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If you could meet one character from within the EB timeframe who would it be, what would you ask them and what would you like to do with them (please nothing smutty for anyone who posts Cleopatra and please don't just say "I would like to meet Caesar/Hannibal/Antiochus Megas, ask him why he was a :furious3: and kill him etc etc").
Thank you in advance for your contribution.
I would meet Pyrrhus just before assassinating him. I wouldn't say anything because AFAIK Pyrrhus doesn't speak Hai (Հայերեն). It would be an honour, even though I would only see him alive for 5 minutes.
Uhm... Jesus? lol
I don't know, I'll probably just witness a major battle XD
Vartan why exactly would you kill Pyrrhus?
Uhm... Jesus? lol
I don't know, I'll probably just witness a major battle XD
Good thought! I wonder how many people here would like to meet Jesus.
Good thought! I wonder how many people here would like to meet Jesus.
Make a Brennus Poll.
Captain Jazzy
06-14-2010, 20:11
Unfortunately not very original but…
To go back and see Caesar get assassinated because its a part of history that’s interested me from a very young age and it would be sweet to see it for myself.
Hannibal Khan the Great
06-14-2010, 20:49
I would make a priest tell Antiochos III to put Hannibal in command of his army, and not his fleet...
Make a Brennus Poll.
You mean "How many people would like to meet Jesus?" of "How many people would like to meet Brennus" cos I can tell you now the second experience is an anti-climax.
Unfortunately not very original but…
That's true but its better than my alternative title "If you could go handgliding over one city in Antiquity what would it be?"
athanaric
06-14-2010, 21:00
I'd like to meet, and talk to, Jesus, Caesar, Surena, Arminius, and quite possibly many others. Also I'd ask Arshak for tips on getting rid of a hostile occupation force.
Captain Jazzy
06-14-2010, 21:07
I didnt mean the topic was unoriginal I meant my post. ;)
Andronikos
06-14-2010, 21:27
Archimedes, well, I would like to discuss maths and engineering with him, because he did many amazing things, while the amount of available information and knowledge to build on was low. I am also curious, if he really constructed his famous "solarbeam" weapon.
And perhaps some philosopher, but I just found out, that I can't recall any famous philosopher from EB timeframe.
There are also many other possibilities, even not famous people, but even some random citizen of Rome/ random Celtic druid...
Apázlinemjó
06-14-2010, 21:59
I would like to meet Xenophon and march with him and the Ten Thousand. I would gladly meet VI. Mithridates Eupator too.
I would like to meet Titus Pullo and have some beers with him while watching the Cannae battle.
... (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvAa8QQS1Dk)
Fluvius Camillus
06-14-2010, 23:11
I would like to meet Titus Pullo and have some beers with him while watching the Cannae battle.
... (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvAa8QQS1Dk)
LOL! Just watch out when you play dice, don't try any tricks~D Still, Pullo seems like a nice fellow to have a beer with.
It would be hard to pick one, all these above sound good. Maybe travel a bit with Strabo while he is writing his Geographica. Watching battles from an elevated position seems enjoying too.
~Fluvius
gamegeek2
06-14-2010, 23:48
I'd like to meet, and talk to, Jesus, Caesar, Surena, Arminius, and quite possibly many others. Also I'd ask Arshak for tips on getting rid of a hostile occupation force.
Better go learn some Aramaic if you want to go East; it was Jesus' main language. Surena might've spoken it as well.
You might want to know this if you meet Yashua:
Abûn dbashmâyya, netqâdîsh shmak. Têtê malkûtak. Nehwê tsebyânak aikâna bashmâyya 'ap b'arâ. Hab lân lakhmâ sûnqanân yaumâna. Wa shbûq lân khaubên wa khtahên aikâna 'ap khnân shboqen l'khayabên. Wa la tahlân l'nesyûna, 'ela patsân men bîsha. Metul lak hî malkûtâ, wa khailâ, wa teshbûkhtâ l'alâm 'almîn. Amîn.
You may have seen this somewhere else :D
WinsingtonIII
06-15-2010, 00:27
I would meet Pyrrhus just before assassinating him. I wouldn't say anything because AFAIK Pyrrhus doesn't speak Hai (Հայերեն). It would be an honour, even though I would only see him alive for 5 minutes.
