Now that I‘m officially interested in the Dark Ages, I now want to look at what this period looked like for the rest of the world primarily focusing on China and India, both of which were well established before the continent of Europe.
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Now that I‘m officially interested in the Dark Ages, I now want to look at what this period looked like for the rest of the world primarily focusing on China and India, both of which were well established before the continent of Europe.
I always wondered why there was no record keeping in the Dark Ages. I now think the reason why there was no record keeping was people were still moving around. The fall of Rome opened a door to where other groups could move around Europe and actually establish territorial dominance. Modern states weren‘t even formed yet, so no, we had no records but we also didn‘t have established territories for people to stop and write things down in.
I found this line interesting. Jesus was the source of inspiration for Christianity. St. Paul founded the Christian religion. As most of you know, I‘m a former Catholic current Muslim revert, and this line made me think about Christianity and who Christians truly follow. Do Christians really worship Jesus or Jesus according to St. Paul? It makes you stop and think. #europe #normandavies #christianity #stpaul #jesus #religion #history #theology
pickVery interesting book. The author does a reasonably good job at covering the history of Central Europe from around the Roman Empire until after the Cold War. The different topics are covered in a more broad manner, so some areas don't receive a very in-depth look. However, the book can still serve as a good introduction for those interested in Central European history.
The last few years I‘ve stepped back from reading about WWII because it felt so overdone. But with the rise of authoritarianism currently happening in the US it has pushed back to reading about that era. The 2 on the left I found at Hachette Books (I signed up for the newsletter & got a 20% off coupon). I have not been able to find “What We Knew” anywhere. The other 2 I found wondering around the bookstore.
So many what ifs when it comes to the Roman conquering of Greece… If it wasn‘t for Rome, who knows what Greece or Europe could have looked like today… #history #europeanhistory #ancientgreece #ancientrome #romanempire #europe #normandavies #greece #syracuse #alternatehistory #moeriscus #Carthage #hannibal
Art was a comfort to the Greeks. Through wars, natural disasters, and the cruel fates of life, art has a way of saving people, and the Greeks recognized that and used it, particularly in their tragedies. #tragedy #art #europe #normandavies #greek #ancientgreece #europeanhistory #history #worldhistory #greekhistory #arthistory
