Who here is interested in History?

i was a history major and love it...im actually watching the history channel right now. I love Ancient civilizations (Rome, Greece, Byzantium) and civil war history a ton. I am currently not in school right now and will probably finish online with a business degree but that's purely career choice i still love history just decided i really didnt want to teach

metaldude05

Ancient civilisations are very interesting. Rome is the best, followed by Greece. Wasn't Byzantium the Eastern Roman empire at one point?

I like Ancient Egyptian history the most. It's the only kind of history that keeps me interested.soulless4now

I have never been very interested in the Egyptians. I don't know why, but to me they are boring. GIve me Rome any day!

I love U.S. history. I just like knowing what happened in the past. World War II is probably my favorite topic.rockguy92

I am especially interested in 19th century post Napoleonic era colonial expansion. The clash of cultures is fascinating to me.

I'm also fascinated by the paths of thought that various scientists and theoraticians followed during the Age of Enlightenment.

[QUOTE="metaldude05"]i was a history major and love it...im actually watching the history channel right now. I love Ancient civilizations (Rome, Greece, Byzantium) and civil war history a ton. I am currently not in school right now and will probably finish online with a business degree but that's purely career choice i still love history just decided i really didnt want to teach

optiow

Ancient civilisations are very interesting. Rome is the best, followed by Greece. Wasn't Byzantium the Eastern Roman empire at one point?

I believe the romans had it concurred for a while so yes i think so. Byantium is mostly present day Turkey. It was a lot bigger than that though. I mainly like the history of the eastern orthodox church and the rule of justinian and constantine. I don't know why but it just fascinates me. Rome is by far my fave though

I am especially interested in 19th century post Napoleonic era colonial expansion. The clash of cultures is fascinating to me.

I'm also fascinated by the paths of thought that various scientists and theoraticians followed during the Age of Enlightenment.

bogaty

Ah I agree with you there. I love the Napoleonic wars. Tell me have you ever watched or read Sharpe, he is a soldier in the Napolionic wars.

I like ancient history the most.vkr171

Like Rome and Greece?

I love history so much that it's what I'm getting my bachelor's degree in! :D

My favourite era is definitely Medieval Europe!

I am very passionate about history, and am fascinated by virtually every aspect of it from the beginnings of civilization to around the Spanish-American War. For whatever reason, my interest level drops as the U.S. geopolitical dominance begins to grow, possibly due to the fact that it is what was most effectively (and repetitively) taught in school. Currently reading: The New Penguin History of the World by J.M. Roberts.Chemistian

That is a wise quote. I have never learned much about the Spanish American war, exept for Cuba.

I love all history, but especially ancient Roman and Greek history, the Renaissance, Easter Rising (and basically all the conflicts between Ireland and England), WWII, Vietnam and Cold War, etc.t3hrubikscube

I just am addicted to the Roman army, in most ways it was similar to our own. like an Optio is like a seagent, aCenturion is like a Capitain. A decturion is like a tank commander etc.

I love history, it's one of my majors in university.SOedipus

What is your fave part of history? what interests you the most?

[QUOTE="SOedipus"]I love history, it's one of my majors in university.optiow

What is your fave part of history? what interests you the most?

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[QUOTE="SOedipus"]I love history, it's one of my majors in university.SOedipus

What is your fave part of history? what interests you the most?

Yeah that interests me as well. Bismark?, Bismark he was the man who united Germany yes?!

[QUOTE="SOedipus"][QUOTE="optiow"]

What is your fave part of history? what interests you the most?

optiow

Yeah that interests me as well. Bismark?, Bismark he was the man who united Germany yes?!

I have a fondness for ancient civilisation history, and religious.123625

Religious, like the crusades? and what civilisations?

[QUOTE="bogaty"]

I am especially interested in 19th century post Napoleonic era colonial expansion. The clash of cultures is fascinating to me.

I'm also fascinated by the paths of thought that various scientists and theoraticians followed during the Age of Enlightenment.

optiow

Ah I agree with you there. I love the Napoleonic wars. Tell me have you ever watched or read Sharpe, he is a soldier in the Napolionic wars.

I have read the Sharpe series. It's good, accessable fun but not very true to history. If you're interested in the period, I suggest the Aubrey/Maturin novels by Patrick O'Brian (Master and Commander was a movie loosely based on his novels) or Alan Mallinson's novels about a regiment of British Light Cavalry from Waterloo to India and Burma.

Anyway, you misread my post. Napoleonics isn't my main area of interest (although I am very interested in the Age of Sail). I am interested in the events after the Napoleonic Wars. Things like the nationalist revolutions of 1848, the Industrial Revolution, the unification of Germany, the ascension of British colonial power, stuff like that.

My interest in history once mostly centered around Medieval Europe, especially the Crusades. I also had an interest in Ancient Greece, and, to an extent Egypt. To round it off I was also drawn by the World Wars. That changed one day when I picked up a biography about Julius Caesar, and fell in love with Ancient Rome, Since then, Julius Caesar has become the closest thing I have to a hero (anyone visiting my house will find no less than five seperate biographies about him, as well as translated copies of his own writings on the bookshelf), and Ancient Rome has become my forte of history, and my favorite by far to study and discuss.Axrendale

Have you read Colleen McCullough's Masters of Rome series? They're fantastic novels. They're a little dense at times, but thoroughly researched and very full of historical detail. I don't generally care for female authors, but McCullough's books are first-rate. The novels cover the rise of Gaius Marius and Lucius Cornelius Sulla and the resurgence of the Caesar family through to the last days of the Republic and the Civil War between Octavian and Marc Antony and Cleopatra.

