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  A Large Cotton Plantation 1860

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  A Large Cotton Plantation 1860

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  By 1860, cotton plantations dominated the South and relied on slave-labour for high yields. Eyewitness accounts of life on the cotton plantations paint a picture of a brutal environment. Former slave, James William, recorded that the cotton plantations were so feared, slaves would ‘commit suicide on account’ of being sold... More
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  Aquae Sulis Roman Baths c. 100 CE

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  Aquae Sulis Roman Baths c. 100 CE

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  The English city of Bath was once the Roman town Aquae Sulis (‘Waters of Sul’). It was established c. 100 when the Romans began building a baths and temple complex on three hot mineral springs. The complex was dedicated to Sulis (Celtic goddess of springs) and Minerva (Roman goddess of... More
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  Meadow Lakes Retirement Community 1998

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  Meadow Lakes Retirement Community 1998

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  The antecedents of the USA’s Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRC) can be traced to the mutual aid societies developed by 19th-century immigrants. Many states began to introduce old-age assistance legislation as a response to indigence in the Great Depression, while early forms of CCRCs were pioneered by professional or religious... More
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  Nîmes Aqueduct c. 19 BCE

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  Nîmes Aqueduct c. 19 BCE

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  A key element in Roman pacification of Gaul was largesse. Colonia Nemausus (Nȋmes) the ex-capital of the Celtic Volcae that was occupied by the Romans c. 42 BCE, is a prime example. Under Emperor Augustus, it was endowed with city walls punctuated by 14 watchtowers, an amphitheatre, temple and grand... More
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  The Great Mosque of Kilwa from c. 950

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  The Great Mosque of Kilwa from c. 950

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  The Great Mosque of Kilwa in Tanzania is said to be one of the earliest of its kind in East Africa. Although it is now in ruins, it was built when Kilwa Kisiwani (‘isle of the fish’), was once a flourishing empire. The mosque was constructed in at least two... More
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  The Greek Tyrannies 7th to 6th Centuries BCE

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  The Greek Tyrannies 7th to 6th Centuries BCE

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  As the early Greek states made the transition from aristocracy to democracy, a number of states were ruled by tyrants – individuals who seized and wielded power. However, the Greek word for tyrant simply means ‘sole ruler’; often the tyrants arose as people’s champions, who stood up for their rights... More