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Cover of The Eternal Decline and Fall of Rome: The History of a Dangerous Idea by Edward J. Watts.

Falling for the Fall of Rome

Review of The Eternal Decline and Fall of Rome: The History of a Dangerous Idea by Edward J. Watts (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2021)
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Gullible Americans?

… discernment — of us as much as them. Jon Butler teaches the history of religion in America at Yale University. … History News Service … Intellectual History …
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Ten Terrorists Attacks in History

… out the bloodiest and most consequential terrorist act in history.  They hijacked four airliners, two of which were … Ten Terrorists Attacks in History …
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Joseph Smith and the Book of Mormon

According to the traditional narrative of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Joseph Smith was visited on September 21, 1823 by an angel who told him of an ancient record buried nearby his farm.
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Ukraine, In a Nutshell

Review of The Conflict in Ukraine: What Everyone Needs to Know, by Serhy Yekelchyk (New York: Oxford University Press, 2015).
… University of Victoria, Yekelchyk masterfully presents the history, politics, culture, background, and motivations for … news around the world?”, “How and why did Russia annex the Crimea from Ukraine?”, “Why did fighting breakout in eastern … are not cognizant of the fascinating and repeatedly tragic history of these people.  So Yekelchyk asks the question, …