Anonymous wrote:The gruesome slaughter really began when the Europeans invaded and leaned on literal slaughter (enslaving and chopping off limbs and other body parts leaving them to suffer infection and slow death).

I think the Mayan civilization is more interesting to contemplate because it isn't as explicitly documented down to the smallest detail as the Roman Empire. The Aztecs are interesting too in terms of mythological belief systems.

The Romans (to me) are more exciting for movies, novels and history classes because it's like a well documented soap opera with lots of intrigue, turnover and the architecture and sculpture to back up each rulers' legitimacy and how they align with their predecessors or

This is the opposite of what actually happened.

Anonymous wrote:The gruesome slaughter really began when the Europeans invaded and leaned on literal slaughter (enslaving and chopping off limbs and other body parts leaving them to suffer infection and slow death).

I think the Mayan civilization is more interesting to contemplate because it isn't as explicitly documented down to the smallest detail as the Roman Empire. The Aztecs are interesting too in terms of mythological belief systems.

The Romans (to me) are more exciting for movies, novels and history classes because it's like a well documented soap opera with lots of intrigue, turnover and the architecture and sculpture to back up each rulers' legitimacy and how they align with their predecessors or

...or their attempts to wipe out their predecessor's image. Plus their is an influx of new cultures and global influence that brings in more iconography, tradition and knowledge.

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Anonymous wrote:I think of psychology everyday.

how people think, why people do things the way they do things, why sibling are the same/different, why different cultures do things differently, how good is integrated differently in different cultures.

Not really equivalent of thinking about Empire - more a modern popular culture phenom …

Lol. No. You don’t understand the assignment.

Psychology has been around longer than the Roman Empire

But… thinking about your ex best friend is like the Roman Empire. Ffs.

I was different PP sorry and forgot to clarify.

Neither examples are good equivalents for thinking about the Roman Empire - that was the assignment right?

No the assignment is what do women think about more often than you could ever imagine.

Hating men?

The gruesome slaughter really began when the Europeans invaded and leaned on literal slaughter (enslaving and chopping off limbs and other body parts leaving them to suffer infection and slow death).

I think the Mayan civilization is more interesting to contemplate because it isn't as explicitly documented down to the smallest detail as the Roman Empire. The Aztecs are interesting too in terms of mythological belief systems.

The Romans (to me) are more exciting for movies, novels and history classes because it's like a well documented soap opera with lots of intrigue, turnover and the architecture and sculpture to back up each rulers' legitimacy and how they align with their predecessors or

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Anonymous wrote:I think of psychology everyday.

how people think, why people do things the way they do things, why sibling are the same/different, why different cultures do things differently, how good is integrated differently in different cultures.

Not really equivalent of thinking about Empire - more a modern popular culture phenom …

Lol. No. You don’t understand the assignment.

Psychology has been around longer than the Roman Empire

But… thinking about your ex best friend is like the Roman Empire. Ffs.

I was different PP sorry and forgot to clarify.

Neither examples are good equivalents for thinking about the Roman Empire - that was the assignment right?

No the assignment is what do women think about more often than you could ever imagine.

I asked DH this question (he's a huge history buff) and he replied that he thinks of the Nazis daily. The Roman Empire was great but wasn't his top thought.

I personally like Victorian or Edwardian England.

Anonymous wrote:The teen magazines of my youth. Sassy (especially), Teen, YM, Seventeen. Articles, fashion, quizzes, the things they made me feel would be important about femininity and culture vs. the things that actually are. This is probably not a blanket answer for all women but it did pop up a lot in my discussion with friends my age (40s). Denise Richards is still just a Teen model to me.

There’s a podcast called Listen to Sassy that you would LOVE.

Modern western civilization is a direct continuation of the Roman empire so it makes sense to think about the roots of our own society.

I think about Greek mythology pretty much daily. I got into it a few years ago because I realized I didn't know the myths very well and started listening to a podcast about them (Let's Talk About Myths, Baby!). Then I read both Madeline Miller books based in Greek myth. I've been reading a collection of Greek myths for children with my DD, and just kind of ruminate on those stories all the time now. Might try to read the Iliad and the Odyssey again (read one or both in high school, I think but might have been more like I "read" them). It's fascinating to me how much those ancient stories still feel relevant.

Anonymous wrote:The one I have seen that resonated the most with me was "ex best friend".

Oh that is too real. Or just "ex friend" maybe. I definitely think about a former friend with whom I had a TRAGIC falling out pretty much daily. It's been over a decade.

