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Which Ancient Civilization Is Most Fascinating?
Egypt 27%  27%  [ 14 ]
Sumer/Akkad 6%  6%  [ 3 ]
Hittite/Phoenician 4%  4%  [ 2 ]
Judah/Israel 10%  10%  [ 5 ]
Greek 31%  31%  [ 16 ]
Roman 12%  12%  [ 6 ]
Assyrian/Babylonian 8%  8%  [ 4 ]
Choson/Shang/Yamoto 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Medes and Elamites/Persians 4%  4%  [ 2 ]
Total votes : 52

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17 Jan 2008, 9:26 pm

Which do you find most interesting?



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17 Jan 2008, 9:29 pm

I find the judah civilization fascinating because of the movie Ben-Hur.


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17 Jan 2008, 9:42 pm

The one that is featured in God of War.



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17 Jan 2008, 9:44 pm

Slavic



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17 Jan 2008, 9:45 pm

The spartans?



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17 Jan 2008, 9:53 pm

886 wrote:
The spartans?


Although they are genealogically Dorian and not of the same tribe as the other Greeks, they are still considered Hellenistic as far as I know.



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17 Jan 2008, 11:33 pm

I voted for the Romans.

After all, weren't they the ones who invented the Toga party? :wink:


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17 Jan 2008, 11:54 pm

They, er... had many parties... some not so good... 8O



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18 Jan 2008, 12:25 am

iamnotaparakeet wrote:
Which do you find most interesting?


Israel because no one have seen the miracle that was done in that country in ancient time.



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18 Jan 2008, 1:13 am

Bopkasen wrote:
iamnotaparakeet wrote:
Which do you find most interesting?


Israel because no one have seen the miracle that was done in that country in ancient time.


Which one in particular?



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18 Jan 2008, 1:14 am

iamnotaparakeet wrote:
They, er... had many parties... some not so good... 8O


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18 Jan 2008, 1:16 am

I rather live in ancient Greece. Then I could shoot Socrates, "b***h!! EXISTENCE BEFORE ESSENCE!"



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18 Jan 2008, 6:06 am

No Aztec/Mayan option? They had the coolest religious ceremonies.... :P



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18 Jan 2008, 9:24 am

Kilroy wrote:
iamnotaparakeet wrote:
They, er... had many parties... some not so good... 8O


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But remember that in that time Salvarsan had to wait veeery long for being invented :twisted: I prefer not to think about effects of all those sexually transmited diseases then 8O


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18 Jan 2008, 9:46 am

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I rather live in ancient Greece. Then I could shoot Socrates, "b***h!! EXISTENCE BEFORE ESSENCE!"


I loled



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18 Jan 2008, 10:41 am

Lene wrote:
No Aztec/Mayan option? They had the coolest religious ceremonies.... :P


Their technology level was ancient, but their place in time was medieval through renaissance so I didn't think they'd fit. I did think of placing them, but they are out of the timescale. Sorry.