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I hope not
/s

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Sounds more like a tour guide at a national park.

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It’s closer to what 777 said. I talk with people about the site that I work at, though it’s a bit different from being a ‘tour guide’.

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I’ve developed an obsession with building ziggurats.

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Okay, it is bad that I enjoy learning about, and almost know more about Ancient Rome than my own country?

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I wouldn’t say it’s bad, since Ancient Rome is quite fascinating. It’s actually climbing up as one of my favorite historical eras to learn about.

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There’s also the added plus that people compare the US to Rome a lot.

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Ugh, everytime I post a comment on a video about Rome, some guy comes and says “Huns beat Romans you suck XD” Then I reply with “No, the Romans beat the Huns. Look at the battle of Chalons” Then they repeat the first comment.

Iv’e begun to avoid YouTube when looking for historical discussion.

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FTFY

So this coming semester, I’m taking a course all about Thucydides.
I am hype

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Bah. Herodotus was better.

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dude fight me

Nah but seriously, what makes you like Herodotus better? Thucydides doesn’t have all that mythology junk.

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Because Herodotus has all that mythology junk :stuck_out_tongue:

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but what about when you want actual history, not an account of Zeus’ love life?

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Then I go to Thucydides :stuck_out_tongue:

I enjoy Herodotus because, as he prefaces, he is recording the stories people told him. Now, I know he got the order of the Pharaoh’s completely wrong, but I was quite entertained. I didn’t read it expecting actual history until I got to the more contemporary accounts.

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Alright, fair enough. :stuck_out_tongue:

Still excited for Thucydides though

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“A collision at sea can ruin your entire day”
-Thucydides
best quote ever.

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I’m now taking US History in college.

It’s looking to be an interesting course. I might be returning here shortly :stuck_out_tongue:

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Come back when you get to Davy Crockett.

Grant me mercy, oh 403!

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Oooh, a history topic! I love history. Unlike most people, I research it for fun, most of my research focusing on the ancient world and Rome.

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Rome is corrupt and shall fall :stuck_out_tongue:

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