A. B. Thompson
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Photographer; editor and writer; art researcher. Studied archaeology. Often in transit. Sun and sand, blue and white.
Cyprus / South China Sea
Joined October 2011
RT @BoylanRoger: Kingsley Amis, The Green Man;.Joseph Roth, The Radetzky March;.Guy de Maupassant, Bel-Ami;.Mark Twain, The Innocents Abroa….
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RT @Malcazarstower: If you don’t own a cloak, you aren’t enjoying turning around suddenly as much as you could be. #BringBackCloaks.
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A less-seen side of the Philippines: the highlands of Luzon. I'm on a misty cold Asian mountain at about 7400 feet. Great cell reception.
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RT @AndNapoleon: Friend of the podcast and one of our special guests, @BriW74 Brian Williams, just released this ebook on our favorite Mars….
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Great painting, charming mistake in thinking the Ancient Greeks knew prickly pear cactus and agave.
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RT @silentmoviegifs: Humanity Through the Ages (1908) was reportedly the film that Georges Méliès was most proud of. Wikipedia describes it….
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Where else are you going to put it?.
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RT @nikocosmonaut: Now that we don't make good films anymore, theatres should start rescreening old ones so we can see them on the big scre….
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*sounds of the wind*.
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RT @ElonBachman: The pointy toes on some boots weren't just an embellishment; they helped prevent frostbite
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Alas! If only Bonaparte had gone to the bayou. It might make that traditional American song "Bonaparte's Retreat" a little more logical for the country.
@aroberts_andrew There was a fanciful scheme to rescue Napoleon and take him to New Orleans:."Three days before a ship manned by Louisiana pirates and waiting off the coast of St. Helena could sail, Napoleon died. The ship was to carry Napoleon to New Orleans".
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The author of the definitive modern biography of Napoleon is giving a class on Napoleon's legacy.
I will be teaching a course on The Legacy of Napoleon Bonaparte: from his rise in the French Revolution to his reforms, epic battles, and final defeat at Waterloo, discover the triumphs, failures, and enduring legacy. Do come along on 3 and 4 September and be part of the.
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There was a time when most of the huge rivers in North America were filled with dead trees like these. You did *not* want to hit them; even one could sink you, and then you'd be stranded. On the bright side, it was probably usually possible to build a raft and float to safety.
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Human leg-shaped Persian table leg from around 2800 years ago.
Ancient table leg from Iran in the shape of a leg, 9th century BC
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This bread is 126 years old. It's so shiny that it makes me think they've applied a preserving varnish to it, which is probably the case; but if not, it's interesting to consider that this bread likely still has caloric value, and might not make you sick if you boiled it.
In the Wagner house in Tribschen, Lucerne one of the fascinating exhibits is the original communion bread from an 1899 Parsifal performance on this very day (!) at the Festspielhaus in Bayreuth . Bread that is a mere 126 years old!
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Very nice Mayan cup, ~1100 to ~1775 years old. (precise dating is difficult sometimes).
Un personaje emerge de una concha sosteniendo un collar de cuentas en sus manos, #arqueología maya datado entre los años 250-900 d.C.
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RT @PontWorld: Classic #PONT from 15 February 1939: POPULAR MISCONCEPTIONS - LIFE IN THE FLAT ABOVE #noise #flats #Neighbours
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RT @AUSNIAN: This is the EARLIEST surviving colour photograph taken in Australia. 'View of Mosman and [Sydney] Harbour' by A. V. Wilkinson….
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