I have to ask, why kill Pyrrhus?
antisocialmunky
06-15-2010, 01:18
Its he's really the son of God, I don't think it would matter :-p, gamegeek2.
I have to ask, why kill Pyrrhus?
I've never killed a man and do not wish to do so ever, at all. But!, if I ever did, it would have to be a very important person. I find Pyrrhus to be one of the most important people of the EB era. If I was teleported to the Near East, I'd just head over to the royal palace and have some wine with old man Yervand. Probably marry a daughter of his and just chillax. Buy some land and start my own Armenian wine business.
antisocialmunky
06-15-2010, 02:05
Can I back and time and kill the fore father of the Armenians to save Pyrrhus? :-D
Can I back and time and kill the fore father of the Armenians to save Pyrrhus? :-D
You would be killing him and a lot of Antigonids in the process. Sorry.
TancredTheNorman
06-15-2010, 04:44
I would talk to either Sulla to ask him to explain his complicated personality or politics (provided they are on good terms with us, that might get me proscribed if not), or I would seek advice from Ovid.
stratigos vasilios
06-15-2010, 05:39
I'd like to meat Cleopatra.... LOL sorry I couldn't help it!
plutoboyz
06-15-2010, 07:42
I'll go back to 156 BC meet lil' Marius. no talking, just capture him. give him to any Pahlavan king. then go back to my original time frame.
I've never killed a man and do not wish to do so ever, at all. But!, if I ever did, it would have to be a very important person. I find Pyrrhus to be one of the most important people of the EB era. If I was teleported to the Near East, I'd just head over to the royal palace and have some wine with old man Yervand. Probably marry a daughter of his and just chillax. Buy some land and start my own Armenian wine business.
Well, Pyrrhus is importent indeed... but speaking about contribution to the world and popularity, Jesus kick his asses (and everybodu elses) 10 times! As for myself, hmmm, I'd go to the day of Caesar's assassination, Kill Brutus, then receive a great reward from caesar to have protected him! Before that, though as any sweboz dedicated fan that respect himself, I'd go meet Ariovistus, have a mug of mead with him while talking about whatever under the shade of a dense forest!
Cute Wolf
06-15-2010, 14:25
I'll want to meet Jesus
And I want to meet Hannibaal, when he still campaigning in Italy, gave him plan to create some cannons...
Apázlinemjó
06-15-2010, 14:32
Who is this Jesus? I've never heard of him before. Was he a general in the ancient times or what?
Andronikos
06-15-2010, 15:34
Well, than you have to learn about him quickly, as you will have hard times understanding what the (...) was happening during middle ages in your history study. Perhaps that's the reason why you skipped the Order of Saint John essay. :laugh4: :laugh4: :laugh4:
Drunk Clown
06-15-2010, 16:12
Pfuh... Jesus.
Why would somebody like to meet a person who is the same as e.g. Charles Manson. AFAIK they were both cultleaders.
I would like to meet Galen and tell him the real story about the human body.
Apázlinemjó
06-15-2010, 16:30
Well, than you have to learn about him quickly, as you will have hard times understanding what the (...) was happening during middle ages in your history study. Perhaps that's the reason why you skipped the Order of Saint John essay. :laugh4: :laugh4: :laugh4:
Obviously I was joking. :P
I'm a Roman Catholic, yet I wouldn't want to meet him. ;o
Andronikos
06-15-2010, 17:00
I was joking too, therefore three smilies.
Mulceber
06-15-2010, 17:24
I'd say Caesar because he's always been a fascinating figure to me and so I'd like to meet him. Alexandros for similar reasons, and I'd like to hear one of Cicero's speeches - Ideally the first Catilinarian speech. I'd like to meet Mithridates VI too, provided I didn't have to ingest or imbibe anything while around him. :sweatdrop: Maybe see if he could give me the ingredients to Mithridatium. -M
Obviously I was joking. :P
I'm a Roman Catholic, yet I wouldn't want to meet him. ;o
Precisely. You're a Roman Catholic. Why would you want to meet Jesus? :inquisitive:
I'd have more reason to meet him, being of a church adhering to standards and whatnot closer than any other to His own. :book:
Lysimachos
06-15-2010, 19:23
And perhaps some philosopher, but I just found out, that I can't recall any famous philosopher from EB timeframe.
