zarkanian@sh.itjust.works to Memes@sopuli.xyz · 1 month agoAncient Historians v. Modern Historianssh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square106linkfedilinkarrow-up1783arrow-down16
arrow-up1777arrow-down1imageAncient Historians v. Modern Historianssh.itjust.workszarkanian@sh.itjust.works to Memes@sopuli.xyz · 1 month agomessage-square106linkfedilink
minus-squareSatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoOn a long enough timeline every modern historian becomes a ancient one.
minus-squareCarl@anarchist.nexuslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoSomething something “Ancient Egypt had archeologists who studied ancient(er) Egypt.”
minus-squareOwOarchist@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoEgyptians had scholars of ancient history and archeologists who studied ancient Egypt.
minus-squareWhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 month agoThey still do, but they used to, too.
On a long enough timeline every modern historian becomes a ancient one.
Something something “Ancient Egypt had archeologists who studied ancient(er) Egypt.”
Egyptians had scholars of ancient history and archeologists who studied ancient Egypt.
They still do, but they used to, too.