That changed one day when I picked up a biography about Julius Caesar, and fell in love with Ancient Rome, Since then, Julius Caesar has become the closest thing I have to a hero (anyone visiting my house will find no less than five seperate biographies about him, as well as translated copies of his own writings on the bookshelf), and Ancient Rome has become my forte of history, and my favorite by far to study and discuss.Axrendale

Have you read Rubicon by Tom Holland? One of my favorite modern books about that era.

[QUOTE="optiow"][QUOTE="bogaty"]

I am especially interested in 19th century post Napoleonic era colonial expansion. The clash of cultures is fascinating to me.

I'm also fascinated by the paths of thought that various scientists and theoraticians followed during the Age of Enlightenment.

bogaty

Ah I agree with you there. I love the Napoleonic wars. Tell me have you ever watched or read Sharpe, he is a soldier in the Napolionic wars.

I have read the Sharpe series. It's good, accessable fun but not very true to history. If you're interested in the period, I suggest the Aubrey/Maturin novels by Patrick O'Brian (Master and Commander was a movie loosely based on his novels) or Alan Mallinson's novels about a regiment of British Light Cavalry from Waterloo to India and Burma.

Anyway, you misread my post. Napoleonics isn't my main area of interest (although I am very interested in the Age of Sail). I am interested in the events after the Napoleonic Wars. Things like the nationalist revolutions of 1848, the Industrial Revolution, the unification of Germany, the ascension of British colonial power, stuff like that.

I see, I am interested in the unification of Germany, Bismark etc. So do you like Rome?

My interest in history once mostly centered around Medieval Europe, especially the Crusades. I also had an interest in Ancient Greece, and, to an extent Egypt. To round it off I was also drawn by the World Wars. That changed one day when I picked up a biography about Julius Caesar, and fell in love with Ancient Rome, Since then, Julius Caesar has become the closest thing I have to a hero (anyone visiting my house will find no less than five seperate biographies about him, as well as translated copies of his own writings on the bookshelf), and Ancient Rome has become my forte of history, and my favorite by far to study and discuss.Axrendale

Ah, I love Julius Ceasar. He won so many impossible battles. They said that he was plotting to invade Parthia when he was murdered. Imagine though he could have beaten the Parthians. You should read Simon Scarrow

He made the Eagle series about two centurions in Claudius's invasion of Britain, and later Parthia and the Roman navy. It is a great read, you should have a look at it.

military history....mostly WWII history...mainly because of the amount of effort put into it and it changed the world foreverWalmart_Gangsta

I Prefer WW2 history because that changed the way wars were fought. The generals learned that charging the enemy just wouldn't work anymore.

ww2. its more interesting than math or any other subject imo. pygmahia5

I dissagree, whal I like ww2, it is nothing compared to the history of the Roman Empire and the American Revolution.

Of course i'm interested in history. I like the Classical world like you do but I really enjoy around 1400-1900 Europe. The Roman Empire dominating the Mediterranean and then modern Europeans trying to rebuild that legacy in the Renaissance, for instance.fidosim

Ah yes. Do you like learning about monarcys eg the Tudors and the Stuarts and the Victorians? also do you like the English Civil war?

[QUOTE="pygmahia5"]ww2. its more interesting than math or any other subject imo. optiow

I dissagree, whal I like ww2, it is nothing compared to the history of the Roman Empire and the American Revolution.

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[QUOTE="pygmahia5"]ww2. its more interesting than math or any other subject imo. pygmahia5

I dissagree, whal I like ww2, it is nothing compared to the history of the Roman Empire and the American Revolution.

Yup, the rebels tortured and robbed my Loyalist ancestors who later fled to Upper Canada.

[QUOTE="pygmahia5"]ww2. its more interesting than math or any other subject imo. optiow

I dissagree, whal I like ww2, it is nothing compared to the history of the Roman Empire and the American Revolution.

No. The magnitude of human resources that were implemented and the changes it caused to the world around us were so great the it will likely never be met again in our human history.

6 years of WW2 > 400 years of Roman History

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[QUOTE="pygmahia5"]ww2. its more interesting than math or any other subject imo. Walmart_Gangsta

I dissagree, whal I like ww2, it is nothing compared to the history of the Roman Empire and the American Revolution.

No. The magnitude of human resources that were implemented and the changes it caused to the world around us were so great the it will likely never be met again in our human history.

6 years of WW2 > 400 years of Roman History

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I dissagree, whal I like ww2, it is nothing compared to the history of the Roman Empire and the American Revolution.

Cherokee_Jack

No. The magnitude of human resources that were implemented and the changes it caused to the world around us were so great the it will likely never be met again in our human history.

6 years of WW2 > 400 years of Roman History

Its not about slowness.

WWII set up our world's politics, economy, and technology which will be our basis for probably the next 500 years.

The legacy of the Romans?...colonization of medievil Europe?...spread of Christinaity?

spread of Christinaity?

Walmart_Gangsta

That alone is more important to Western history than WWII.

[QUOTE="Walmart_Gangsta"]spread of Christinaity?

Cherokee_Jack

That alone is more important to Western history than WWII.

[QUOTE="Cherokee_Jack"][QUOTE="Walmart_Gangsta"]spread of Christinaity?

Walmart_Gangsta

That alone is more important to Western history than WWII.

[QUOTE="Walmart_Gangsta"][QUOTE="Cherokee_Jack"]

That alone is more important to Western history than WWII.

Cherokee_Jack

History is the shiizz!!!

My favorite subject is US history and the events that brought about the creation of it. It's a whole darker story than what school teaches you, that's for sure.