History. Anne Armstrong was a servant-girl. Probably just a teenager in 1673, she lived at Birches Nook in Northumberland. She also, in the dark seasons of 1672 and early 1673, had a series of terrifying supernatural experiences. So she said. The Witches’ Sabbath or The Great He-goat, c.1821-23 (oil on canvas) by Francisco Jose de Goya y Lucientes / Wikimedia Commons. Another nocturnal sabbat to...
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In Memoriam: Joyce Appleby (1929-2016)
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In Memoriam: Joyce Appleby (1929-2016). January 9, 2017. By Michael D. Hattem / 12.30.2016. PhD Candidate in Early American History. Joyce Oldham Appleby was born in Nebraska on April 9, 1929. After a rootless childhood that involved a number of moves from Illinois to California (and a number of places in between), Appleby attended Stanford University, where she received her BA in History in 1950. After spending a few years working as a writer for. And accepted a job at San Diego State University. The fo...
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Expressionism: An Introduction
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January 10, 2017. Ernst Ludwig Kirchner,. Reclining Nude in Front of Mirror. 1909-1910, oil on canvas, 83.3 x 95.5 cm (Brücke-Museum, Berlin). By Shawn Roggenkamp / 10.02.2016. Straddle the line between Post-Impressionist developments. In late 19th century painting and early 20th century Expressionism. Likewise, the Fauves. In France exhibited similar characteristics in their work and are often linked to Expressionism. Ernst Ludwig Kirchner,. 1910, woodcut, 35.6 x 55.5 cm (The Museum of Modern Ar...Was h...
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