In our fast-forward world, you’d think that the ancient past would be too obscure, too remote, and too foreign to be of relevance. Nowadays the present seems obsolete. And yet, ancient civilizations captivate us. Why? Well, in part, we are drawn by similarities and differences between these cultures and our own. It’s really interesting to see how other people lived, worked, fought, and loved. Ancient civilizations often confront us with differences so stark that they shock, delight, and appall us. As remote as some aspects of these civilizations are, isn’t it engaging that they were still people? Both similarities and differences speak to the human condition, and what it means to live as a member of the human race. In addition, we sometimes look to ancient civilizations for models. We like patterns, and in a complicated world, it would be helpful to find models for solving (or avoiding) some of our own problems and to predict what might happen next. Humans have been at the work of being humans for a long time. Perhaps someone already figured out one of our problems, or tried similar solutions to them. [download]
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