Anyone a history freak too?

[Xiahou Dun]

I've been wondering, am I the weird person for being into history so much or anyone else around is interested in this too? Specifically medieval europe/Japan. Of course, the main dish is the period I've always been in love with: the downfall of Chinese Han dynasty, more widely known as Three Kingdoms era. I've watched probably every film about it, read countless books (Of course Romance of Three Kingdoms being at the top) and I could just talk about history in general for hours, with this specific example being definetely the most interesting for me.

 

 

Btw. Anyone playing the Three Kingdoms Total War game?

[Corey]

Can't say I'm a history freak, but I thoroughly enjoyed my art history classes in college. Learning about the history of some of those was very interesting and I'd love to see some of the old cathedrals and museums

[iCe Reborn]

On 5/2/2020 at 3:33 AM, Xiahou Dun said:

I've been wondering, am I the weird person for being into history so much or anyone else around is interested in this too? Specifically medieval europe/Japan. Of course, the main dish is the period I've always been in love with: the downfall of Chinese Han dynasty, more widely known as Three Kingdoms era. I've watched probably every film about it, read countless books (Of course Romance of Three Kingdoms being at the top) and I could just talk about history in general for hours, with this specific example being definetely the most interesting for me.

 

 

Btw. Anyone playing the Three Kingdoms Total War game?

I know your struggle. I studied history for 4 years at university. I specialised myself in the late Roman periode ca. 284-400 AD. If you really want to ruin your weekend you can read this. You also play Shogun 2? It's really awesome since you like the Japanese period. However, it is the Edo period so it might not be entirely to your liking.

 

J. van Kuijck, Shaping the dioceses of Asiana and Africa in Late Antiquity.pdf

[XeRoiX]

World War 2. Anything Medieval. Weapons and Armor. Mesoamerican pyramids, cultures, rituals. Catacombs. Prisons. Torture devices. Lots of great things to see and learn!

[iCe Reborn]

25 minutes ago, XeRoiXBSU said:

World War 2. Anything Medieval. Weapons and Armor. Mesoamerican pyramids, cultures, rituals. Catacombs. Prisons. Torture devices. Lots of great things to see and learn!

Meso American history is cool. Did you know that the ancestors of the Aztecs said that they had to found a city at the place where an eagle eats a snake on a cactus. Well the Aztecs searched for that place and saw it on the middle of a lake called Texcoco. On this place they erected a city, the capital of the Aztec Empire, called Tenochtitlan. Today's Mexico City and national symbol on the Mexican flag.

 

[TheFriendlyVEGAN]

Been fascinated by history since I was a little kid. Mainly the Roman Empire and that era; the Viking era (and Norse mythology) and World War Two, but most of European history is what I like to read up on.

Sadly, non-Western history isn't taught in schools here, so I know very little about Central and South American history, Asian history, Middle Eastern history or African history. And for some reason, I find it hard to spontaneously read up on that because I feel that I miss so much context and background knowledge.

Any gentle (not too sophisticated, not too much text, not too much foreknowledge required) ways into non-Western history are appreciated and welcomed  

[iCe Reborn]

18 hours ago, TheFriendlyVEGAN said:

Been fascinated by history since I was a little kid. Mainly the Roman Empire and that era; the Viking era (and Norse mythology) and World War Two, but most of European history is what I like to read up on.

Sadly, non-Western history isn't taught in schools here, so I know very little about Central and South American history, Asian history, Middle Eastern history or African history. And for some reason, I find it hard to spontaneously read up on that because I feel that I miss so much context and background knowledge.

Any gentle (not too sophisticated, not too much text, not too much foreknowledge required) ways into non-Western history are appreciated and welcomed  

Since you like the Roman period, I have a nice anekdote passed down to us by the Roman historian Sallust (first century BC). Before the Romans controlled Northern Africa you had the states of Carthage (Tunis) and Cyrene (eastern Libya). The people from Cyrene were from Greek origin. These states had a dispute about the position of their mutual border. Both states agreed to a running contest. in which two champions of each city would run to the other city. On the exact location where they would meet, the border between the two states was to be established. The Carthaginian Philaeni brothers covered most ground and were accused by the Cyrenians of foul play. The brothers consented to be killed on the place where they met the Cyrenian champions. The spot of this sacrifice became the border and was marked by the "Altars of the Philaeni". During the Roman period it remained an provincial border, a diocesian border, and even the place where the Western and Eastern Roman Empire was divided. Remarkably, to this present day, this location remains the provincial border between the Libyan districts of Sirte and Al Wahat.

 

Edited June 13, 2020 by iCe Reborn

[captnconcrete]

ive always been into history not a history buff per say but i love watching and learning about it.

 

series i like to watch  marco polo its about gengiskahn . takein over china.

 

knightsfall .  its about the fall of the knights templar.

 

ofcourse game of thrones  and vikings.. 

 

viking history interest me the most.

[Smultronstallet]

Haha where do I start?  

 

 

[iCe Reborn]

Did you know that Germany had to surrender twice after the end of the Second World War? The Anglo Allied forces accepted the German Caputulation on the 7th of May. However, the Sovjet Union wanted the Germans to surrender also to one of there highest generals so they surrendered agian on the 8th of May.

[Gameplan]

I still watch a lot of WWII documentaries, and it's amazing the stuff that still turns up to this day.

 

Love museums and seeing the history also. Been to many, but the Holocaust Museum in DC was by far the most eye opening. The films and texts don't do justice to walking through, touching and smelling history.

 

https://www.ushmm.org/

 

Edited June 18, 2020 by Gameplan

[Xiahou Dun]

Just now, Gameplan said:

I still watch a lot of WWII documentaries, and it's amazing the stuff that still turns up to this day.

 

Love museums and seeing the history also. Been to many, but the Holocaust Museum in DC was by far the most eye opening. The films and texts don't do justice to walking through, touching and smelling history.

People will still say it's a fake and it never happened. Smh.

[Gameplan]

3 minutes ago, Xiahou Dun said:

People will still say it's a fake and it never happened. Smh.

I am amazed how some people ignore facts and make wild claims without a shred of evidence. 

[iCe Reborn]

2 hours ago, Gameplan said:

I am amazed how some people ignore facts and make wild claims without a shred of evidence. 

That's one of the reason why I studied it. 

[Karla]

As a german student it's pretty common to go to Konzentrationslager Dachau. Still one of the most haunting experiences in my life.