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Sophocles' *Ajax* Staged in Sicily in 1939
Sophocles' *Ajax* staged in Sicily in 1939. The scene before the funeral of Ajax
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This is what a Suzdal prison looks like
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International Commerce in Suzdal
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The Imperial Family Building a Snow Fortress with Soldiers, 1916
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Trump deified in India on the eve of his visit to the country in early 2020
Trump was deified in India on the eve of his visit to the country in early 2020. I understand, of course, that Hinduism is the closest living equivalent of the Hellenic religion, and that the Romans never missed a chance to admit new gods and fold them into their worldview.
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And at eight in the morning, the reasons for staying up until three o'clock at night don't seem quite so convincing
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"No one doubted that the Emperor would now find himself honest and devoted men": from the memoirs of Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna on the murder of Rasputin
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The Monk by the Sea, Caspar David Friedrich, 1808–1810
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In his "Essays on Optimism", Academician Metchnikoff wrote that Europeans do not enjoy long lives, only long old age
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Coco Chanel descending the staircase of her Paris atelier in 1961
Coco Chanel on the staircase of her atelier. Paris, 1961
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A Construction Set After My Own Heart
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