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Re:Tyrian purple: Ancient pigment that was more valuable tha... by yuppiepuppie on Monday December 04, 2023 @12:57AM (#38514139)
There is a podcast too which I listen to on the go.

I’m also American and living in Europe for the past decade, and having dived into history such as Roman, Carthage, the Celts, … has really made me appreciate the vast history of our species. I can drive down the ride and see a huge castle the was attacked by Hannibal on his quest for Rome.

And my native friends where I live couldn’t care less :(

I hope America can preserve its history for a while so others can enjoy it in 1000 years like we do with Rome.

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Re:Tyrian purple: Ancient pigment that was more valuable tha... by brnt on Monday December 04, 2023 @02:01AM (#38514422)
You are perhaps only looking at big history, as does the trope prescribe ;) Chances are that your native friends have a lot of small history to tell, and you might find it interesting.
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Re:Tyrian purple: Ancient pigment that was more valuable tha... by yuppiepuppie on Monday December 04, 2023 @08:05AM (#38516751)
For sure. Even my wifes grandmother has quite a good history story with the Spanish civil war :) I love hearing those stories.
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Re:Tyrian purple: Ancient pigment that was more valuable tha... by graphe on Monday December 04, 2023 @02:06AM (#38514456)
Americans have preserved their history somewhat. https://youtu.be/aB6AUYr6Ecs great channel, fascinating especially their collapsing hierarchies. They formed temporary hierarchies to build luxurious settlements for everyone to live in, then collapsed back into being non hierarchical.
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Re:Tyrian purple: Ancient pigment that was more valuable tha... by botanical on Monday December 04, 2023 @02:56AM (#38514747)
> And my native friends where I live couldn’t care less :(

Well, I wouldn't care for the history of a long dead civilisation either if my own civilisation and culture has been destroyed in the last half millennium by invaders. There are less than 4 million people in 2023.

And America will preserve its history but I don't think it will be seen in a positive light to be enjoyed.

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Re:Tyrian purple: Ancient pigment that was more valuable tha... by boringg on Monday December 04, 2023 @09:17AM (#38517510)
Library of Congress.
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Re:Tyrian purple: Ancient pigment that was more valuable tha... by robga on Monday December 04, 2023 @05:54PM (#38524330)
And out as a book shortly

https://fallofcivilizationspodcast.com/2023/10/16/fall-of-ci...

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