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Thom Yorke · 02-13-2011, 12:47 AM

What are your favourite periods in history to learn about?

Here are a few of mine:

Caesar - Civil War - Julio-Claudian Dynasty (Mid-1st century BC- Mid-1st century AD). It might have the greatest mix of great benefactors (Caesar, Augustus) and psychos (Caligula, Nero) in such a short period, ever. I also found the early deterioration of the Senate to be interesting as well.

Constantine - Theodosius I (4th century AD). The influence that this century had on the shaping of the Middle Ages is pretty staggering. Reducing the Senate to nothing, adopting Christianity as the state religion, and the influx of Barbarians, which would ultimately lead to the fall of the Roman Empire.

Classical Period (Late-5th century BC - Early-4th Century BC)
Definitely the most interesting period in terms of military history: Persian Wars, Peloponnesian War, Philip II, and of course, Alexander the Great. Plenty of political and social strife as well between and among the poleis and leagues. And on top of this the fall of "Greece" from power and the foundations Alexander set for the Hellenistic world.

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Thom Yorke Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,848	Most Interesting Period in History What are your favourite periods in history to learn about? Here are a few of mine: Caesar - Civil War - Julio-Claudian Dynasty (Mid-1st century BC- Mid-1st century AD). It might have the greatest mix of great benefactors (Caesar, Augustus) and psychos (Caligula, Nero) in such a short period, ever. I also found the early deterioration of the Senate to be interesting as well. Constantine - Theodosius I (4th century AD). The influence that this century had on the shaping of the Middle Ages is pretty staggering. Reducing the Senate to nothing, adopting Christianity as the state religion, and the influx of Barbarians, which would ultimately lead to the fall of the Roman Empire. Classical Period (Late-5th century BC - Early-4th Century BC) Definitely the most interesting period in terms of military history: Persian Wars, Peloponnesian War, Philip II, and of course, Alexander the Great. Plenty of political and social strife as well between and among the poleis and leagues. And on top of this the fall of "Greece" from power and the foundations Alexander set for the Hellenistic world.