History to Follow

[Gaius Sempronius Gracchus]

I'm sorry for the Offtopic, but I really must write this now.
How is it possible that intelligent people waste so much of their time on a troll like SlickNica? Do you really think he is serious about anything he writes? Or don't you know what he writes since he is member in this forum?
I think you're wasting your energy...

I think, in all seriousness, that SlickNica is no troll. He says it as he sees it. I think he really believes that the use of archaeology is a modern 'fad' and that, basically, anything that doesn't add up to the 'original sources' (which generally aren't original anyway, and are not written as a history as we might understand such now..but rather as polemics, or as 'moral guides' - and I'll refer you to your own words, Slic, in terms of the nature of such 'histories' "Thus, it is important to realize that the world as was then is much different as it is now. Whether better or worse, we cannot assume it worked in the same way it does now.")

I think Oudysseos has given the best reply, in so far as highlighting the paucity of any real argument within the OP, but I think it unfair to dismiss SlicNicka as simply a troll.

[Ludens]

I think, in all seriousness, that SlickNica is no troll. He says it as he sees it. I think he really believes that the use of archaeology is a modern 'fad' and that, basically, anything that doesn't add up to the 'original sources'

I also think that Slick genuinely believes what he says, but I do suspect he is trying to provoke a response. Both here and in the Pritanoi-general thread he has criticized the source-preference of the EB team without giving examples of where they got it wrong. In other words: the posts assume rather than argue that the EB team made mistakes, and the vagueness of the arguments makes it hard for the EB team to counter them. As such, this thread seems intended to provoke rather than help.

Again: it's fine to criticize the EB team, but remember they are human and sometimes emotional about their work. So be specific, bring sources, and don't automatically assume you know better. See Khelvan's request here.