Most interesting period of history?

[carmen510]

Prefer the 20th Century as a whole, as well as Ancient Rome. Very fascinating periods.

 

[JonathanStrange]

For me: a) Roman period, about 200 BC - 200 A.D. --- Roman
b) Egypt, pre-Alexander --- Egypt
c) Middle East --- pre-Persian empires: Assyrian, Babylonian, Sumerian, etc.
d) American Civil War
e) 20th C---the WWs, military, political, cultural, economic,scientific,literature

 

[Notadolfhitler]

My favorite is the colonial age and the enlightenment

 

[Camikaze]

As well as modern history in general, I also like post-1000 AD-ish religious history, particularly Christian history.

 

[aronnax]

I would love to live a 100 Years from 1870 to 1970 and see just how much the world changes.

1750 to 1850 would be awesome too. Seven Years War, American Revolution, Napoleonic War.

 

[Dachs]

1750 to 1850 would be awesome too. Seven Years War, American Revolution, Napoleonic War.

And the Year of Revolutions to cap it all.

 

[AndrewG]

I've got two eras that interest me in particular:
The Age of Colonization (1400s - 1700) -- everyone had a stake in the New World, and it all could've gone so many different ways.

The Gilded Age (roughly late 1860s to 1920) -- in some ways this is really the birth of modernity, close to our own time but somehow...different. I think this is a more useful category than the too-narrow (and often inaccurate) "Victorian Age" label.

 

[Tenochtitlan]

American Revolution up until the American Civil War

 

[Gilder]

Almost anything before 1950.

 

[Spartan117]

Funny, I initially did the same. But then I realized that all those agendas around 19th century history were what made it interesting - it shows that those past events are still very relevant to our time!

Wow I concluded the same and eventually became more interested in the 19th century.


My interest in history, politics, and sociology was first ignited through my early years high school interest in military. (Wars, tactics, immediate effects of the war etc..)

I digress, currently I am reading history texts of the 2000 BCE- 1000 BCE range. I am not sure what I era I find the "most interesting."

 

[eastsidebagel]

The renaissance, because in it the most influential discoveries for the future generations were made (well, at least in Europe; Chinese people knew about the Americas as early as ca. 300 CE).

 

[BananaLee]

Did they discover America in 1421 as well?

 

[eastsidebagel]

Did they discover America in 1421 as well?

What are you talking about? 1421?

 

[flyingchicken]

Yeah, 1421, when Zheng He apparently used his massive fleet to cross the Pacific to invade Vinland. You should know this, this is HISTORY.

 

[Masada]

this is HISTORY.

According to the Peoples Republic of China, Propaganda Office, Gavin Menzies Division.

 

[BananaLee]

If I'm not mistaken, even the PRC doesn't agree with Menzies' hypothesis. Which is saying a lot for a nation who wants monopoly on every single invention and discovery known to mankind

 

[Masada]

If I'm not mistaken, even the PRC doesn't agree with Menzies' hypothesis. Which is saying a lot for a nation who wants monopoly on every single invention and discovery known to mankind

You are mistaken, Menzies runs the PRC, it is his child, his prodigy, in his possibly fictional reality.

 

[generalstaff]

My favorite periods (someone else chose three, so I will be uncreative and choose three as well).
1. 1848 Revolutions to WWI (Long 19th century is interesting but things slow down between the Congress of Vienna to the 1848 Revolutions)
2. Wiemar Germany
3. Ottoman History from the Fall of Constantinople to the death of Suleiman.

 

[aronnax]

My favorite periods (someone else chose three, so I will be uncreative and choose three as well).
1. 1848 Revolutions to WWI (Long 19th century is interesting but things slow down between the Congress of Vienna to the 1848 Revolutions)
2. Wiemar Germany
3. Ottoman History from the Fall of Constantinople to the death of Suleiman.

Ottoman History is awesome especially because the first 10 sultans were all warrior kings!

Mehmed II, Selim the Grim and Suleiman are among the most epic reigns ever, especially Selim! He ruled for like what? Less than a decade and yet took over Egypt!

 

[JonathanStrange]

This is probably pre-history but I think it would be fascinating if one could observe the early stages of city development, say in the Near East or regions thereabout. It'd be cool to be time-traveler to watch a small family group become a larger extend family clan, than a tribe, etc. I think witnessing Ur's founding or Catal Huyuk's development could be worthwhile though we'd have to fast forward a lot!