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Imagine that you have the timemachine (HG. Wells thing) and can go anywhere...

Early Roman empire?
Middle ages (and at 30 from appendix after a life in a cold castle :? )
Pre civilasation period?
19th century?
Za future (the year 5000?)

I think I would like to see Europe in the time of Roman emperor August in the 1st century. The pax Romana is there and most wars are fought at the bounderies of the empire. Agruculture production is high and Europe was still covered almost completely with the original forrests.

I would also jump to the Americas to watch the pre colombian society there.


What would you take with you?
I thinkI would take some modern weapons with me, in case that August is not friendly at me, I would give them a warning shot with a machine gun, that 'll teach them and they would see me as a god. I am a peacefull men, but when you go back in time, I think it would be safe to have some stuf like that with you. Imagine yourself walking in blue jeans in that society. Imagine what they will think when they see that your pants have pockets (pockets where only invented after the middleages...)

I would like to go back to pre-Imperial/Republican Rome around a century before Ceasar(or rather, Augustus) crosses the Rubicon. The reason I say this is because it was generally peaceful at that time although Rome was nearing a civil war. Maybe I could meet Cicero there and I could get there just in time to see Scipio the Younger in action.

Life would have been a bit different from today but it was simple. All I'll need are some history books, a survival handbook and maybe a truckload of MRE's(it could be awhile before I could settle in). Oh, I could also need a gun. A Beretta 92F will fit in the place(albeit anachronistically, lol).

You are wright, first pf all some good history books are needed.
BTW, what are MRE'S (My mothertongue is not English)? I guess weapons.

Meals Ready-to-Eat(MRE), rations issued to troops while in the field. Has an indefinite shelf life,durable, provides a balanced diet, and flameless heating for the food. A very useful item provided one can get their hands on one of them.

Meals Ready-to-Eat(MRE), rations issued to troops while in the field. Has an indefinite shelf life,durable, provides a balanced diet, and flameless heating for the food. A very useful item provided one can get their hands on one of them.

Yeh I know them, i use them on climbing expeditions (Reiter, Lyofal aso). But taste of most is monotone, specially when you eat them a complete week.

i'd like to live here and now.

but if i had to choose i'd choose the early roman empire.

There's always the temptation to go forwards in time to your death date and prolong it...or maybe go really far into the future and figure out the key to immortality...mwahahahaha.

I would be torn between the Old West (1880's to 1900's) and during the reign of Alexander the Great.

Renaissance Italy! That would be amazing.
Or... in Rome at the height of their golden age...
Or... in Feudal Japan...
Or... in early 20th century Canada...
or... in Germany in the 1930s.... it would be interesting to see history happen...

Za future. Set phasers on stun or kill some giant scorpions in Wasteland :P

Renaissance Italy! That would be amazing.
or... in Germany in the 1930s.... it would be interesting to see history happen...

I probably wouldn't live long to see history happen. Pretty sure after I put 2 .45 rounds in Hilter's head and then shoot 5 more of his thugs, his brownshirts would pretty much beat me down and kill me. But it would be worth it.

It ended in about September 2002.

Renaissance Italy! That would be amazing.
or... in Germany in the 1930s.... it would be interesting to see history happen...

I probably wouldn't live long to see history happen. Pretty sure after I put 2 .45 rounds in Hilter's head and then shoot 5 more of his thugs, his brownshirts would pretty much beat me down and kill me. But it would be worth it.
I know...same here...
But, I would want to because I've always wanted to understand how such people come into power and why people can be so tolerant for so long...

I would have loved to grow up in the 80's that would have been great now that im old enough to appreciate it.

I would have loved to grow up in the 80's where all the good music and horror movies were, that would have been great now that im old enough to appreciate it

the paleolithic

i'd like to go to the time when Earth was created, then come back and report whether it was creation or evolution.

