Favorite Historical time period!!!

Personally, I don't have a favorite time period but an affinity toward certain events, namely political intrigue. So Ancient Greece where you have city-states vying for control of the peninsula while outside forces (Persia, Rome) slowly creep in. Or perhaps the Roman Republic and Empire with Senators and generals basically doing an Ancient WOrld House of Cards. Anytime where you have proxy wars and political infighting (between countries or maybe even a ruling family ie. House o Saud) I find interesting. Currently, the situation in the Middle East I have found to be most relevant when discussing this due to all the competing factions.

So what's your favorite time period? Or are you like me an have a favorite trend? Both? And what do you find most interesting about what you said?

20th century, WWI, WWII and the Cold War.

Good times..

Napisano od Sheba, 02.12.2015 at 20:05

20th century, WWI, WWII and the Cold War.

Good times..

20th century is one of my favorite centuries simply because it was the culmination of centuries of military expansion on a global scale that ultimately led to a climatic war whose effects we still see today. I found a new channel on youtube called "Extra History" that basically does a different historical topic and does a "series" of about 8-10 minute videos usually every week on the subject. Their WWI videos I felt did a great job at looking at the direct causes of the war. I'll link part 2 (part 1 is mroe of the background which you probably know, I recommend part 2 as it get's right to the point. Part 1 might bore you into not watching part 2 but part 2 should get you wanting to watch part 3 and the rest of the series)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyCmh9G1fpo

"World War I: The Seminal Tragedy- II One Fateful Day in June- Extra History""

Napisano od Pheonixking929, 02.12.2015 at 20:15

Napisano od Sheba, 02.12.2015 at 20:05

20th century, WWI, WWII and the Cold War.

Good times..

20th century is one of my favorite centuries simply because it was the culmination of centuries of military expansion on a global scale that ultimately led to a climatic war whose effects we still see today. I found a new channel on youtube called "Extra History" that basically does a different historical topic and does a "series" of about 8-10 minute videos usually every week on the subject. Their WWI videos I felt did a great job at looking at the direct causes of the war. I'll link part 2 (part is mroe of the background which you probably know, I recommend part 2 as it get's right to the point. Part 1 might bore you into not watching part 2 but part 2 should get you wanting to watch part 3 and the rest of the series)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyCmh9G1fpo

"World War I: The Seminal Tragedy- II One Fateful Day in June- Extra History""

Thank you for the recommendation. Since I'm a lonely depressed unemployed Norwegian man who has nothing to do I'll take a look at it right now.

Napisano od Sheba, 02.12.2015 at 20:18

Napisano od Pheonixking929, 02.12.2015 at 20:15

Napisano od Sheba, 02.12.2015 at 20:05

20th century, WWI, WWII and the Cold War.

Good times..

20th century is one of my favorite centuries simply because it was the culmination of centuries of military expansion on a global scale that ultimately led to a climatic war whose effects we still see today. I found a new channel on youtube called "Extra History" that basically does a different historical topic and does a "series" of about 8-10 minute videos usually every week on the subject. Their WWI videos I felt did a great job at looking at the direct causes of the war. I'll link part 2 (part is mroe of the background which you probably know, I recommend part 2 as it get's right to the point. Part 1 might bore you into not watching part 2 but part 2 should get you wanting to watch part 3 and the rest of the series)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyCmh9G1fpo

"World War I: The Seminal Tragedy- II One Fateful Day in June- Extra History""

Thank you for the recommendation. Since I'm a lonely depressed unemployed Norwegian man who has nothing to do I'll take a look at it right now.

Let me know what you think. It might seem a little childish (it is animated) but I enjoy taking a seat back and watching someone else explain a subject in visuals. If you like it, check out their other videos (I'm not a fan of the latest Jon Snow series they're doing but everything else was cool).

Nothing new under the sun

Agricultural revolution, ice age, human migration

Philippine Revolution
colonial revolutions, colonial independence
Napoleonic wars
WW1
WW2
Cold War, basically 20th century

No greek times.....What are they teaching you?

Napisano od Cold Case, 03.12.2015 at 06:49

No greek times.....What are they teaching you?

there was nothing like a "greek era"

the first greek city states came into existance about 1000 bc and the greek languange was dominant in the byzantine empire until 1500 ad. the greek arts and philosophy actually survived until then aswell, there just were less great philosophers.

1000 bc until 1500 ad is from the ancient world until the renaissance, wich is, why it wouldnt make any sense to call that the "greek era" although, the greeks were most dominant in the ancient world, conquering for example, Persia, and influencing the whole world with their colonies

Industrialisation. So Victorian Europe and late 20th Century Asia.

The liberation of humanity from eternal poverty has left such a profound, far-reaching, and deeply-rooted impact on human society.

Napisano od Cold Case, 03.12.2015 at 06:49

No greek times.....What are they teaching you?

