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My favorite era is from the split of the Roman Empire into East and West in 300 AD to the eventual end of the Eastern Roman Empire, also known as the Byzantine Empire, in 1453. Most people are taught that the Roman Empire ended in 476 and period of "Darkness" fell across Europe that lasted until the Renaissance. However, the Roman Empire did not end until Constantinople was captured by the Ottomans in 1453, and science, learning, and trade continued in Byzantium. Some scholars think that the diaspora of Greeks after the fall of Constantinople helped to "kick start" the renaissance.
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TSgt Melissa Post
very deep sir. Thanks for posting. I used to hate history so much I told my teacher "why are we learning about this, they are all dead anyways". His response was "Well at least when you die, nothing will be written about you." Ha maybe not, but at least I still became something worth becoming.
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SSgt Mark Lines
TSgt Melissa Post - In my mind, your teacher was wrong. You always leave something behind. It may not be read by millions, but someone will always remember you!
As far as the study of history, I have found that the best teachers were the ones who taught it as a story, and not as a list of dates and names.
As far as the study of history, I have found that the best teachers were the ones who taught it as a story, and not as a list of dates and names.
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TSgt Melissa Post
SSgt Mark Lines - Thank you I thought it was pretty crappy of him to say that to his student, like that is going to inspire me to want to learn about it?? I actually had a teacher in high school though, Mr. Duby, who made history come alive and that was when I discovered how much I really did enjoy it.
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I'd go for the Renaissance with so much science, cultural changes, etc. happening in such a short period of time. A real whirlwind.
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TSgt Melissa Post
And jousting can't forget that with cat meat on a stick lol. The had some pretty interesting military advances for back then and torture techniques too. Good call!
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What a great question. Without any doubt my favorite era in history is contemporary history. Well, it may not be history to you, but it is to someone who has lived more than seven decades. Hell, they're selling "antique" autos that I saw at the auto show. When I help my children (now grandchildren with homework) they are astounded at how well I know history. History? This ain't history. It's my life! I write "historical fiction" about my "history". The Korean War. The Cuban Revolution. The Vietnam War.
To be perfectly clear, I have studied history from many eras. Ancient Western and Eastern civilization. Greek. Romans. Egyptians. Chinese. Persian. Polynesian. Kazarian. History from every continent. History of most every war. Religious history. Modern European and American history.
So, why is contemporary history my favorite? Because it's the era that I've witnessed first hand. All that other history served me well, helping me to understand my history and peer into the future. It also helps me understand people, the people I live among. Technologically, just about everything beyond fire and basic machines (screw, lever, inclined plane) has been invented contemporaneously. Not to put too fine a point on it, but almost every whit of science fiction that I read in the 1950's save travel to other stars, has been surpassed in my lifetime. (This is why Dune is the only science fiction that I believe still deserves the appellation) For anyone who bothers to look around, you can't help but be awe struck by the world we live in.
To be perfectly clear, I have studied history from many eras. Ancient Western and Eastern civilization. Greek. Romans. Egyptians. Chinese. Persian. Polynesian. Kazarian. History from every continent. History of most every war. Religious history. Modern European and American history.
So, why is contemporary history my favorite? Because it's the era that I've witnessed first hand. All that other history served me well, helping me to understand my history and peer into the future. It also helps me understand people, the people I live among. Technologically, just about everything beyond fire and basic machines (screw, lever, inclined plane) has been invented contemporaneously. Not to put too fine a point on it, but almost every whit of science fiction that I read in the 1950's save travel to other stars, has been surpassed in my lifetime. (This is why Dune is the only science fiction that I believe still deserves the appellation) For anyone who bothers to look around, you can't help but be awe struck by the world we live in.
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TSgt Melissa Post
What a great response. You know I never thought of it like. I mean I remember when major events were taking place and people would say that I was living part of history and making history but to have seen all of those things that you have mentioned is truly amazing. thank you for your reply
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CPT Jack Durish
TSgt Melissa Post - My father-in-law was born in czarist Russia and emigrated to the U.S. following WWI. One day I asked him about the first time he saw an airplane and he told me the story of a Wright-Patterson biplane (he didn't know what it was even when he told me about it. I figured it out from his description) that flew over his village in the Ukraine. He and his friends ran across the fields following it as long as they could. The man piloting it (while sitting on the wing) waved to them until he was out of sight. My father-in-law also saw men walk on the moon. How about that for witnessing a span of history?
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