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Anujkhamar
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Topic: Era of Specialty Posted: 14-Aug-2004 at 05:32 |
I specialise in Indian history (and to a lesser extent, Indian current affairs)
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fastspawn
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Posted: 14-Aug-2004 at 13:17 |
it should be area not era, since we don't have to specialise in
time-dated history. One could specialise in things like military
history, or linguistics.
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Master of Puppets
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Posted: 15-Aug-2004 at 16:39 |
Roman and Greek Antiquity, but I don't really consider myself an expert. It's the area I know most about, though. I'm also interested in other ancient civilizations, Byzantium, Japan and the histories of thinking and literature in general (and a lot more). More generally speaking I'm more interested in political, military, intellectual and cultural history than in economic or social history.
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ihsan
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Posted: 15-Aug-2004 at 17:06 |
I'm mostly interested in the Tujue (Gktrk) Empire of Central Asia (6th-8th centuries AD). I also have interests on other Turkic peoples/empires (Xiongnu, Trgish, Uyghurs, Qara-Khanids, Seljuks, Ottomans), Mongols, Romans (incluiding "Byzantines"), Tang Chinese, Japanese, Medieval & 18th century Europe, Khmer Empire, Assyrians, Hittites, etc...
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TheDiplomat
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Posted: 18-Aug-2004 at 11:31 |
Without doubt it would be the Ottoman History which i have knowladge most.Then diplomatic treaties..and their conditions.
i have special interests on these:
*Diplomatic history
*Russian history
*Ancient Turkey civilisations
*Islamic history
*The Orthodox history
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DSMyers1
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Posted: 18-Aug-2004 at 12:30 |
Hmmm...
I am most knowledgeable American history, up to the end of the Civil War. Also ancient history before Alexander, and Biblical history
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Gubook Janggoon
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Posted: 18-Aug-2004 at 14:15 |
Korean history...and a little bit of other East Asian peoples...not much though.
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Posted: 18-Aug-2004 at 17:10 |
I study the American Civil War extensively, enough to be at least a semi-expert (not meaning to brag, really, but I know a lot compared to my other areas). Also, to a much lesser extent, interested in Napoleon and WWII. I am currently studying Ancient Greece, however.
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Posted: 18-Aug-2004 at 18:21 |
In my case, Plutarque is the very one that inspires in me the love of history. Therefore, nothing comes as a surprise when I say I am stuck with Ancient Greece and Rome. And after such a general field of history, I take great interest in (amateurishly) studying history of several nations I like: Spain, Portugal, Poland, Hungary, Austria and Russia. It seems to me that the more I learn about them, the more curiosity I have at their neighbours and as curiosity is in direct ratio with interest, I find myself end up with a very long list of the liked nations, of which the newest member is Etiopia.
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YusakuJon3
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Posted: 19-Aug-2004 at 19:07 |
My interest is primarily drawn towards the ancient world, particularly
Greece and Rome and the nations with which they have interacted.
However, I have touched on those nations lying on the fringes of that
period, from the earliest cultures of Mesopotamia to the ancestors of
modern Britain, Germany and Spain. Outside of them, I also touch
on the Japanese and their neighbors in the Far East (China, Korea, the
Mongols, etc).
In the Americas, I'm curious about the history prior to the coming of
the Europeans. Of these, the Iroquois, the Inca and the Maya grab
my attention.
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Colchis
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Posted: 19-Aug-2004 at 21:05 |
Proto-Indo-European and Indo-European civilizations in general and the
Scythians, Sarmatians, Alans and the Iranians amongst them as well as
the Proto-Slavs. IE cultures of Asia Minor, Thrace and Illyria.
Classical Greece and Rome, especially the Roman Republic as well as the
Hellenistic period. Caucasian history and peoples, Proto-Northwestern
Caucasians; Meotians, Sinds and their ties with the PIE people as well
as the contemporary NW Caucasian peoples the Adyghe, Abkhaz and
Ossetes. Early to Late Medieval history, especially of Wales, England,
France, Byzantine Empire. The Renaissance, Italian republics and states
such as Republic of Florence, Venice, Duchy of Milan and the Northern
Renaissance. Austro-Hungary and France in the age of absolutism.
Regency and Victoriana periods in England, especially the social
history. Russian history in general from the Kievan Rus to the USSR and
Southern Slavic (Balkan) states. 18th and 19th century in the Ottoman
Empire and the reforms.
Other than that I am also interested in mythology, PIE and comparative
IE religion, mystery religions of Rome especially Mithraism,
linguistics and languages (especially of Indo-European languages as
well as NW Caucasian group -which is not IE like the Basque- and
Brythonic Celtic languages, Greek and Latin); anthropology (physical
and cultural), population movements, ethnology, art and art history,
cultural studies, politics and cinema studies.
I am not an expert in any one of the above topics of course but I
probably know more about the art of the Classical Civilizations and of
the Medieval period; the social history of Regency and Victoriana,
anthropology, history of Russia, England, NW Caucasus from ancient to
modern and the Balkans, mythology and religions, and cinema studies
than the others I've listed. There are some real experts on AE though,
it's always exciting to read posts here, so cheers everyone.
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Roughneck
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Posted: 19-Aug-2004 at 23:50 |
Sure you didn't forget anything?
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Colchis
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Posted: 20-Aug-2004 at 00:43 |
Originally posted by Roughneck
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Okay so I might have gotten carried away! I was just trying to get people posting on these specifics topics so that I may benefit from them. A certain individual who is well versed in Medieval studies comes to mind.
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Jalisco Lancer
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Posted: 20-Aug-2004 at 13:14 |
Prehispanic Era and Latin America History.
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guarddiva87
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Posted: 20-Aug-2004 at 15:56 |
I don't really have an area of specialization in anything. I do enjoy learning about the European history. Some cultures I enjoy are the Romans, the Greeks, the Huns, and the Vikings. I also like American History, preferably pre-Civil War.
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Roughneck
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Posted: 21-Aug-2004 at 01:10 |
Originally posted by Colchis
Okay so I might have gotten carried away! I was just trying to get people posting on these specifics topics so that I may benefit from them. A certain individual who is well versed in Medieval studies comes to mind.
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Ah, but I always got the impression that you were more knowledgeable of us.
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Posted: 21-Aug-2004 at 18:56 |
European, Russian and the Western Hemisphere.
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mauk4678
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Posted: 24-Aug-2004 at 10:37 |
Byzantine, Medieval Russian,Late Roman and Dark age Britain
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