(Not really. There were some very long written works of history. But they’re more collections of short accounts of individual episodes. They hadn’t yet developed the written history as we know it, a chronological account. Gregory of Tours wrote A History of the Franks. But if you wanted to grasp the history as a continuous flow, you’d have to cut up all the short tales and put them in coherent order. He kind of wrote whatever came to mind at the moment or maybe whatever account he had come upon.)
Aussie Down Under over 10 years ago
Certainly is but people never seem to learn not to have it repeated.
Superfrog over 10 years ago
It doesn’t take long for current affairs to become history.
blunebottle over 10 years ago
♫♪♫ Tomorrow’s just your future yesterday… ♫♪♫
Bob. over 10 years ago
Someone reads a bit of history and says “Hold my beer while I try this”. That’s why history repeats.
jack fairbanks over 10 years ago
leave out a chapter and call it a mystery
MeGoNow Premium Member over 10 years ago
At that stage, they’re all short stories.
(Not really. There were some very long written works of history. But they’re more collections of short accounts of individual episodes. They hadn’t yet developed the written history as we know it, a chronological account. Gregory of Tours wrote A History of the Franks. But if you wanted to grasp the history as a continuous flow, you’d have to cut up all the short tales and put them in coherent order. He kind of wrote whatever came to mind at the moment or maybe whatever account he had come upon.)
Doug Taylor Premium Member over 10 years ago
(and Blunebottle) Ferguson and Fallon about the only reason to stay up late.