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> Until the Japanese invasion her conquerors have been barbarians who looked up to the higher civilization of China and eagerly adopted it. I always thought th
by analyst74 7y ago
> Until the Japanese invasion her conquerors have been barbarians who looked up to the higher civilization of China and eagerly adopted it.
I always thought this is uniquely Chinese thing, but recently learnt that Athens had a similar history. Many of Athens architectures are actually built by its conquerors who admired its culture.
- _iyig 7y agoThe echoes of Roman (and Greek) admiration are still visible in Europe, and even throughout the Americas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoclassical_architecture https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoclassical_architecture Another example - the common language of ancient Rome, Latin, is still the official spoken language of the Catholic Church. Until the 1960s, priestly instruction and most Catholic masses were conducted in Latin: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecclesiastical_Latin#Current_use https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecclesiastical_Latin#Current_u...
- dingle_thunk 7y agoLook up Rajasthan architecture.