I thought it would fall under Ancient World

Napisano od Earthbound, 02.12.2015 at 23:27

1990's

What was most significant event in your opinion (considering you could squeeze world history down to a favorite decade D=)

I'd go with 4600 million years ago, around that day when the Solar System started to form the first and only miracle that started what's going here

Colonialism

Napisano od RaulPB, 03.12.2015 at 11:10

where were you retard?
I missed you

As the lead representation for the four horsemen of the apocalypse i voted for colonialism, that shit was crazy even by they're standard's.

Napisano od Croat, 03.12.2015 at 14:25

Napisano od RaulPB, 03.12.2015 at 11:10

where were you retard?
I missed you

I've been hiding in my cave, preparing bombs for ISIS mwuahahaha!! XD
Nah, just studying, more boring than preparing bombs, sadly. This master's degree is no joke... How about you?? Are you taking good care of AW??

Ancient times with ancient greece or 20th century.

Napisano od RaulPB, 03.12.2015 at 18:27

Napisano od Croat, 03.12.2015 at 14:25

Napisano od RaulPB, 03.12.2015 at 11:10

where were you retard?
I missed you

I've been hiding in my cave, preparing bombs for ISIS mwuahahaha!! XD
Nah, just studying, more boring than preparing bombs, sadly. This master's degree is no joke... How about you?? Are you taking good care of AW??

l:

Im not caring as before, but thanks on asking

Napisano od Croat, 03.12.2015 at 20:11

l:

Im not caring as before, but thanks on asking

not good to hear that, why would you have to change!?

Napisano od International, 03.12.2015 at 07:09

Industrialisation. So Victorian Europe and late 20th Century Asia.

The liberation of humanity from eternal poverty has left such a profound, far-reaching, and deeply-rooted impact on human society.

Liberation from eternal poverty - achieving material wealth and losing spirituality.


By the way, I can't decide if my favorite era is Emperor Peter's time, or Empress Catherine the Great era. (hey International, in Peter's Russia, half of Russians joined churches or monasteries forcing Peter to decree law banning people to join en masse as economy and society suddenly found it self in lack of craftsmen, workers and soldiers)

Napisano od Skanderbeg, 04.12.2015 at 12:39

Liberation from eternal poverty - achieving material wealth and losing spirituality.

Preindustrial spirituality is not true spirituality. It's people seeking a desperate break from crushing poverty. People in desperate situations need someone to tell them that everything is alright, and religion served this function excellently.

Napisano od Skanderbeg, 04.12.2015 at 12:39

By the way, I can't decide if my favorite era is Emperor Peter's time, or Empress Catherine the Great era. (hey International, in Peter's Russia, half of Russians joined churches or monasteries forcing Peter to decree law banning people to join en masse as economy and society suddenly found it self in lack of craftsmen, workers and soldiers)

I'd go with Emperor Peter's time, if by that you mean Peter the Great that shattered the Swedish Army at Poltava.

Napisano od Skanderbeg, 04.12.2015 at 12:39

Napisano od International, 03.12.2015 at 07:09

Industrialisation. So Victorian Europe and late 20th Century Asia.

The liberation of humanity from eternal poverty has left such a profound, far-reaching, and deeply-rooted impact on human society.

By the way, I can't decide if my favorite era is Emperor Peter's time, or Empress Catherine the Great era. (hey International, in Peter's Russia, half of Russians joined churches or monasteries forcing Peter to decree law banning people to join en masse as economy and society suddenly found it self in lack of craftsmen, workers and soldiers)

You're back!

Like international said, I think I like Peter more. He helped modernize Russia (they did not experience industrialization for quite some time which contributed significantly to their disastrous defeat in WWI). He single handedly built the Russian navy and contributed greatly to Russia's culture.

Napisano od International, 04.12.2015 at 19:42

Napisano od Skanderbeg, 04.12.2015 at 12:39

By the way, I can't decide if my favorite era is Emperor Peter's time, or Empress Catherine the Great era. (hey International, in Peter's Russia, half of Russians joined churches or monasteries forcing Peter to decree law banning people to join en masse as economy and society suddenly found it self in lack of craftsmen, workers and soldiers)

I'd go with Emperor Peter's time, if by that you mean Peter the Great that shattered the Swedish Army at Poltava.

Yes, i mean Peter the Great (Pyotr Veliky).

You see, Russia always had a problem with people calling themselves 'elite', whether that's 17th century boyars, 20th century nomenklatura or 21th century oligarchs. They are slowing Russia down. Emperor Peter had huge sacks to order reforms while being surrounded with powerful boyars, just look at Table of Ranks, even the name sound awesome.

The only thing i do not agree with Peter's feudalist system of peasant being bond to the land (Peter believed peasant should be tied to land like artisan to crafting or merchants to trade). If he only liberated peasants from parasite nobility, and let them move and start their own jobs - combined with Table of Ranks, Russia would probably be even stronger and larger in the future.

So either Peter for creating Table of Ranks, or Catherine for funding science, education and culture in Russia.