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My article on Peter Thiel and the Bayeux Tapestry out now!
On August 18th, the British Museum allowed Peter Thiel exclusive early access to the Bayeux Tapestry—a millennium-old work of art in which Thiel may see a reflection of the philosophy of René Girard
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The miniatures in the 1180 Coptic Gospel BnF Copte 13 must surely rank among the loveliest and most charming in all medieval art yet my sense is they're barely known even among scholars of the period; here are a couple water-centric examples:
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Rory Kinnear's prime minister in Netflix's The Diplomat has resigned midway through the fourth series because Britain having the same leader for four years was deemed too unrealistic.
🔗: telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/10…
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Some Government of Canada websites have been temporarily taken offline as a precaution to protect government systems and Canadians' information, following guidance from the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security.
This is in response to a vulnerability identified in PHP, software used by websites around the world. This is a global issue, and other governments and organizations are also taking protective measures.
If your organization uses PHP, apply the latest security updates as soon as possible and follow @cybercentre_ca for updates.
We take this situation extremely seriously. Thank you to the cyber security teams working to protect the services Canadians rely on. Affected websites will be restored once patches are applied.
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Today is the official release date for my new book, First Among Equals: Visions of Equality before Egalitarianism (Belknap, 2026).
It explores how and why “equality” became, rather suddenly, a basis on which ordinary men and women could make political demands in early modern England.
hup.harvard.edu/books/978067…
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Archaeologists uncovered a 300-meter (984-foot) section of Jerusalem’s ancient Lower Aqueduct near Kibbutz Ramat Rachel. First constructed during the Hasmonean dynasty in the Second Temple period, it transported water to the Temple Mount and remained in use for nearly 2,000 years
ALT photo credit: Emil Aladjem/Israel Antiquities Authority.
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Take a look at this 114-year-old correspondence between literature laureates Bertrand Russell and Rabindranath Tagore.
Almost a year later, Tagore would receive the 1913 literature prize for his poetry. Russell would receive the literature prize 37 years later in 1950.
Images: Bertrand Russell Archives, @mcmasteru Library
ALT A handwritten letter dated 13 October 1912, addressed to Mr. Russell, written by Rabindranath Tagore. Page 1
ALT A handwritten letter dated 13 October 1912, addressed to Mr. Russell, written by Rabindranath Tagore. Page 2
ALT A handwritten letter dated 13 October 1912, addressed to Mr. Russell, written by Rabindranath Tagore. Page 3
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A mosaic from a synagogue featuring Helios in the center surrounded by the twelve signs of the Zodiac. The top section depicts a Torah ark flanked by two menorahs. The list at the bottom contains names of donors in Greek. 4th century AD, Hammat Tiberias, Israel.
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The birthplaces of the Roman emperors from Augustus to Constantine XI (27 BCE – 1453 CE), all 183 on the standard list, West and East. 123 birthplaces are known.
Details in the reply.
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My review of David G. Pedersen's 'Conceiving Heroic Christianity in Early Medieval England' is out in the Irish Theological Quarterly - highly recommended! degruyterbrill.com/document/… 📚
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We are delighted to announce that "The Writings of the Venerable Bede: A Bilingual Anthology" is now published!
The book contains selections from 25 of Bede's works edited and translated by @grahamscheper plus a foreword by Tom Shippey.
For more information, visit: uppsalabooks.com/bede
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The Saffron Goddess (1600 B.C.) detail - Minoan fresco depicting a saffron harvest, Akrotiri, Santorini island, Greece
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A fresco depicting a worshipper performing a ritual in front of the sarcophagus of Osiris. From the temple of Isis in Pompeii.
Ταῦτα μέν νυν καὶ ἄλλα πρὸς τούτοισι, τὰ ἐγὼ φράσω, Ἕλληνες ἀπ᾿ Αἰγυπτίων νενομίκασι.
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These religious customs then, and others besides, which I shall relate, the Greeks adopted from the Egyptians.
Herodotus 2.51
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You may think you're cool, but you'll never be as cool as Lithuanian folk art St Francis doing stigmata kung fu (via limis.lt)
