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“Eternal Summer”: Alluring Aesthetics of the Old Riviera Ads

Summer vacations on the Riviera during the early 20th century were a pinnacle of elegance, luxury, and refinement.

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Haakon the Good Battles the Sons of His Brother, Eric Bloodaxe, 953-961

Around the year 934, shortly after the death of the Norway’s legendary King Harald Fairhair, his youngest son Haakon – raised in Northumbria by King Athelstan (Æthelstan) – returned to usurp the throne bequeathed to Harald’s beloved but unpopular son Eric Bloodaxe.

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Zebulon Pike’s 1805 Journey to Minnesota in Search of the Mississippi’s Headwaters

Zebulon Pike would go on to explore swaths of North America – becoming a legend in a growing nation.

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Servants of Serenissima: Spycraft Maestros of the Adriatic Sea

With an extensive network spanning the states on the Adriatic Sea and the whole of Europe, Asia, and beyond, these agents gathered valuable information on political developments, military strategies, and economic rivalries.

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Croatia’s Medieval Enigma: The Mysterious Figure Carved on a Marble Relief

Mysterious figure in marble, 11th century. Image: CC BY-SA 3.0 Nestled within the serenity of Jupiter’s Temple in Split, Croatia, a pagan sanctuary turned into a baptistery during the medieval era, and etched onto the marble, an enigmatic relief of the king weaves together the grace of royalty and the allure of historical mystery, captivating all […]

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