historian
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And if you’re an historian of ancient Greece and Rome, like I am, it’s the steady stream of comparisons between the modern world and the Roman Empire.
From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026
As a historian of racism, Kendi has always known that racism is global.
From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026
Popcorn became the go-to movie snack during the 1930s as theaters sought new revenue streams during the Great Depression, said film historian Ross Melnick, a professor at UC Santa Barbara.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026
"Presidents have often offered timelines to buy time with the public" during wars, said Thomas Patterson, a historian at the Harvard Kennedy School, "and almost all of them underestimate the time."
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
But slaveholders blamed the violence on a “sinister Northern abolitionist plot to destroy their cherished way of life,” as one historian put it.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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"Mysteries of the Ancient Past"
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