The collapse of the ancient Maya agricultural system — deforestation, soil erosion, and the consequent disruption of water cycles — was a major contributing factor to the Classic Maya collapse. Environmental history and political history are inseparable.
Ancient DNA is transforming population genetics and migration history faster than the historical field can absorb the implications. The steppe ancestry component in European populations, invisible to ancient historians, is now documented in thousands of skeletal samples.
The Eastern frontier's cultural complexity — Greek-speaking cities, Aramaic-speaking rural populations, Arab tribal confederacies, and Jewish communities all within a few hundred kilometers — is the context for understanding early Christianity's cultural diversity.
The Norse sagas are complicated sources — written down centuries after the events they describe, in a Christian cultural context, drawing on oral tradition. All of that shapes what they preserve.
Seneca's letters to Lucilius are among the best ancient prose in any language and interesting as evidence that Stoicism was practiced, not just theorized.
Ancient entertainment is broader than gladiators. Chariot racing was the mass spectator sport of the Roman world — the Blues and Greens of the circus factions had a following that makes modern sports rivalries look tame.
The collapse of the ancient Maya agricultural system — deforestation, soil erosion, and the consequent disruption of water cycles — was a major contributing factor to the Classic Maya collapse. Environmental history and political history are inseparable.
Ancient DNA is transforming population genetics and migration history faster than the historical field can absorb the implications. The steppe ancestry component in European populations, invisible to ancient historians, is now documented in thousands of skeletal samples.
This is the post that finally got me to watch the film I've been avoiding because of its runtime.
The musical choices in this film are as good as the cinematography and that's saying something.
I've been trying to convince people of this for two years and nobody believes me without watching first.
I watched the original and the restored version back to back and the differences are more significant than expected.
The Eastern frontier's cultural complexity — Greek-speaking cities, Aramaic-speaking rural populations, Arab tribal confederacies, and Jewish communities all within a few hundred kilometers — is the context for understanding early Christianity's cultural diversity.
The Norse sagas are complicated sources — written down centuries after the events they describe, in a Christian cultural context, drawing on oral tradition. All of that shapes what they preserve.
Bookmarked. This is the kind of content I come here for
Your point about the ending being an accusation is the reading I've been searching for.
I've had this film recommended to me four times and this post is the one that finally made me watch it.
This is exactly what I needed to hear, thank you
Seneca's letters to Lucilius are among the best ancient prose in any language and interesting as evidence that Stoicism was practiced, not just theorized.
Ancient entertainment is broader than gladiators. Chariot racing was the mass spectator sport of the Roman world — the Blues and Greens of the circus factions had a following that makes modern sports rivalries look tame.
Wait, you're telling me I've been doing Villeneuve wrong this whole time?
I've been trying to recommend this film to people who aren't cinephiles and struggling to describe it.
This is the most underrated post on this forum