Favourite historical period/field/topic

[BeBMan]

So what are you most interested in? For me it's probably nothing special:

- ancient Graeco-Roman stuff, fascinated me since I read Greek mythology as a little kid
- Euro medieval stuff, esp. crusades (can't really explain why, I'm not even religious)
- NS time and WWII stuff only "to be informed", it's actually not my favourite, but it's better to know about it
- history of Prussia, interesting not only due to its role in German history in general, but also because its course between things like militarism, chauvinism (esp. later) on one side and englightenment (during the "classic" time) or modernity (in several aspects) on the other.

These points also mean that I'm an evil eurocentrist

[VetLegion]

I like 'em all, but wars were better back when skill mattered. That means up to maxim gun or say up to 1900. After that wars suck, and is there anything else to history?

[germanos]

I like the transitions of the periods. Any status quo is only half as interesting then development/evolution.

Apart from that, early state formation (mostly in the near and middle east) is a great period.

[Kuciwalker]

The future.

[Proteus_MST]

Similar to BeBro,
especially the graeco-roman and the medieval times.

For WW I and II the military stuff and for WW2 also the knowledge about society, to get insights into the reasons why Hitler came to power and how he was able to turn germany into the third Reich.

[LordShiva]

Indian

[BeBMan]

Originally posted by VetLegion
I like 'em all, but wars were better back when skill mattered. That means up to maxim gun or say up to 1900. After that wars suck, and is there anything else to history?

I also hate any alternative history stuff

[lord of the mark]

American (IE USA) history, 1607 to 1880 or so, though lately Ive gotten into early 20th century US history.

European, early modern especially.

also late 19th century central europe.

Non-european, Id say mainly islam and its borderlands, to a lesser extent China and India. definitely need to know more about the origins of Hindu civilization.

Im less interested in classical history than most are, and less interested in Egypt, but some general interest in the Mesopotamia and the ancient near east.

Lots of interest in economic and technological history, and political history at the grand strategic level.

Oh, and i have this minor interest in Jewish history.


Oh, and

[lord of the mark]

Originally posted by VetLegion
I like 'em all, but wars were better back when skill mattered. That means up to maxim gun or say up to 1900. After that wars suck, and is there anything else to history?

cavalry charges, man, thats where its at.

[DAVOUT]

I do not place one period above the others because I still ignore so many. But there is a topic that fascinates me : the cathedrals.

[Arrian]

Ancient Euro/Middle Eastern (Greeks, Persians, Romans, etc), plus the big N.A. empires (Maya, Aztec, Inca) for the "lost civilization" feel, and I love the U.S. Civil War.

-Arrian

[Bugs ****ing Bunny]

Dark Ages Britain.

[C0ckney]

medieval europe fascinates me, early colonialism in the east (the portuguese, dutch and english mostly) and the birth of nation states and nationalism.

[molly bloom]

The English Civil War (or as it's now called) the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.

Proof if any were needed that occasionally the personality of one key player can change or influence the course of history.


The Hellenistic successors of Alexander from Egypt to India.


The Abbasid Caliphate.

The Parthians and the Sassanid Empire.

The Chola kingdoms of India.

The Kushan Empire.

[GePap]

1914-1989, or the short 20th century.
Byzantine and Habsburg histories