Hi Fighter Thief.
Regarding history and the Roman Empire etc.
Just today I was watching a documentary on a Roman burial that took place nearly two thousand years ago in the heart of London.
A stone sarcophogous has recently been unearthed and within that was a lead coffin covered with ornate caligraphy and artwork consisting of ropes, vines and leaves...staggering to look at by itself. Within the coffin was the body of a tall woman, her robes (remnants) were of Syrian origin with 0.1mm gold strands woven into rope formation and then interwoven into the fabric, she must have looked awesome walking the streets of London in this shimmering robe. Also inside were beautiful jet hair ornaments, tons of bay leaves and the most exquisitely fashioned glassware, the likes of which have not been found before.
After the whole thing had been placed into the Museum of London, (as yet untouched) and after the most delicate archaeologial operations had been carried out, mirrors, cameras etc were installed so that the public could watch the final parts of the research work. The whole affair was far more intricate and involved than I can convey here. The glass was replicated by a skilled English craftsman who failed to (although unpracticed) match the originals, even the womans face was reconstructed via modelling clay etc.
I don't know really why I'm telling you this other than the fact that I still (some hours later) feel so humbled and immensely priviledged to have been witness to this. It's not that a country does not have a history, it's just that we don't always know about it. Most land masses have been inhabited since the year dot I should imagine, yours included. Australia is a perfect example. It's history is in modern terms relatively new, yet we know that the aboriginal peoples are ancient. We can only assume that things have remained unchanged for them. Australian and American people do have a history as old as anyone elses, I guess that maybe it's no good trying to tie it up with a newly (in relative terms) colonised country. Maybe a countries history needs to be viewed slightly askew from a peoples history.
Anyway, I'll stop waffling on and send my best wishes to you.
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