What is/are Your Favorite Time Period(s)?

[Lackadaisical2]

Definitely the 1600's. New ideas, the beginning of modern economies and nation-states, and some of the best artwork of all time.

All those things are still around now

And to everyone I wish I was alive back X when I could rape/pillage/steal land. No. You're going to be the one being raped or pillaged most likely, your chances of being someone of more significance than you are today is nil.

[The Parkus Empire]

I enjoy the Second World War as well though no one would know that who entered my room what with the bookshelf full of German Soldiers Autobiographies.

Did you ever see Cross of Iron? It's follows a group WWII German soldiers in Russia, and the conflict between an absurdly idealistic officer, seeking the Iron Cross, and a cynical, yet honorable, corporal/sergeant.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4nykWTMzHM

[Conserative Morality]

All those things are still around now

And to everyone I wish I was alive back X when I could rape/pillage/steal land. No. You're going to be the one being raped or pillaged most likely, your chances of being someone of more significance than you are today is nil.

Exception being if you born a Mongol on Genghis Khan's side. In which case you'll either be female and running the country while having dozens of slaves and the finest jewelry, or looting and pillaging towns all across Asia.

[Panzerjaeger]

I enjoy the Second World War as well though no one would know that who entered my room what with the bookshelf full of German Soldiers Autobiographies.

Did you ever see Cross of Iron? It's follows a group WWII German soldiers in Russia, and the conflict between an absurdly idealistic officer, seeking the Iron Cross, and a cynical, yet honorable, corporal/sergeant.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4nykWTMzHM

Yep I own the movie. Not bad, not great but not horrid either. I found the Officer wanting an Iron Cross to be a joke though especially since they were practically handed out during WWII. I enjoyed the movie Stalingrad a bit more though it got stupid and unbelievable near the end. I think A Bridge Too Far is still the most even handed film that I can think of in regards to the German viewpoint.

[Falafelistan]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4nykWTMzHM

Yep I own the movie. Not bad, not great but not horrid either. I found the Officer wanting an Iron Cross to be a joke though especially since they were practically handed out during WWII. I enjoyed the movie Stalingrad a bit more though it got stupid and unbelievable near the end. I think A Bridge Too Far is still the most even handed film that I can think of in regards to the German viewpoint.[/quote]

You gotta check out 'Downfall' or in German, 'Der Untergang' if you haven't already.

[Panzerjaeger]

You gotta check out 'Downfall' or in German, 'Der Untergang' if you haven't already.

Own that as well love the movie one of my personal favorites.

[East Fancainia]

You gotta check out 'Downfall' or in German, 'Der Untergang' if you haven't already.

Own that as well love the movie one of my personal favorites.

They did sooo many youtube vids off that one scene....."They banned me from WoW?!?!"

[Panzerjaeger]

You gotta check out 'Downfall' or in German, 'Der Untergang' if you haven't already.

Own that as well love the movie one of my personal favorites.

They did sooo many youtube vids off that one scene....."They banned me from WoW?!?!"

Indeed, that is my favorite scene in the movie because it really sets the tone for the Bunker.

[Cameroi]

of course an alternative 1100s in a world that didn't have a roman empire nor the fanaticism that resulted from its callousness, might be alright too. one in which steam and electricity was being developed as it might well could have been without the harassing interference of fanaticism.

You don't know a whole lot about the effects of the Roman Empire, do you?

why do you say this?

[The Parkus Empire]

Yep I own the movie. Not bad, not great but not horrid either. I found the Officer wanting an Iron Cross to be a joke though especially since they were practically handed out during WWII. I enjoyed the movie Stalingrad a bit more though it got stupid and unbelievable near the end. I think A Bridge Too Far is still the most even handed film that I can think of in regards to the German viewpoint.

We might have to play a game of A World at War with WWII HG, sometime.

[Ashlak]

In no particular order.

The American Wild West.

The American 1960's.

Renaissance Europe.

WW2.

[Israslovakahzerbajan]

Why, the Internet Renaissance of course.

[Conserative Morality]

why do you say this?

Because without the influence of the Roman Empire, aggressive and violent though it was, there would have been no unifying force to bind together the Gallic and Spanish tribes, the Greeks, and so on. We would have either ended up even further backward than we are today, even more divided in terms of culture and religion, or another Empire, most likely about as aggressive and violent, would have taken it's place.

Rome was a force of Unification and Technology, whether or not you agree with their methods.

[Panzerjaeger]

Yep I own the movie. Not bad, not great but not horrid either. I found the Officer wanting an Iron Cross to be a joke though especially since they were practically handed out during WWII. I enjoyed the movie Stalingrad a bit more though it got stupid and unbelievable near the end. I think A Bridge Too Far is still the most even handed film that I can think of in regards to the German viewpoint.

We might have to play a game of A World at War with WWII HG, sometime.

We definitely should. God knows I've spent far too much time refighting the Second World War in some kind of fashion or medium over the years.

