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Ancient Pioneers and the Long View of History
The essay muses on eras past and future, arguing that modern people are already ancients to future historians. It reflects on Egypt, Greece, Rome, and the idea that six thousand years is a small beginning in mankind’s long story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Davis
Valley of the Kings
Thebes
Purple
Tyre
Abraham Lincoln
Moses
Ulysses
Ithaca
Troy
Ramesses
Cesar
Napoleon
Egypt
Syria
Greece
Rome
Delphi
Jason
Orpheus
Achilles
Western Isles
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