zarkanian@sh.itjust.works to Memes@sopuli.xyz · 2 months agoAncient Historians v. Modern Historianssh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square106linkfedilinkarrow-up1785arrow-down16
arrow-up1779arrow-down1imageAncient Historians v. Modern Historianssh.itjust.workszarkanian@sh.itjust.works to Memes@sopuli.xyz · 2 months agomessage-square106linkfedilink
minus-squareSatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoOn a long enough timeline every modern historian becomes a ancient one.
minus-squareCarl@anarchist.nexuslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoSomething something “Ancient Egypt had archeologists who studied ancient(er) Egypt.”
minus-squareOwOarchist@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoEgyptians had scholars of ancient history and archeologists who studied ancient Egypt.
minus-squareWhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 months 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.