[Gaian Internalist]

1960's California - Tune in, drop out

[The Parkus Empire]

We definitely should. God knows I've spent far too much time refighting the Second World War in some kind of fashion or medium over the years.

You probably would never come close to an interpretation as realistic as the TWAW is. Question is, would we do global war, or just focus on Europe?

[Maurepas]

why do you say this?

Because without the influence of the Roman Empire, aggressive and violent though it was, there would have been no unifying force to bind together the Gallic and Spanish tribes, the Greeks, and so on. We would have either ended up even further backward than we are today, even more divided in terms of culture and religion, or another Empire, most likely about as aggressive and violent, would have taken it's place.

Rome was a force of Unification and Technology, whether or not you agree with their methods.

I think, more likely, We would've been Hunnic...

[Cameroi]

why do you say this?

Because without the influence of the Roman Empire, aggressive and violent though it was, there would have been no unifying force to bind together the Gallic and Spanish tribes, the Greeks, and so on. We would have either ended up even further backward than we are today, even more divided in terms of culture and religion, or another Empire, most likely about as aggressive and violent, would have taken it's place.

Rome was a force of Unification and Technology, whether or not you agree with their methods.

this sounds to me like an 'if it didn't happen the way it did it couldn't have happened' kind of an assumption.

i'm not ignorant of the highly touted "pax roman...", whatever it is.
but as far as roman era european tribal conflicts are concerned this sound to me like the experiment affecting to some degree the results. the observers these conclusions are based on, were, after all, imbeded, were they not, with rome's foreign military adventurism?

i'm not saying rome was the only cause of strife in a world that would otherwise have been at peace, but i am saying, christian militancy and its resulting fanaticism WERE a reaction to rome's inequities, and that it was the influence of this fanaticism that is the direct cause of the slowing to a snails pace of technological and scientific developments in the middle ages.

[JarVik]

The Ordovician period, and the 1950s for the optimism and new possibilities that unfolded.

[Conserative Morality]

I think, more likely, We would've been Hunnic...

Suffocating on our own blood in our sleep?

[Panzerjaeger]

We definitely should. God knows I've spent far too much time refighting the Second World War in some kind of fashion or medium over the years.

You probably would never come close to an interpretation as realistic as the TWAW is. Question is, would we do global war, or just focus on Europe?

Either one sounds fun I have been looking the game over and it looks quite fun and interesting. Too bad most of my friends would die from boredom as I strutted around in jackboots thinking over my strategy.

[Maurepas]

I think, more likely, We would've been Hunnic...

Suffocating on our own blood in our sleep?

Well, there's the possibility he could've done that in Athens, or (provided it exists in this hypothetical scenario) Rome itself, without a Roman Empire to stand in his way...

[Conserative Morality]

this sounds to me like an 'if it didn't happen the way it did it couldn't have happened' kind of an assumption.

i'm not ignorant of the highly touted "pax roman...", whatever it is.

Pax Romana. And apparently you are.

but as far as roman era european tribal conflicts are concerned this sound to me like the experiment affecting to some degree the results. the observers these conclusions are based on, were, after all, imbeded, were they not, with rome's foreign military adventurism?

Europe isn't the only area from which to draw conclusions.

Mongolia - No unifying force till 12th Century, largely backward up till then.

China - Constantly invaded and broken apart, largely culturally split and with little philosophical/religious uniting force until relatively recently.

Arabian Peninsula - See the Ottoman Empire

i'm not saying rome was the only cause of strife in a world that would otherwise have been at peace, but i am saying, christian militancy and its resulting fanaticism WERE a reaction to rome's inequities, and that it was the influence of this fanaticism that is the direct cause of the slowing to a snails pace of technological and scientific developments in the middle ages.

Christian Militarism was nothing compared to many previous religions. Ever hear of a Wicker Man? Remember the Pagan Vikings? What about the concept of Jihad? Besides, Christian Militarism was largely a Catholic thing, the Byzantines went on purely secular conquests.

And the Middle Ages were far more advancedthen you give them credit for.

[Qazox]

1st- The Late Dark Ages (c. 1270-1450 AD)- I could within the realms of possibilty singlehandedly bring about the end of the Dark Ages by myself and make Leonardo da Vinci look like an idiot.

2nd- 11,000 B.C.- Just to see if the Sphinx was built around based upon the water damage that could ahve only happened aroudn that time to the base of the Sphinx.

3rd- 1989 AD- So I could prevent myself from doing the first of many mistakes in my life.

[Rolamec]

The decline of the roman empire.
I would so kill to be a barbarian looting Rome.

Speaking of which, why do you think Rome fell (and I meant the Empire as a whole)?

Christianity creating a sense of the end of the world is nigh must not focus on earthly world we must focus on the after life.
Also with the east west split you had a huge city of Rome that no longer had its grain reserves of Egypt to feed its city and bribe the barbarians to leave them alone.

Eh. I disagree. They all seem too small. Religion is and was a tool. I'd say the split wasn't the start of the decline, it was already on it's way before.