A lot of the current navel-gazing over the validity or otherwise of studying Greek & Roman history neglects to acknowledge an obvious truth about it: the stories are amazing. Why read Herodotus? He's fun. He's fascinating. He's inexhuastibly entertaining.https://twitter.com/ProfSimonton/status/1360034542690607108?s=20 …
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Much though I admire the subtlety, sophistication & moral nuance of scholars who study the reception history of classics, I do fear that they risk neglecting the most primal reason of all for studying Greece & Rome: that they are FASCINATING.
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At the end of the day, yes - more than enough. https://twitter.com/llewelyn_morgan/status/1360302076811689993?s=20 …
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Yes - to me, ancient Chinese history stretches away like a great undiscovered realm of wonder & fascinationhttps://twitter.com/AlexBirsan/status/1360323785212260356?s=20 …
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I know so little about it. But the definite sense that ancient China - unlike, say, ancient Persia - can indeed offer Suetonius a run for his money...https://twitter.com/CrimsonBees/status/1360328224325197833 …
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Have you ever read Kapuscinski's Travels with Herodotus? He himself was a somewhat mischievous yet hugely brave and vibrant chronicler. I think that book showed me just how important a relationship a modern person could have with an ancient text.
Kiitos. Käytämme tätä aikajanasi parantamiseen. KumoaKumoa
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I've been trying to find more about Ethiopia's ancient history. I have found some, but not a lot, in English anyway. "The Throne of Adulis" was fascinating reading, (Axum just prior to the rise of Islam) and maybe if anybody has suggestions for reading material?
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