"Hopeful contenders for everlasting fame must run the gauntlet of numerous challenges, including the jealousy of rivals and possible extinction of their own civilisation and language. But there are some clues hidden in the life stories of those who succeeded and those who were lost along the way."
Zaria Gorvett at the BBC asks, [w]hy are some people almost instantly forgotten when they have gone, while others cling on?"
Tuesday, January 02, 2018
Look on My Works, Ye Mighty, and Despair!
Labels:
antiquity,
cultural history,
history,
military history,
music,
religion,
sports
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