Well, being the Southern Civil War Buff that I am, I couldn't resist going to someplace like Charleston or Richmond during the American Civil War. Like someone else said, it would be great to see history take place, see the war fever sweep the country and all that. I would certainly take lots of food, seeing as how there was a pretty large shortage in the South then...

I'd go back to the Roman Empire with a nuclear bomb, a detonator, a Thompson machinegun, and plenty of ammo. Let's not forget the solar food cooker, don't want any diseases from undercooked food.

I'd go back to the Roman Empire with a nuclear bomb, a detonator, a Thompson machinegun, and plenty of ammo. Let's not forget the solar food cooker, don't want any diseases from undercooked food.

Undercooked food? No fan of juicy Roman hormonfree steaks and Roman Sushi? :lol:

Nope, not at all.

Hmm . . . I'd prolly wanna live during either the UC, AC, or CE Gundam Sagas

i woudl travel into prehisrtory to check things out.
i would move to the 60s, though that was a kickass decade.

I would have to say the 20s or maybe the 60s, but I think more the 20s. Feminist movement, very suitable time for me, but then again, so is the anti-war movement.

Early Roman Empire....the Indian nation known as Cahokia, a fairly advanced culture that arose in present-day Illinois around the 7th century A.D. at one point their capital city measured 6 sq miles. Quartered neighborhoods with wide plazas and with agricultural fields along it's city limts

I think the late 60s or early 70s sounds like an exciting time to grow up. :)

Either early 1900's Russia or 1940's Canada.

Early Roman Empire....the Indian nation known as Cahokia, a fairly advanced culture that arose in present-day Illinois around the 7th century A.D. at one point their capital city measured 6 sq miles. Quartered neighborhoods with wide plazas and with agricultural fields along it's city limts
isnt it in east st louis now? *shudder* ive always wanted to see cahokia
it was bigger than most european capitals at its height

Precivilisation. I want to see what the world was like before the Agricultural Revolution.
The Roman Empire around its height.
Roman Britain. I've always been interested in Roman Britain. I like the place names and how they evolved over time.
The Renaissance: Fascinating.
The 18th century. One of my favourite eras as many advances in the sciences, humanities were made during that time. I'd also like to see the American and French Revolutions.

I would live in the future.

I'd also like to live as a patrician in Imperial Rome. Good food, endless entertainment, and I commanded millions at my fingertips. The future wouldn't be bad, either.

id like to live with cthulhu and the old ones! :D

I want to live after the fall of government.

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I want to live after the fall of government.



like mad max?

like mad max?

Actually, it's more accurate to say I want to live after the fall of both capitalism and government.

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I like big butts!
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like mad max?

Actually, it's more accurate to say I want to live after the fall of both capitalism and government.



so, like mad max?

the Indian nation known as Cahokia, a fairly advanced culture that arose in present-day Illinois around the 7th century A.D. at one point their capital city measured 6 sq miles. Quartered neighborhoods with wide plazas and with agricultural fields along it's city limts

cahokia is cool and all, but a bit to socially stratified for my tastes - bring on the big game hunters

the Indian nation known as Cahokia, a fairly advanced culture that arose in present-day Illinois around the 7th century A.D. at one point their capital city measured 6 sq miles. Quartered neighborhoods with wide plazas and with agricultural fields along it's city limts

cahokia is cool and all, but a bit to socially stratified for my tastes - bring on the big game hunters
Was it ever a true city? Did it control much outside of its city walls a few nearby villages? I'm not doubting its greatness. I'm doubting whether it's justly glorified on this thread. Otherwise, it'd be in all the history books, being as great as the Mayans and Aztecs.

so, like mad max?

Is there still hierarchy? What political and economic systems exist?

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"Beside him is a beautiful androgyne called SWITCH, aiming a large gun at Neo."--Script of The Matrix (I love The Matrix, but that is still funny.)
Free your mind! (http://dwardmac.pitzer.edu/Anarchist_Archives/bright/berkman/comanarchism/whatis_toc.html)
I like big butts!
http://img63.photobucket.com/albums/v193/eddy_the_great/steatopygia.jpg

so, like mad max?

