An Introduction for the Ages

History is a fascinating subject (at least to me). While I have always been particularyly interested in modern American History (the late 18th century and the 19th century, usually, with a focus on the Civil War), I also have a distinct fascination for the Ancient Histories of the World. From these two interests springs, naturally, rather distant, yet necessary, interests in modern World History and Prehistory.

Prehistory, is, however, a massive subject in its own right and considerably out of all but the most dedicated researching scope.

Therefore I leave it entirely alone and begin with the Ancient Histories of the World for my blog- Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, etcetera, so on and so forth. Through these I hope to progress to the Middle Ages and straight on until about World War II.

Out of necessity of time and its constraints and lack of sufficient knowledge to do so, I, unfortunately, cannot and will not cover everything about these amazing periods and eras. Each post will be a short summary of a period, perhaps with a period spilling over onto another post or two. Also, I will follow Western Civilization as best I may, with, perhaps, a few exceptions. Eastern Civilization will show up very little. These basic guidelines will be the ones I will try to typically post by:

1. Posts will get more detailed about time periods as I know about and am interested in said time periods.
2. My own opinions on what I've researched and read will probably slip in there.
3. I will cover only the basic periods, within a kind of timeline. For instance, once North and South America become known to Europe, I will switch from World History to American History. In this my posts will have inconsistencies as I jump in and out of various histories as they effect American History and progress from Ancient History.

L.P.