zarkanian@sh.itjust.works to Memes@sopuli.xyz · 2 days agoAncient Historians v. Modern Historianssh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square106linkfedilinkarrow-up1767arrow-down15
arrow-up1762arrow-down1imageAncient Historians v. Modern Historianssh.itjust.workszarkanian@sh.itjust.works to Memes@sopuli.xyz · 2 days agomessage-square106linkfedilink
minus-squareSatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoOn a long enough timeline every modern historian becomes a ancient one.
minus-squareCarl@anarchist.nexuslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 day agoSomething something “Ancient Egypt had archeologists who studied ancient(er) Egypt.”
minus-squareOwOarchist@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoEgyptians had scholars of ancient history and archeologists who studied ancient Egypt.
minus-squareWhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 day 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.