Rome is a popular period because it has been asserted that Roman cicilization was the most understandable to modern Westerners. The Greeks were not, nor any of the other bronze age civilizations. Yes, the Tudors do seem popular, but they are also anchored in the time that Shakespeare wrote his plays, and his pla…
Rome is a popular period because it has been asserted that Roman cicilization was the most understandable to modern Westerners. The Greeks were not, nor any of the other bronze age civilizations. Yes, the Tudors do seem popular, but they are also anchored in the time that Shakespeare wrote his plays, and his plays supported the propaganda of the time (otherwise it might mean losing one's head.) If Western culture should radically change, then the focus might shift to other historical periods where there is abundant literature and artefacts to interpret the period.
Best "E1": Glenda Jackson.
Rome is a popular period because it has been asserted that Roman cicilization was the most understandable to modern Westerners. The Greeks were not, nor any of the other bronze age civilizations. Yes, the Tudors do seem popular, but they are also anchored in the time that Shakespeare wrote his plays, and his plays supported the propaganda of the time (otherwise it might mean losing one's head.) If Western culture should radically change, then the focus might shift to other historical periods where there is abundant literature and artefacts to interpret the period.