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Post by jonbain on Jan 3, 2023 19:11:06 GMT
Constantinople. The age of innocence has died. The warmongering Turks have a devilish invention.
Gunpowder.
In so many ways the events that follow are an echo of the crucifixion itself.
Every war and historical event since, is marked as a mere sub-narrative to this event.
Gunpowder, came to the Turks from China, allegedly.
Has there ever been a greater turning point in history, other than the crucifixion itself?
And this story ain't over. In fact, its just reaching the crux right now.
I wish I had more time to read all that article. The thing about history, is that its always full of gaps in understanding and facts.
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Post by jonbain on Jan 3, 2023 19:39:45 GMT
Well after reading that article it seems quite Eurocentric.
My observation is simply that the Turks had superior gunpowder weapons.
That is why they won.
And it goes on for quite some time after Constantinople too,
at Rhodes some 70 years later, the pattern of gunpowder dominance
by the Turks was prevalent.
And looking around at European artillery of that time,
its does not seem to fit the description as being equal to
the Bombards of the Turks - at that time.
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Post by Eugene 2.0 on Jan 29, 2023 22:32:10 GMT
Is this about 1243 year, right? I mean the fall of Constantinople? The year when the Byzantine Empire fell?
The articles and books you had been introducing are truly great. I remember you also posted some books about Socrates or Plato. I couldn't answer then, but I remember the photos.
By the way, I wanted to ask you - this question is some kind of a traditional one for me - I usually ask it almost every of my teachers, lecturers, and other famous or important people - how do you work with books, when you are reading? Do you mark or draw anything in books (for instance, making some underlines on pages)? Do you use any notebooks or papers to write down something from them?
Thanks.
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Post by jonbain on Jan 30, 2023 21:44:03 GMT
Is this about 1243 year, right? I mean the fall of Constantinople? The year when the Byzantine Empire fell? The articles and books you had been introducing are truly great. I remember you also posted some books about Socrates or Plato. I couldn't answer then, but I remember the photos. By the way, I wanted to ask you - this question is some kind of a traditional one for me - I usually ask it almost every of my teachers, lecturers, and other famous or important people - how do you work with books, when you are reading? Do you mark or draw anything in books (for instance, making some underlines on pages)? Do you use any notebooks or papers to write down something from them? Thanks. 1453 Constantinople fell, fall of Antioch was around the time you suggest.
One tip is that if i find an good quote in a book, then i list its page number on the blank pages with details so its easier to find again.
But if i disagree with a book, then I will write my disagreement all over the pages.
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Post by Eugene 2.0 on Jan 31, 2023 15:50:29 GMT
Is this about 1243 year, right? I mean the fall of Constantinople? The year when the Byzantine Empire fell? The articles and books you had been introducing are truly great. I remember you also posted some books about Socrates or Plato. I couldn't answer then, but I remember the photos. By the way, I wanted to ask you - this question is some kind of a traditional one for me - I usually ask it almost every of my teachers, lecturers, and other famous or important people - how do you work with books, when you are reading? Do you mark or draw anything in books (for instance, making some underlines on pages)? Do you use any notebooks or papers to write down something from them? Thanks. 1453 Constantinople fell, fall of Antioch was around the time you suggest.
One tip is that if i find an good quote in a book, then i list its page number on the blank pages with details so its easier to find again.
But if i disagree with a book, then I will write my disagreement all over the pages.
Oh, my mistake... you are right, not 1243, but 1453... 300 years mistake... Thank you for the answer. I met people writing down between the lines, on the banks (right or left, above the text), but never met who write over the text. I might be wrong, but most of those who write on the pages were people who put too much efforts, and who worked indeed hard. I'd say that were people who liked to analyze the text, thoughts, etc, and did it as good as possible. My own conclusion - you always work and do it the best, am I right? =) I guess you do. In Karazin university, Kharkiv there was a local philosopher who by himself created a cathedra - an academic circle, and sooner he make the one to be quite a big one. I mean he put many efforts to it. And when I asked him - because, as I said I tried to ask almost everyone to whom I spoke etc - and he also said quite the same that if he disagreed he write down it near the text. Contrary to this category of people there are those who don't write on the pages - I'm one of them. But I noticed that such people are rather lazy... as I am... unfortunately. I try to use notebooks, but must say sometimes it kills me, because it requires too much pen work, and my hand is getting tired very quickly. There's also one thing - if the thoughts were written somewhere it made my memory be in a good shape. |
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Post by jonbain on Feb 1, 2023 20:07:38 GMT
1453 Constantinople fell, fall of Antioch was around the time you suggest.
One tip is that if i find an good quote in a book, then i list its page number on the blank pages with details so its easier to find again.
But if i disagree with a book, then I will write my disagreement all over the pages.
Oh, my mistake... you are right, not 1243, but 1453... 300 years mistake... Thank you for the answer. I met people writing down between the lines, on the banks (right or left, above the text), but never met who write over the text. I might be wrong, but most of those who write on the pages were people who put too much efforts, and who worked indeed hard. I'd say that were people who liked to analyze the text, thoughts, etc, and did it as good as possible. My own conclusion - you always work and do it the best, am I right? =) I guess you do. In Karazin university, Kharkiv there was a local philosopher who by himself created a cathedra - an academic circle, and sooner he make the one to be quite a big one. I mean he put many efforts to it. And when I asked him - because, as I said I tried to ask almost everyone to whom I spoke etc - and he also said quite the same that if he disagreed he write down it near the text. Contrary to this category of people there are those who don't write on the pages - I'm one of them. But I noticed that such people are rather lazy... as I am... unfortunately. I try to use notebooks, but must say sometimes it kills me, because it requires too much pen work, and my hand is getting tired very quickly. There's also one thing - if the thoughts were written somewhere it made my memory be in a good shape. A good publishing idea is to print the text on every second page, leaving the other page open to inspire responses, especially useful in philosophy.
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