Historical Perspective - The tweet suggests that all of history is a footnote to the Roman Empire, similar to how all of philosophy is a footnote to Plato [1]

history. When we hear that word, what is it that comes to our mind. Perhaps some dates, records, perhaps the names of some rulers and generals arranged neatly in an order.But did it mean the same for our ancestors. What was history for them. When they didn't have records, perhaps they imagined and when they mixed memory with myth, they created story that made sense about their past.And this talk is going to about those stories. Somewhere in the 14th century, one bright morning, Sultan Firosha Touglak stands ...

RT Nick Szabo (@NickSzabo4)@davidmarcus Which doesn't change the reality that Israel was founded quite predominantly by 20th century immigrants on the ruins and bones of the people who let them in. ...

Whatever eventually rises from the pile of rubble beside the White House’s south lawn, it will be a pastiche of pastiche—if history is anything to go by https://t.co/QXCySz0aaf ...

Historical Context & Cultural Exchange - The speech emphasizes the power of the written word to connect people across time, cultures, and continents, referencing historical figures like Schwenzang and Alawaban who brought scriptures to China [1] - It highlights the 80th anniversary of China's victory over Japan in World War II, framing it as a shared history between China and America [1] - The speech discusses Minor Sorl Bates, an American professor who documented Japanese war crimes in Nanjing, and Reverend JC McKim, who initially spread the Japanese version of events [1] - Dr Takamitu Muroka, a Japanese linguist, offers free courses to Chinese students as a gesture of peace, reflecting on the Sino-Japanese war and expressing remorse [4][5][6] The Power & Responsibility of Writing - The written word can move through time, pierce hearts and minds, traverse oceans, transcend lives, and connect people [9][10] - The speech encourages the audience to understand what is at stake when they read and write, recognizing the potential impact of their words [9] - Bates' writings wove a thread through collective consciousness and historical narratives, contributing to a shared history between countries [3]

RT Nick Szabo (@NickSzabo4)Correction: their parents fought in a slave army, drafted from a population, that on the eve of war, opposed by 70%+ going to war with Germany. The slave army, along with its allies, then proceeded to mass murder civilians on a historically unprecedented scale. (Which doesn't excuse what their opponents did)."Greatest Generation" is what TV taught the Boomers to call this most pathological of generations. ...

Historical Perspective - The InterContinental hotel in Kabul served as a vantage point for observing Afghanistan's history and political transitions [1] - Political regimes, like hotel guests, have a limited tenure [1]

A new book traces the tumultuous history of Afghanistan as it has been experienced at the Hotel InterContinental Kabul, which remained standing amid coups, civil wars, occupations and Islamist rule https://t.co/XL5MTvfz4z ...

Lyse Doucet chronicles Afghanistan’s history as it was seen from the InterContinental https://t.co/VAl539BDxs ...

Historical Context - The game's origin traces back to two historical events: the introduction of the horse chestnut tree to Britain in the 17th century and the 19th-century push for compulsory education [1] Risk Assessment - The history of the game risks dying out [1]