I hated history in school, perhaps, or so I like to think nowadays, because what we were taught was largely false.
I am intrigued by the times depicted in Arthurian tales. And of the Roman empire. I just yesterday fell for a poem by Catallus of the late Roman empire
Now spring unlocks!
Now the equinox stops its blue rages quiet as pages.
I tell you, Catallus, leave Troy, leave the ground burning,
they did.
Look, we will change everything, all the meanings,
all the clear cities of Asia you and me.
Now the mind, isn't she an avid previous hobo?
Now the feet grow leaves so glad to see whose green baits
awaits.
Oh sweet don't go back the same way
go a new way.
I would love to be able to read poetry from that time in the original Latin
Now you made me think back to what I thought of history back in high school. I'll admit I didn't love it but the more I learned the more I wanted to learn.
Interestingly I did the French Revolution and the First World War and quite enjoyed both...and have spent lengthy periods in the exact places they played out in Europe later as an adult. My battlefield tours of the Western Front (Belgium/France) have been some of the most poignant experiences of my life and France...well, I love that place and it's many historical aspects and stories to follow.
I like that poem, thank you. I did Latin at school but like much of what I learned at school it is lost to me now. Sad really.