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...des Artes remembers the weight of recent past, the Seine carries limbs twisting in the ironwork below. A few months later, I met a guy named Per in Sweden. Another tall dude. Per’s English was excellent, like most Swedes. He said ‘Hey’ in greeting, which I love. It’s actually hej, but, to an American, it sounds more like a hello from a long-lost friend. Within an...

...De Montfort University, was given a suspended two-year prison sentence and a five-year Serious Crime Prevention order for possessing neo-Nazi and terror-related documents. At his trial at Leicester Crown Court, it was revealed that John had amassed nearly 70,000 digital files relating to Adolf Hitler, Nazi ideology and white-supremacy and had also downloaded bomb-making...

...de Lotbiniere, 1839 The combined Greek fleet, led by the Athenians, decisively defeated the Persians at the Battle of Salamis. A Persian occupation of Greece was really no longer viable. Xerxes retreated from Greece, leaving his general Mardonius to lead the final battle at Plataea. The Acropolis, as we know it, was made possible by this Persian destruction, and the...

...de Dougga, Tunis, Ministere des Affaires Culturelles, Institut National d'Archeologie et d'Arts) (PDF, 1 page, 1MB) Please click to view Plate 1b: Plan of Thugga continued. (PDF, 1 page, 1MB) Exploring Thugga (part 1, 8 minutes) PHIL PERKINS: This is the city of Thugga, in the ancient kingdom and Roman Province of Numidia. It lies on the slopes of the valley of the Oued...