He was not in the least bit scaredTo be mashed into a pulp.Or to have his eyes gouged out,And his elbows broken.To have his nicaps splitAnd his body burned away,And his limbs all hacked and mangledBrave Sir Robin.
Yes, instead we have gangrene, leptospirosis, trepanning, faith healing, no education unless you're clergy, forced labor for 95% of the population, a life expectancy of 40 if you're lucky...
Oh, and taxes! still got those. Have to pay for Richard's crusade, you know. Congratulations on being conscripted as a peasant spearman, now get back up and stand in line with the rest of the fodder.
Fall of Civilizations might interest you. It covers the collapse of past empires, and tries to describe what life was like for the people living in them when they were at their peak, and what we know of life during the decline.
It is not specifically focused on religions, but for most of these cultures their religion was inherently bound up with their politics (both internal and external), economics, industry, and day-to-day life. Describing the society and culture includes a fair amount of detail about their religious beliefs and practices (for instance, you can't really give a useful description of the Egyptian empire without mentioning their gods). Many of the largest surviving ruins have religious significance. Personally, I think framing the religion inside the sociocultural context and history of the civilization makes it more interesting and more understandable.
The Fall of Civilizations YouTube Channel has the podcast episodes set to video of the locations as they are today, along with photos of artifacts from the culture and artistic depictions of what it might have looked like.
That didn’t happen. And if it did, it wasn’t that bad. And if it was, that’s not a big deal. And if it is, that’s not my fault. <--- You are hereAnd if it was, I didn’t mean it. And if I did, You deserved it.
Feel like we should be able to keep on building high rises till its the most affordable type of housing and do it mix with shops on at street level while we are at it with a few floors of office.
"Mega City One. 800 million people living in the ruin of the old world and the mega structures of the new one."
"You know what Mega City One is, Dredd? It's a fucking meat grinder. People go in one end. And meat comes out the other..."
"We appreciate China's support for Ukraine's territorial integrity and sovereignty, and we had a very substantive and pragmatic conversation."
How has China supported Ukraine's territorial integrity? They've been supplying Russia with war material since the invasion started.
In an official Chinese summary of their meeting, Wang said China was "willing to provide new humanitarian assistance to Ukraine" but made no mention of any invitation to visit Kyiv.
China is interested in establishing a foothold in Ukraine, with its own equipment and security personnel.
"We are willing to maintain communication with Ukraine and work with the international community to play a constructive role in achieving an early political solution to the crisis," Wang added.
How very gracious and noncommittal.
China has close economic and security ties to Russia and has refused to join international sanctions on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine.
He was not in the least bit scaredTo be mashed into a pulp.Or to have his eyes gouged out,And his elbows broken.To have his nicaps splitAnd his body burned away,And his limbs all hacked and mangledBrave Sir Robin.