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> Only in Greece and in China did this notion catch hold. Keep in mind that civilizations on the losing end of a campaign of conquest (or overthrow) tend to ha
by afarrell 10y ago
> Only in Greece and in China did this notion catch hold.
Keep in mind that civilizations on the losing end of a campaign of conquest (or overthrow) tend to have their things destroyed.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aztec_codices https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aztec_codices
- MichaelMoser123 10y agoThe britannica article on historiography mentions the Hebrew Bible as a formative text of historic thought, so that it is not just Herodotus and Sima Qian - if you bother to ask the authors of encyclopedia britannica. https://www.britannica.com/topic/historiography https://www.britannica.com/topic/historiography Also we know of Ashoka from texts in Sanskrit.
- DubiousPusher 10y agoYeah, this would be my main quibble with the article. Our literary history has a significant survivor bias. But I think the greater share of impact comes from moth and rot rather than human selection. The main point of the article stands. Our views of history are shaped by the most literate ancient societies, not the most successful.