History
Explore and learn about the ancient, medieval and immediate past from saints to dictators, palaces to prisons, wars to worship and myths to facts. Come and explore the history of the peoples of planet earth with WEA Sydney's professional and friendly tutors.
An Introduction to Egyptian Hieroglyphs
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<p>The Egyptian language is the oldest surviving language in the world, spanning more than 4500 years of continuous use. However, for thousands of years, the ability to read hieroglyphs was lost until
...<p>The Egyptian language is the oldest surviving language in the world, spanning more than 4500 years of continuous use. However, for thousands of years, the ability to read hieroglyphs was lost until
...Surry Hills and Darlinghurst - The Highs and Lows of Sydney
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The Silk Roads
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<p>The "Silk Roads" is a term that conjures images of romance and the exotic. And it was all of that. But it was more. It joined the East and the West for over 2,000 years. It was a conduit, not just
...<p>The "Silk Roads" is a term that conjures images of romance and the exotic. And it was all of that. But it was more. It joined the East and the West for over 2,000 years. It was a conduit, not just
...France on Trial 1945-2025
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<p>France is still coming to terms with the events of 1940-1945 when the Vichy government of France led by “the hero of Verdun,” Marshal Petain, collaborated with the Nazi government of Germany.
...From Alexandria to Canton - Sailing the Monsoon Route
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<p>From early in the first millennium BCE the Incense Route wound its way from the vast groves of frankincense and myrrh in “Arabia Felix” to the shores of the Mediterranean. Following the ‘discovery’
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Discovering Juneteenth
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<p>Until recently, ‘Juneteenth’ was largely unknown outside African-American communities in the United States. It is now an official national holiday and has become known around the world. It began
...<p>Until recently, ‘Juneteenth’ was largely unknown outside African-American communities in the United States. It is now an official national holiday and has become known around the world. It began
...Art Deco and More - Sydney CBD Walking Tour
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The Wages of Destruction - Economies of the Main Combatants in WWII
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<p>For all the reams that have been written on the terrible conflict on WWII, surely the most significant event of the 20th century, the macroeconomic perspective is often overlooked. Learn how
...Winter Haiku at Barangaroo
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<p>The haiku form was developed by Basho in seventeenth-century Japan and has spread round the world. Haiku writing is a way to deepen perception of the nature around us. It is meditative and
...The Spartans
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<p>According to myth the Spartans were sown from the teeth of a dragon. Their fearsome reputations revolved around a brutal warrior training which began from birth. The stand of the 300 Spartans
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