*This has been another episode of "esoteric thoughts accumulated while diving down research rabbit holes, with ML" - but I had a chuckle when I realized that I *do* often pause to think about the murder of Hypatia, and the earlier burning of the Library of Alexandria.
You know that toxic bro meme about how you're not a real man if you don't think about the Roman Empire at least weekly? This is my version of that: I grieve the destruction of knowledge and scholars... way more than is healthy. 😅
@MLClark as I am researching the pagan spirituality of the lands of my ancestors, I’ve read that there aren’t written records, and that the only stuff written about these traditions (Druid and Celtic) was by the people trying to convert them and so was most likely less than accurate.
I suppose there is some magic in the mystery…but gee whiz.
@MLClark in this case, the destruction of knowledge was by tainting it.
@MLClark The main reason I think of the Roman Empire so often is I keep looking at the news and going "Again? Still?!?"
: )