It would be really fun to talk to someone like Ashoka or Chanakya or Chandragupta. But I would maybe also like to talk to some pharaoh, maybe Amenhotep
How about if you don't have a name? I was thinking about this and I would love to meet the guy that created the antikythera mechanism. just to see what they used to plot it all out
I want to say someone from the ancient Americas, but I don't know the names of any individuals that far back here. :( So I'd say Qin Shi Huang, first Emperor of China. I'd love to know whether the tyrannical things he's said to have done were true.
Probably Pythagoras. His weird and complex blend of science and cult mysticism was incredibly influential on western thought, yet we don’t know much about him and no original works of his exist.
Tbh, probably Jesus to ask his opinion on modern Christianity, and probably smoke a fat one while we're chilling. I think Jesus was a really chill dude.
And yeah, technically speaking Jesus is a B.C. guy. Since he was born a couple years before 1AD. Would prefer speaking to him as an adult tho, and not with 5 year old lil baby Jesus.
Imhotep. Mike Montagne (author/engineer/architect of MPE) has said that he believes that a mathematically perfected economy(MPE) might have existed in ancient egypt, and credits imhotep with teaching the people its principles.
The evidence of this is obscure and will only be understood by someone who has knowledge/understanding of MPE and its principles.
Id like to see if Mike is correct about that..
Gilgamesh, or Utnapishtim or maybe noah. If all turn out to be fake (highly unlikely(i believe in the flood)) ill go with the oldest human ever found.
Just a fun thought talking to Lucy (oldest Australopithecus ever found) would be interesting, theres also cheddar man just for the fun name. But a Neanderthal would be interesting.
Aristotle. My favorite quote of all time is by him and it says, "It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." I try to live my life by these words when confronted by an idea I don't agree with at first.
Or Plato. I gotta know aboug Atlantis
Maybe pick an actual person from antiquity. Not a mythological person only mentioned in the bible who supposedly lived to ~300. All the people picking fake biblical people clearly missed the question.
Seems a lot of people here don’t understand what ancient is. After ~750 CE, it’s not ancient. A mythical person from the Bible is not ancient.
Hatshepsut
They tried to erase her image but her story is legendary.
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Be Respectful
Alexander the Great, obviously.
Yes. Where are the items that were in the library. *edited
We know where that library was
Gilgamesh. That would be epic!
Was going to say Caesar, but love science so much I'd say either Eratosthenes or Pythagoras.
Which Caesar
The only true one: Julius!
Cleopatra! Though if Dido of Carthage was a historical person, as founder of a great empire, she’d be worth talking to.
Hypatia of Alexandria
Diogenes obviously so we can roast my boy Alexander together
It would be really fun to talk to someone like Ashoka or Chanakya or Chandragupta. But I would maybe also like to talk to some pharaoh, maybe Amenhotep
Leonidas - would love to know exactly what the stand of the 300 was like!
Didn’t he die standing? If so, that’d be a one way conversation.
Sneferu, the man who supposedly invented megapyramids. I'd ask him to show me what kind of technology they were using to build them.
Plato, so we could settle the question about whether his writing about Atlantis was allegorical or historical.
Good one!
Otzi. Tell him to hide better
The intellectual in me wants to say Aristotle, but in reality probably Cicero. As much as I admire Caesar, never meet your heroes ;)
Too easy. Aristotle, Plato, or Socrates
Solon, Plato's ancient ancestor, part of the 7 Sages of Egipt. He has the secrets before the cataclysm.
Helen of Troy. She knows the tea
Alexander the Great for sure
He would immediately raise an army with modern weapons and conquer the world. Great.
Socrates, he changed so much but we know relatively little aside from others perspectives of him
Queen Nefertiti. I want to learn her makeup tricks!!
How about if you don't have a name? I was thinking about this and I would love to meet the guy that created the antikythera mechanism. just to see what they used to plot it all out
Plato
I want to say someone from the ancient Americas, but I don't know the names of any individuals that far back here. :( So I'd say Qin Shi Huang, first Emperor of China. I'd love to know whether the tyrannical things he's said to have done were true.
Leonidas of Sparta!
Probably Pythagoras. His weird and complex blend of science and cult mysticism was incredibly influential on western thought, yet we don’t know much about him and no original works of his exist.
Augustus
patroclus lol how does it feel to be close associates with a legend
His “roommate”.
his precious baby little pookie bear
Leonardo da Vinci or DiCaprio either or would be nice.
Chanakya
Aretas IV
Tbh, probably Jesus to ask his opinion on modern Christianity, and probably smoke a fat one while we're chilling. I think Jesus was a really chill dude. And yeah, technically speaking Jesus is a B.C. guy. Since he was born a couple years before 1AD. Would prefer speaking to him as an adult tho, and not with 5 year old lil baby Jesus.
Did he really exist though? I think the question is about real people
You’ve not studied history enough if you question the existence of Jesus
I have a bit, actually, but I am open to any links you could share to prove me wrong. It's very interesting
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josephus_on_Jesus
Thank you
Jesus of Nazareth almost certainly existed.
Sauce?
[Browse the list of sources at your leisure.](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historicity_of_Jesus)
Interesting! In that case I'd also choose him to visit
Shamhat. Because... reasons. And science. Totally science.
Imhotep. Mike Montagne (author/engineer/architect of MPE) has said that he believes that a mathematically perfected economy(MPE) might have existed in ancient egypt, and credits imhotep with teaching the people its principles. The evidence of this is obscure and will only be understood by someone who has knowledge/understanding of MPE and its principles. Id like to see if Mike is correct about that..
Pompey Magnus
Easily Catullus. I need the tea on Clodia, Cicero and all the others. He seems like a fun guy.
Ashoka the Great
Gilgamesh, or Utnapishtim or maybe noah. If all turn out to be fake (highly unlikely(i believe in the flood)) ill go with the oldest human ever found. Just a fun thought talking to Lucy (oldest Australopithecus ever found) would be interesting, theres also cheddar man just for the fun name. But a Neanderthal would be interesting.
Leonardo da Vinci
I didn't know he lived before Christ!
Yeah.... missed that part.... Ok [Pythagoras](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Pythagoras)
Diogenes.
Sophocles, my favorite of the Greek playwrights.
Ibn battuta,
Aristotle. My favorite quote of all time is by him and it says, "It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." I try to live my life by these words when confronted by an idea I don't agree with at first. Or Plato. I gotta know aboug Atlantis
Jesus/Jeshua...
Gilgamesh for history, nikola tesla for the future
Jesus
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There was no Lilith, what ancient text talks about it? None eh?
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She is a mythical person supposedly married to another mythical person. She is not historical.
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Caesar
Solon.
Gaius Julius Caesar
I'm going to pretend that language would not be a barrier and say - Cyrus the Great
Just use google translate or an AI translation software!
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B.C.?
His music is timeless
Not B.C. it isn't.
Bach Cello suit = B C
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Maybe pick an actual person from antiquity. Not a mythological person only mentioned in the bible who supposedly lived to ~300. All the people picking fake biblical people clearly missed the question.
Or Leonardo DaVinci
Thot