Ancient and Not So Ancient History Thread

This is our generic history thread: https://www.the-mainboard.com/index.php?threads/interesting-pics-in-history.46973/

 

12th century is not Ancient History

 

Let’s get some time ranges in here

 

Usually the fall of Rome is considered the delineation. 500ish CE.

 

Thanks for asking. Ancient history is a time period from the beginning of writing and recorded human history to as far as late antiquity. The span of recorded history is roughly 5,000 years, beginning with the Sumeriancuneiform script. Ancient history covers all continents inhabited by humans in the period 3000 BC – AD 500. The three-age system periodizes ancient history into the Stone Age, the Bronze Age, and the Iron Age, with recorded history generally considered to begin with the Bronze Age.[1] The start and end of the three ages varies between world regions. In many regions the Bronze Age is generally considered to begin a few centuries prior to 3000 BC, while the end of the Iron Age varies from the early first millennium BC in some regions to the late first millennium AD in others.[2]

 

Celemo

 

I really enjoy learning about the Bronze Age and it's collapse... plus there are Sea People!

 

I nominate Constant as thread mod.

 

love history, don't care what era hth

 

Also there's this youtube account that reads ancient, primary sources. It'll have like a Chinese diplomat from 600 bc recounting his first exposure to the hellenistic world, or an account of a Roman envoy dining with Attila the Hun.

 

Name of this account please

 

I’m all for this thread. I’m constantly in Wikipedia rabbit holes and history podcasts

 

I’ve got some news for you!

 

The Rest is History has quickly become my favorite history pod. Highly recommend it if you haven’t listened before.

they are currently in the middle of a four-part series on Christopher Columbus. He’s a bigger and more delusional piece of shit than you may have imagined

 

It's true - however bad you think he was, it gets worse the more you read about the wretched little ghoul.

 

I agree, the more you learn the more ridiculous it is what we as Americans have revered him and named cities after him.

The asshole also didn’t believe he found America anyways and was still swearing to everyone he found India.

 

The Ancients is like, perfect sleeping material

 

Will check out - thanks!

(history podcasts are how I fall asleep)

 

when are the uncles coming in to give lectures on ancient irish history

 

This topic is so fascinating, on so many fronts.

do you think the sea people are one country, or just a mix of raiders from all over?

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joanna_I_of_Naples?wprov=sfti1

 

I’ve always been obsessed with Ancient Egypt. The time span in which their civilization existed is wild.

 

One time back in 1981, a little while before a semi-known Demi Moore unleashed her bush on Oui magazine, my dad bought an adapter so you could listen to cassette tapes in the family truckster (late 70s Mazda station wagon) which had an 8track player. It was the first time that I can recall that I was blown away by a technology jump

 

This Youtube is pretty cool:

https://www.youtube.com/@townsends

 

I think the analogy is probably something like Romans:Barbarians::Bronze Age Powers:Sea People - except with even worse record keeping. These sea bros, probably from all over, exploited preexisting vulnerabilities and exploited supply chain weaknesses. This, along with some natural disaster shenanigans and the emergence of some *new challengers*, probably unceremoniously ground them out of existence.

I'm a self-proclaimed noob, though.

 

Started this on the way to work today.

 

Its the best

also Tom’s New Jersey accent

 

It’s a paid podcast on Apple. Is it free on Spotify?

 

Most recent is paid. Older are free.

 

yaywaffles belongs in this thread

 

Thanks. Lot of good topics on there. Adding it to the rotation.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1177_B.C.:_The_Year_Civilization_Collapsed


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late_Bronze_Age_collapse

 

I was just about to recommend 1177. Great book.

Also - Tides of History is a great podcast. It's a general history podcast, but for he last year or so he's been covering stone age and bronze age migration patterns. New technology in DNA discovery that's allowed archeologists to understand those migration patters ect. All really interesting.

Along those lines another great book is Origin: A Genetic History of the Americas, by Jennifer Raff.

It covers how the Americas were populated, the new methods we have to understand how it happened ect.

 

My social studies standards cover ancient history so I’ll gladly join the topic

 

Cunk on Earth has some top notch Ancient History discussions in its first episode. Its on Netflix.

You’re welcome

 

What was it like Constant ?

 

After reading "A People's History of United States" by Howard Zinn nothing would shock me.

 

Cold af.

 

Love that podcast as well. Very knowledgeable but they're entertaining at the same time. Enjoy that they constantly bring in experts on whatever topic they're discussing if it isn't in their wheelhouse.

 

Started Rest is History. Like the co-hosts.

 

Love this pod too. Super nerdy but fascinating. All his Bronze Age collapse stuff was great, and it was all new to me. I legit had never heard of it

 

Yeah, the subscriber stuff is really just if you can’t wait to listen to their new stuff. All the stuff will become free like after a week

 

I was falling out my seat laughing. The rapport those two have is awesome.

 

i would like to subscribe to this thread