Anonymous wrote:This disconnect between Gen Z humor and everyone else is really on display in this thread.

Sincere question - So how should we respond to try and get the humor better ? I don’t want to be a spoil sport …

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Anonymous wrote:The Mayan empire was pretty awesome too. Just sayin.

No, thank you. All that blood and sacrifice.

Check your bias

And the Romans were squeaky clean without slavery, gladiators fighting to death, and widespread corruption/ sexual debauchery among their aristocrats who were u fettered by any democratic constraints?

The Mayans were so much more than highly
Contained and ritualized sacrifices -
They developed advanced math/ astrology/ agricultural irrigation/ and more.

The Mayans were a huge death cult. Whatever you want to say about the Roman Empire, good or bad, it wasn't a death cult.

Where do you get in-depth knowledge of Mayan history and culture from? Trump campaign trail sound bites?

Try history channel web site or anything with balanced coverage.

The Mayans were around for those ands of years. They were highly accomplished. Many academics believe that their sudden demise happened due to overpopulation as their cities grew faster than their food supplies.

The Mayan Empire, centered in the tropical lowlands of what is now Guatemala, reached the peak of its power and influence around the sixth century A.D. The Maya excelled at agriculture, pottery, writing, calendars and mathematics, and left behind an astonishing amount of impressive architecture and symbolic artwork. Most of the great stone cities of the Maya were abandoned by A.D. 900

An actual death cult.

Good catch! Sadly ironic and still relevant …

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Anonymous wrote:The Mayan empire was pretty awesome too. Just sayin.

No, thank you. All that blood and sacrifice.

Check your bias

And the Romans were squeaky clean without slavery, gladiators fighting to death, and widespread corruption/ sexual debauchery among their aristocrats who were u fettered by any democratic constraints?

The Mayans were so much more than highly
Contained and ritualized sacrifices -
They developed advanced math/ astrology/ agricultural irrigation/ and more.

The Mayans were a huge death cult. Whatever you want to say about the Roman Empire, good or bad, it wasn't a death cult.

Where do you get in-depth knowledge of Mayan history and culture from? Trump campaign trail sound bites?

Try history channel web site or anything with balanced coverage.

The Mayans were around for those ands of years. They were highly accomplished. Many academics believe that their sudden demise happened due to overpopulation as their cities grew faster than their food supplies.

The Mayan Empire, centered in the tropical lowlands of what is now Guatemala, reached the peak of its power and influence around the sixth century A.D. The Maya excelled at agriculture, pottery, writing, calendars and mathematics, and left behind an astonishing amount of impressive architecture and symbolic artwork. Most of the great stone cities of the Maya were abandoned by A.D. 900

An actual death cult.

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Anonymous wrote:I think of psychology everyday.

how people think, why people do things the way they do things, why sibling are the same/different, why different cultures do things differently, how good is integrated differently in different cultures.

Not really equivalent of thinking about Empire - more a modern popular culture phenom …

Lol. No. You don’t understand the assignment.

Psychology has been around longer than the Roman Empire

But… thinking about your ex best friend is like the Roman Empire. Ffs.

I was different PP sorry and forgot to clarify.

Neither examples are good equivalents for thinking about the Roman Empire - that was the assignment right?

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Anonymous wrote:The Mayan empire was pretty awesome too. Just sayin.

No, thank you. All that blood and sacrifice.

Check your bias

And the Romans were squeaky clean without slavery, gladiators fighting to death, and widespread corruption/ sexual debauchery among their aristocrats who were u fettered by any democratic constraints?

The Mayans were so much more than highly
Contained and ritualized sacrifices -
They developed advanced math/ astrology/ agricultural irrigation/ and more.

The Mayans were a huge death cult. Whatever you want to say about the Roman Empire, good or bad, it wasn't a death cult.

Where do you get in-depth knowledge of Mayan history and culture from? Trump campaign trail sound bites?

Try history channel web site or anything with balanced coverage.

The Mayans were around for those ands of years. They were highly accomplished. Many academics believe that their sudden demise happened due to overpopulation as their cities grew faster than their food supplies.

The Mayan Empire, centered in the tropical lowlands of what is now Guatemala, reached the peak of its power and influence around the sixth century A.D. The Maya excelled at agriculture, pottery, writing, calendars and mathematics, and left behind an astonishing amount of impressive architecture and symbolic artwork. Most of the great stone cities of the Maya were abandoned by A.D. 900