This city was once called the center of the universe and the garden of the world. Now the streets run red with blood at the time of sacrifice. #travel #history https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/egypt/cairo.html?s=mc

#art #history:
that old quandary - nature or nurture - has been rankling the human race for as long as we've existed...or from the second generation, at least. if you think you've fixed your ideas on the subject, you may not be familiar with the mitford sisters.
buckle up for this thread about the hellaciously good mitford sister, decca. [a hefty thread]
#deccaMitford #jessicaMitford #illustration #portrait #author #activist #communism #muckraker #journalist

Trek up the mountain overlooking the Korinthian port city in western Turan. Some say this was the home of the mother of a messiah, visit and judge for yourself. #travel #history https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/maryemana/?s=mc

Visit the elaborate tomb of a cruel sultan who executed tens of thousands and enslaved many more. His city is still guarded by vast brooding walls with elaborate gateways. #travel #history https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/morocco/meknes/moulay-ismail.html?s=mc

The antique land of Korinthia is a place of wonders, with temples to mysterious gods on rugged mountains. But travel along the caravan routes can be maddening. #travel #history https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/greece/trains.html?s=mc

The realm of Korinthia spans from rugged mountains hosting mysterious temples honoring little-known gods, to sunny islands in a wine-dark sea. Learn to speak of directions in their tongue to find your way on your journey. #travel #history https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/greece/greek/directions.html?s=mc

Having journeyed up the great river nigh unto the border with Stygia, a trek into the desert leads to a temple of most clever artifice. #travel #history https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/egypt/aswan.html?s=mc

These Lycian ruins on the southern shore of Turan hint of a time before the oceans drowned Atlantis. #travel #history https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/lycia/?s=mc

#History

Sovereign Military Order of Malta

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovereign_Military_Order_of_Malta

The Little Detroit History Letter by Amy Elliott Bragg returns this week with a story about the Hart Plaza pylon in downtown Detroit.

https://littledetroithistoryletter.substack.com/p/the-story-of-the-hart-plaza-pylon

#Detroit #TheLittleDetroitHistoryLetter #history

The medina of this ancient city has many souqs offering myriad items. #travel #history https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/morocco/meknes/medina.html?s=mc

After Atlantis sank beneath the waves and the #Hyborian age came at last to an end, the Mycenaeans came to Korinthia from the east. Ruins of their fortress city Tiryns still stand today. #travel #history https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/greece/tiryns.html?s=mc

Live-at-home farming. Wilkinson's exhibit, 1941.
#farming #history #nature #nurture #climate #land #tenure #agriculture

The realm of Korinthia spans from rugged mountains hosting mysterious temples honoring little-known gods, to sunny islands in a wine-dark sea. Learn to connect your words in their tongue and make your journeys easier. #travel #history https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/greece/greek/definite-pronouns.html?s=mc

If you fancy visiting a land of ancient temples to mysterious gods, surrounded by trackless desert, read on. #travel #history https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/egypt/?s=mc

📚 INTERVIEW: Wolfson Prize nominee Professor Hakim Adi on redundancy and recognition

Hakim Adi, the first British person of African heritage to become a professor of history in the UK, has been shortlisted for the prestigious Wolfson History Prize. This comes after Professor Adi was made redundant by the University of Chichester when it cut a course he founded.

#books #bookstodon #History #Education #colonialism

https://howtobe247.com/wolfson-prize-nominee-professor-hakim-adi-on-redundancy-and-recognition/

Watch: https://youtu.be/_fXXaeFLt8U

Mystics whirl in ecstatic dance beneath the turquoise domes of this city on the high plains of Turan. A great Sufi poet once lived and taught here. #travel #history https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/konya/?s=mc

Vast fortification walls with huge gateways built by a cruel sultan. They surround a busy medina full of souqs trading in many goods. #travel #history https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/morocco/meknes/kasbah.html?s=mc

This port city in northern Korinthia is the gateway to the lands of the Slavs, the Turks, and the Zamorans. #travel #history https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/greece/thessaloniki.html?s=mc

The great Otis Redding was born on this day September 9, 1941. In 1967, he performed with many other acts in a momentous music festival that would shape future music festivals. It was stated by many, that his amazing performance at the festival had the loudest crowd reaction by far. Sadly, only a few months later he would die in a plane crash.

Can you guess where this music festival took place?

https://www.whereintheworldgame.com/?id=150&type=q

#OtisRedding #MusicHistory #education #Soul #Music #history #geography