Ancient History

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  1. Bart (Moderator) NKVD Channel Maintainer

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    Uhm... George Bush? Jan-Peter Balkenende?
    Bart, Dec 12, 2011
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    Hopefully 'our time' extends back to the late 18th century. That way it's Napoleon Bonaparte and not Adolf Hitler.
    Achtung Kommunisten!, Dec 12, 2011
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    The Alexander the great of our time is Adolf hitler, (Dan Carlin ftw)
    Viking Socrates, Dec 12, 2011
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    Oh god those comics are fucking amazing.

    Exactly.

    I doubt the Spanish could "save" the Aztec and their knowledge from the plagues they brought with them, even if they wanted to.

    I don't know, converting to the religion of the people you consider your gods? Sounds pretty strange to me.

    Recently, it's been in the news around my hometown as Napoleon visited 200 years ago or something.

    The Persian Empire was far superior in almost every single way to modern day Iran.

    While they might not have started it, they undoubtedly had an effect on it.
    UnitRico, Dec 12, 2011
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  5. slydessertfox Total War Branch Head

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    So what about dem Assyrians? Pretty bad ass if I say so myself.
    slydessertfox, Dec 12, 2011
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  6. yuri2045 A Marines Biologist

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    Only their army, the people didn't really like being ruled by them since they were kind of a bunch of slaughterers. They did have the first ever "professional" army.
    yuri2045, Dec 13, 2011
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  7. GeneralofCarthage Well-Known Member

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    You forgot the Babylonians, Egyptians, and numerous others.
    GeneralofCarthage, Dec 13, 2011
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  8. C_G Well-Known Member

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    Ancient China FTW
    C_G, Dec 13, 2011
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    Well, he asked about them damn Assyrians, that's what I answered.
    yuri2045, Dec 13, 2011
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  10. GeneralofCarthage Well-Known Member

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    GeneralofCarthage, Dec 13, 2011
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  11. C_G Well-Known Member

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    Why not? Europe is interesting, but studying how Chinese cutlure developed is the most exciting thing you can study in History. Did you know that one dynasty made being late to an official meeting punishable be death. Ancient China and Japan, love them.
    C_G, Dec 14, 2011
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    To be honest, I like the period between the industrial revolution and WWI best.
    Bart, Dec 14, 2011
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    Victorian Age ftw
    Karakoran, Dec 14, 2011
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    Ah, la Belle Époque... J'adore la Belle Époque aussi... ;)
    battleearl, Dec 14, 2011
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    Does that include the bit where the Communards took to the streets of Paris (well I guess it did inspire a lot of socialists) and the apparently stable Third Republic consolidated its position by murdering thousands of Parisians, all because the Prussian (soon to be German) Army was allowed to march down Napoleon III's nice wide boulevards?
    Achtung Kommunisten!, Dec 14, 2011
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  16. battleearl Well-Known Member

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    I don't know exactly...
    battleearl, Dec 14, 2011
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  17. yuri2045 A Marines Biologist

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    To be fair, I like ancient China, actually, all of China's history until the Ming dinasty, after that they became boring.
    yuri2045, Dec 14, 2011
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  18. battleearl Well-Known Member

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    China could have discovered the new world and build up a colonial empire... But the emperor decided differently...
    battleearl, Dec 14, 2011
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    Why would they in the first place? They already had all the materials and men they could possible need without overstretching.
    Toast, Dec 14, 2011
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  20. battleearl Well-Known Member

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    True, but still burning all those ships and documents of voyages is radical thing. They were open and eager to explore. All that changed when a new emperor ascended to the throne and his new policy lasted for centuries...
    battleearl, Dec 14, 2011
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