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If earlier chroniclers of human affairs had failed to bear witness in praise of history, it might perhaps have been necessary for me to urge all readers to seek out and pay special attention to writings such as these; for certainly mankind possesses no better guide to conduct than the knowledge of the past.
-Polybius (c. 203–120 BC)
The study of history is the best medicine for a sick mind; for in history you have a record of the infinite variety of human experience plainly set out for all to see; and in that record you can find for yourself and your country both examples and warnings; fine things to make as models, base things, rotten through and through, to avoid.
-Livy (59 BC – AD 17)
My Introduction
editMy name is Eric Connor, but you can call me Pericles of Athens. I'm an American of Irish, English, Swedish, Italian, and Slovenian descent. I chose this username because Pericles is one of my favorite ancient Athenian statesmen and strategos. Currently I have a BA in History from George Mason University. I'm mostly interested in the History of China and Chinese art. However, I enjoy reading of history and art in general, from all time periods and places. I'm an avid guitar player, and on and off I play in a band with friends (and used to play nightclubs around my area). Although I like all types of music to an extent, metal is my thing, especially thrash metal bands like Testament and Anthrax. I also like Hardcore metal acts like Sick of It All and Madball. When it comes to Hip Hop, Wu Tang Clan does it best. For a greater understanding of who I am and what my staple sense of humor is, go to "Random Thoughts" and "Musical Preferences" below under the section Miscellaneous Stuff. To view pictures that I have uploaded to wikimedia commons, click here for my gallery. For a list of my minor edits to articles, as well as a list of all my DYK's (Did You Know?) featured on wikipedia's main page, click here.
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Favorite Wiki Quote, History of gunpowder
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My Contributions to Wikipedia
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Mission StatementeditMy main goal here is to improve all Chinese-history related articles on Wikipedia.org, since many are lacking in quality and even existence. Along with the many articles I have edited here on English wikipedia, I also have a goal of improving China-History related images for all wikipedias, not just English, to enjoy and employ in articles. Therefore, I have created my very own user profile for Wikimedia Commons, where I have created many pictures that can be used for all branches of wiki. Have a look, but don't blame me if you trap yourself there for about an hour staring at old art and artifacts (if you're into that sort of thing). I also maintain my own freewebs.com site dedicated to the History of Science and Technology in China.
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Awards and DYKseditFor a list of all my did you knows featured on wiki's main page, click here for my sub-page.
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![]() Featured Article StatuseditAugustus, Choe Bu, Economy of the Han Dynasty, Giovanni Villani, Government of the Han Dynasty, Han Dynasty, List of Chinese inventions, Ming Dynasty, Shen Kuo, Society of the Song Dynasty, Song Dynasty, Tang Dynasty, Technology of the Song Dynasty, Tibet during the Ming Dynasty, Zhang Heng |
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Foreign Language Articlesedit------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shen Kuo (French Wikipedia), Shen Kuo (Spanish Wikipedia), Shen Kuo (Italian Wikipedia) |
Articles created for Song Dynasty and Han Dynasty | |
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Song Dynasty ArticleseditArchitecture of the Song Dynasty, Culture of the Song Dynasty, Economy of the Song Dynasty, History of the Song Dynasty, List of Song Emperors, Society of the Song Dynasty, Technology of the Song Dynasty ^The navbox shown above was created by User:Hemlock Martinis; thanks dude! Han Dynasty ArticleseditEconomy of the Han Dynasty, History of the Han Dynasty, Science and technology of the Han Dynasty, Society and culture of the Han Dynasty (note: Government of the Han Dynasty was not created by me, although I did rewrite it, expand it, and bring it to featured status) |
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Pictures I've Takenedit------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For my gallery of pictures I've taken from the Freer Gallery of Art and from book sources, click here. |
Miscellaneous stuff at the end of my user page
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^ A line from Captain James Hook (Dustin Hoffman); Hook was my favorite movie when I was a kid, but...not so much now. Lol.
^ A line from Raoul Duke (Johnny Depp) while he enters the Bazooka Circus, high on ether; Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is my favorite movie as an adult. Hells yeah, giggidy giggidy. I think it is good to pause here and just state for the record that The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! is my favorite comedy of all time, though. Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein comes in at a very, very close second in my opinion.
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^ Hah. I love that line, from Trey Parker and Matt Stone's Orgazmo.
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^ From George Carlin's Back in Town (1996). RIP George, you were a good man.
^ Philip Anselmo from Pantera, having fun on the road. ![]()
^I Try, by Talib Kweli. I have mad respect for Tony Iommi from Black Sabbath, rock on brother.
^Probably someone who totally got blown away shortly after saying this. Is there some sort of astronomical scale to measure how funny Vincent Price is in the movie Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine? Italian food has to be my favorite of all the ethnic types of foods. Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert crack me up. I saw Jon Stewart live giving a stand up comedy performance with Mike Birbiglia in Maryland last summer. That was cool. And to pay homage to the past, Strangers with Candy rules! You may disagree, and to that I would say, "Talk your monkey ass off." Quoting Principal Blackman, of course.
^I believe this needs no introduction, and if you are unfamiliar with it, you were probably born before 1940. Lol. ![]()
And on a final note, I am truly embarrassed that the health care system of the tiny, resource-lacking nation of Cuba is able to provide universal health care when the most powerful nation on earth, the United States of America, does not. |
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