> Anyway you are somehow still implying that the majority of all European towns and cities that had ancient buildings were destroyed during WW2? Which is rather silly.
I absolutely did not imply that, maybe try re-reading while assuming good faith. Just as I will assume in good faith you are in no way implying that nothing important was destroyed unless it was in Germany. (do correct me if I'm am wrong, and that you are implying that)
Besides, what of the things we don't know that we don't know got destroyed? how many of the people that did know were also lost? To think simply because it's not there now or may have been forgotten or could have yet to been discovered does not mean it wasn't ever there even if it is not now - and thats my point. How much was lost? We can't know, but to think very little was is, as you may say, silly.
> Had you ever been to Spain, France, Italy, or even England?
...Yes, and I generally travel solo which absolutely does not involve shopping beyond food. It is focused on experiences, cultures, customs, and really really old things; I have not a single selfie at any of these places and have been doing it for over a decade now
Roman architecture and sites being some of my favorite. The Abraham religions' related historical places (particularly all variety of churches and grounds) and mountains/historic trails tied for a close second. In another life, maybe I'd be a sociocultural anthropologist with a focus in the Roman Republic. For now being a hobby will have to do, but it does share time with my interest in many other threads of history. I know it's probably not what you were expecting given my previous post. There was and still is too much friction with how China keeps such a tight control on both its current desired perception and how it wants its history told. That doesn't make it any less interesting, besides I find it personally amusing that my interest are connected by the silk road.
> Roman wall of Lugo
As said, that I am aware of. Thank you for that link, TIL, and I have a new place to visit. I have a thing for old walls if you couldn't tell. On a slight pedantic note, the Xi'an wall is almost 9 miles (14 km) vs Lugo at little over a mile (2km)
I absolutely did not imply that, maybe try re-reading while assuming good faith. Just as I will assume in good faith you are in no way implying that nothing important was destroyed unless it was in Germany. (do correct me if I'm am wrong, and that you are implying that)
Besides, what of the things we don't know that we don't know got destroyed? how many of the people that did know were also lost? To think simply because it's not there now or may have been forgotten or could have yet to been discovered does not mean it wasn't ever there even if it is not now - and thats my point. How much was lost? We can't know, but to think very little was is, as you may say, silly.
> Had you ever been to Spain, France, Italy, or even England?
...Yes, and I generally travel solo which absolutely does not involve shopping beyond food. It is focused on experiences, cultures, customs, and really really old things; I have not a single selfie at any of these places and have been doing it for over a decade now
Roman architecture and sites being some of my favorite. The Abraham religions' related historical places (particularly all variety of churches and grounds) and mountains/historic trails tied for a close second. In another life, maybe I'd be a sociocultural anthropologist with a focus in the Roman Republic. For now being a hobby will have to do, but it does share time with my interest in many other threads of history. I know it's probably not what you were expecting given my previous post. There was and still is too much friction with how China keeps such a tight control on both its current desired perception and how it wants its history told. That doesn't make it any less interesting, besides I find it personally amusing that my interest are connected by the silk road.
> Roman wall of Lugo
As said, that I am aware of. Thank you for that link, TIL, and I have a new place to visit. I have a thing for old walls if you couldn't tell. On a slight pedantic note, the Xi'an wall is almost 9 miles (14 km) vs Lugo at little over a mile (2km)