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The American Way of Zen: How It Arrived and Why It Thrived

By Joe Gioia

Aug 04, 2022

Zen meditation reached the U.S. from Japan after World War II. Broadly gaining followers in the 1960s, American Zen has become its own distinct stream of Buddhist practice,…

The Age of Greece: Rise and Decline of the Ancient Greek City-States

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The Age of Greece: Rise and Decline of the Ancient Greek City-States

By Kevin Martin

Sep 28, 2018

Greece is one in a constellation of ancient cultures that formed the foundations of Western civilization. In this timeline, we’ll mark the rise of Greece from its preliterate…

The Fall of Greece and the Rise of Rome: The Role of Pyrrhus and His “Pyrrhic Victories”

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The Fall of Greece and the Rise of Rome: The Role of Pyrrhus and His “Pyrrhic Victories”

By Kevin Martin

Dec 03, 2019

The Hellenistic period (323 to 30 BCE) following Alexander the Great saw the decline of Greece and the rise of Rome to imperial dominance. The “pyrrhic victories” of Pyrrhus of…

Our Carnegie Library: How a Robber Baron's Legacy Benefited One Small Town – and All of America

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Our Carnegie Library: How a Robber Baron's Legacy Benefited One Small Town – and All of America

By Joe Gioia

Jul 24, 2020

Andrew Carnegie was the world's richest man, hated by many for his opposition to organized labor. But in his last years, he gave away most of his fortune to benefit working…

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