You would have the possibility to chose between for example the stoic Zenon of Kition or the hedonist Epikouros :)
Mulceber
06-15-2010, 19:36
Bah! Neither of them holds a candle to Socrates anyway. -M
Abûn dbashmâyya, netqâdîsh shmak. Têtê malkûtak. Nehwê tsebyânak aikâna bashmâyya 'ap b'arâ. Hab lân lakhmâ sûnqanân yaumâna. Wa shbûq lân khaubên wa khtahên aikâna 'ap khnân shboqen l'khayabên. Wa la tahlân l'nesyûna, 'ela patsân men bîsha. Metul lak hî malkûtâ, wa khailâ, wa teshbûkhtâ l'alâm 'almîn. Amîn.
I think it's the Ancient Arabic Lord's Prayer. I recognise "Amin", which seems close enough to "Amen". "Malik" is "King" in modern Arabic, and it's about the same length...and since we're talking about Jesus, eh.
I'd like to meet the historical Buddha, Siddharta Gautama. Or perhaps Ananda, if he would be unavailable.
Personally I would like to meet either Vercingetorix and tell him not to go to Gergovia or Cassivellaunus and tell him to build a large and well trained navy before 56BC.
Plutoboyz how exactly does your plan work?
Andronikos wasn't Archimedes solar beam weapon disproven in an episode of "Mythbusters"?
Precisely. You're a Roman Catholic. Why would you want to meet Jesus? :inquisitive:
I'd have more reason to meet him, being of a church adhering to standards and whatnot closer than any other to His own. :book:
Now gentlemen let's keep this civilised.
I've heard about that solar weapon too, and I wonder if it's true at all. The weapon was invented (feel free to speculate as to where it was invented, there's no need to make certain any information on what might as well be fantasy for the majority) and was used against the Chinese (I'm not sure if they have any official reports on it), but this was in the last century. Also, I don't think it worked exactly the same as the presumably exaggerated Archimedes account.
gamegeek2
06-16-2010, 05:44
I think it's the Ancient Arabic Lord's Prayer. I recognise "Amin", which seems close enough to "Amen". "Malik" is "King" in modern Arabic, and it's about the same length...and since we're talking about Jesus, eh.
I'd like to meet the historical Buddha, Siddharta Gautama. Or perhaps Ananda, if he would be unavailable.
You work for AtB and you don't know?
Oh wait, you work for AtB? I almost forgot, since you never do anything...
plutoboyz
06-16-2010, 06:11
...
Plutoboyz how exactly does your plan work?...
Marian-Cataphract reform!
Unfortunately not very original but…
To go back and see Caesar get assassinated because its a part of history that’s interested me from a very young age and it would be sweet to see it for myself.
Just don't tell Caesar why you're there.
I'd like to meet Plato. Just to ask him to not use dialogues to explain his ideas. All it does is leave me wanting to argue with men who have been dead for thousands of years because they never included a counter-argument that was worth a damn.
As for hanggliding over a city; surely Knossos.
Mulceber
06-16-2010, 12:04
Well, Plato's a bit out of the EB time period, but I suppose I went outside of the boundaries by including Alexander. I guess I'll add Socrates to my list as well. It'd be awesome to have a glass of wine with him - either that or extremely frustrating. -M
Precisely. You're a Roman Catholic. Why would you want to meet Jesus? :inquisitive:
I'd have more reason to meet him, being of a church adhering to standards and whatnot closer than any other to His own. :book:
Lol, every single church claims to be adherin' to standars closer to Jesus own's standars than any othe chuirches... thus it's pointless to say it! as every other churches are closer than every otehr!
:yes: Stop the religion-bashing please. Let's get back to topic.
SwissBarbar
06-16-2010, 13:25
I'd like to meat Cleopatra.... LOL sorry I couldn't help it!
