What is your favorite part of history

I will go into more detail later on my favorite, but what are your favorite period/parts of history and why?

Personally? 1665-1890 - the black powder era

 

The Roman empire cowers before the might of Attila the Hun.

 

And why is it that you like this period?

 

Because Attila was a bad ass. Cruel by today's standard's (and even by the standards back then), but effective. A group of barbarians striking fear in the greatest power of the time.

 

But by that time the Roman Empire was split in twain and thus divided had varying levels of control

 

True... but they were still the powerhouse of the world. Weaker than their earlier selves, but still should have been unparalleled.

 

Not particularly. Both sides of the empire retained a modicum of the earlier legions organization. Field armies had become much less threatening however.

Furthermore, both eastern anand Western empires were increasingly diluted by Germanic mercenaries and commanders, which further compromised training and effectiveness. This also caused a weakening on tbe northern border because they had to deal with barbarian immigration/incursions

Honestly in my estimation Bellisarius and his African expedition was the last true example of a projection of Roman power.

 

But Attila and the Huns were still definitely the underdogs. It was still an amazing feat to stand up against Rome.

 

Oh, I can see that they had a tactical disadvantage in that regard, yes.

 

1350-ish, Black Plague and 100 Years War. Mostly, I love it because it's the transition period between the knights dominating the battlefield and the rise of the well trained commoner.

 

Led and controlled by the nobleman

 

Another one is ancient Egypt. The pyramids are wondrous!

 

I agree our knowledge of the ancient world is incomplete. We do know quite a bit though

 

Most of what we know comes from philosophers as well. This compounds the issue

 

Which battle of Jerusalem?

Yes troops counts outside of those of the enlightenment (Louis XIV and upwards) are horribly embellished for dramatic effect.

One of my professors once posed the question "I wonder what happened to the dead at the battle of drepana?"

He went on to sarcastically posit a theory where all the bodies eventually came together because of the tide and formed a sort of "corpse raft" until carrion took care of them.