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  • Abelard castrated
  • Byzantine wife saves husband
  • Amphitryon & Geta duped
  • Chastelaine de Vergi tragedy
  • Aristotle’s advice to Alexander
  • Empress Theodora: woman leader
  • Tristan & Isuet
  • Xanthippe & Socrates
  • New Modern Sexism Scale

social networks

analysis of social relations emphasizing communications and evolutionary psychology

nomads of Eurasian steppe not only in idyllic natural world

Nomads and Networks: The Ancient Art and Culture of Kazakhstan shows the cultural complexity of inhabitants of the Eurasian steppe about 2500 years ago. … Read the post nomads of Eurasian steppe not only in idyllic natural world

ibn Butlān and ibn Ridwān in vicious intellectual competition

In the 11th century, the eminent physicians ibn Butlān and ibn Ridwān viciously disputed the question “which is warmer, the chick or the chicken?” … Read the post ibn Butlān and ibn Ridwān in vicious intellectual competition

marginal voices of men in the Roman Empire

Informal inscriptions from the Roman Empire record marginal voices of men asserting the value of male sexuality and wanting more than just sex. … Read the post marginal voices of men in the Roman Empire

livery companies illustrate socio-economic organization

Livery companies became vehicles of hereditary elite interests, largely unrelated to the livery companies’ corresponding crafts. … Read the post livery companies illustrate socio-economic organization

hybrids: a historical-cultural perspective

Embracing motifs of folk culture, paleoanthropology is pointing to both differentiated groups and hybrids in human evolution. … Read the post hybrids: a historical-cultural perspective

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