HAHA. Well, wasn't she actually quite ugly, to our standards? ^^
To meet Jesus would be fun - if he existed. I'd make a live-video ^^
Well, Plato's a bit out of the EB time period, but I suppose I went outside of the boundaries by including Alexander. I guess I'll add Socrates to my list as well. It'd be awesome to have a glass of wine with him - either that or extremely frustrating. -M
Certainly if we go outside the EB timeframe I would like to meet my namesake. I would love to remove Rome from history, unless of course I didn't exist in an alternate timeline or my present lot was significantly worse than it is now in which case... Roma Victoria!
stratigos vasilios
06-16-2010, 17:55
Jesus you say? Hmmm I heard that over time his miracles became exaggerated (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ik0yz5Jo4Os)...
Hmmm I think I would go back in time to just walk through the city of Athens/Carthage/Rome/etc, not particularly keen on meeting anyone specific but merely to soak up the surroundings.
yeah, and the former leader and founder of the atheist group in our university turned his back and leave his friends here because he was going back with Jesus...
Any interesting chracters from Eastern Asia during the EB timeframe?
Cute Wolf
06-17-2010, 17:19
I just want to meet Sidharta, and drunk (perhaps some herbal tea) together with him... discussing some philoshopical issues
Cute Wolf
06-17-2010, 19:36
Who's he?
Someone who'll got the vision to become the Buddha, I just want to meet his younger self when he was still in the palace, and discuss every philoshophical thingies...
Who's he?
Siddharta Gotama, Sakyamuni Buddha, the Historical Buddha, an Indian Kshatriya prince who lived around 500 BC. He pretty much "founded" Buddhism.
Ah, thank you for the lesson. My knowledge of Asia is rather patchy until pretty much the 20th Century, some parts (Indonesia, Siberia, the Turkic nations) are complete mysteries to me.
ARCHIPPOS
06-22-2010, 00:39
Spartacus. Possibly have a long conversation with him about revolution, liberty, human rights and the like.Perhaps carry a Latin translation of Marx's communist manifesto with me. Wonder if that could change History significantly back then.
Spartacus. Possibly have a long conversation with him about revolution, liberty, human rights and the like.Perhaps carry a Latin translation of Marx's communist manifesto with me. Wonder if that could change History significantly back then.
I doubt Spartacus was the Che Guevara of antiquity as people make out, probably just a desperate man. I think you would have better luck with Vercingetorix.
Cute Wolf
06-22-2010, 09:21
Ah, thank you for the lesson. My knowledge of Asia is rather patchy until pretty much the 20th Century, some parts (Indonesia, Siberia, the Turkic nations) are complete mysteries to me.
South East Asia are still inhabited by the ancient race of black and tall men that formed the kingdom of Jawadwipa.
South East Asia are still inhabited by the ancient race of black and tall men that formed the kingdom of Jawadwipa.
Cute Wolf its not that patchy lol.
Apázlinemjó
06-22-2010, 14:48
I would like to meet my previous self!
plutoboyz
06-22-2010, 15:53
South East Asia are still inhabited by the ancient race of black and tall men that formed the kingdom of Jawadwipa.
Austronesian people aren't black. they... we are.... brown.
Austronesian people aren't black. they... we are.... brown.
no, he means the ancient javanese who are described in lores as black and curly giants, that ajisaka slain when he cames to Jawa. We are (today's Indonesians) actually comes in from Yunnan and north India, far later than them.
plutoboyz
06-22-2010, 16:40
no, he means the ancient javanese who are described in lores as black and curly giants, that ajisaka slain when he cames to Jawa. We are (today's Indonesians) actually comes in from Yunnan and north India, far later than them.
today Indonesian comes far earlier than Aji saka's journey.
https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v24/twentytwenty/gaillard.jpg
the black austronesian are far before EB times.
... actually comes in from Yunnan and north India
you forgot South India. more Indonesian descended from South Indian people than North Indian People.
today Indonesian comes far earlier than Aji saka's journey.
ahh sorry, I forgot that the Indo Saka migration are only for the Nobles :grin:
Intranetusa
06-22-2010, 20:22
Austronesians/Australoid peoples who migrated to SouthEast Asia, Australia, the Pacific Islands, etc
I believe the Yue, Nanyue, etc kingdoms in today's Southern China, Vietnam, etc were descended from Austronesian peoples before they were conquered by the Han Empire?
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