Is there still hierarchy? What political and economic systems exist?



only the strong survive, and the weak are crushed under the heel of the strong. yeah just like anarchy, anybody does what they want, and doesnt give a shit cause theres no police :)

I'd be an amazon, baby!

jump 200 years maybe 150...
i want to see the human race move to the next phase

I want to see advancment but not so much as to be incomprehensible...
like going 5,000 yrs into the future would be stupid because you wouldnt understand it.
so i guess time travel is like fine wine...you have to know what your drinking in order to fully appreciate it.

I would go there and (hopefully) see the human expansion into the solar system and the terraformation of Mars and Venus as well as the intro of wide-spread gene therapy to increase lifespans to 150+yrs

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jump 200 years maybe 150...
i want to see the human race move to the next phase

I want to see advancment but not so much as to be incomprehensible...
like going 5,000 yrs into the future would be stupid because you wouldnt understand it.
so i guess time travel is like fine wine...you have to know what your drinking in order to fully appreciate it.

I would go there and (hopefully) see the human expansion into the solar system and the terraformation of Mars and Venus as well as the intro of wide-spread gene therapy to increase lifespans to 150+yrs

S-P

wouldnt you think it would be more like 500 years before we start space colonization?

Za Future.

I would SO go a thousand years into the future.

If I had to choose a time to live in (I'll make this interesting and not say last year) I'd want to live in Judea in the year 25 AD.

I'd be an amazon, baby!

uh did you know that lore has it that amazons removed one of their breasts to make it easier to use a bow.....

I'd be an amazon, baby!

uh did you know that lore has it that amazons removed one of their breasts to make it easier to use a bow.....

It's also been researched and found to be utter hogwash. The greeks made up a lot of stories. Hence we have the movie Troy resurrected. It made a good story.

I was born in 1969.. but I have no memory of it..lol

I would love to go back to about 1965,66,67,68. Greatest music everah.. people were easy going.. people cared about stuff. The peace movement.. the sexual revolution (No AIDS) .. drugs were innocent... at least weed. The pill was there for all women.. the civil rights movement. It must of been a great time to be alive..

I'd be an amazon, baby!

uh did you know that lore has it that amazons removed one of their breasts to make it easier to use a bow.....

It's also been researched and found to be utter hogwash. The greeks made up a lot of stories. Hence we have the movie Troy resurrected. It made a good story.

well OK, do you really want to smell that bad?

I'd chose one of two: either I'd go to the distant future or the distant past (ancient Egypt, perhaps). If for no other reason but to witness the building of the pyramids of Giza. They are so awesome.


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jump 200 years maybe 150...
i want to see the human race move to the next phase

I want to see advancment but not so much as to be incomprehensible...
like going 5,000 yrs into the future would be stupid because you wouldnt understand it.
so i guess time travel is like fine wine...you have to know what your drinking in order to fully appreciate it.

I would go there and (hopefully) see the human expansion into the solar system and the terraformation of Mars and Venus as well as the intro of wide-spread gene therapy to increase lifespans to 150+yrs

S-P

no not at all. The Tech exsists right now for the early stages of colinization. and with the huge areospace industry in the US of A doing nothing but bidding on jets that the USAF do'snt need, the time is very ripe. the power of the industry has to be harnesed before it falls into decadence and decline.

wouldnt you think it would be more like 500 years before we start space colonization?

actually, to quit dissing sheilanagig needlessly, there are very few times in the past that are female friendly. violence against women was so common, especially and unprotected woman, that it would be downright dangerous to show up almost anywhere in the past

ancient greece

or during the American Revolution

Was it ever a true city? Did it control much outside of its city walls a few nearby villages? I'm not doubting its greatness. I'm doubting whether it's justly glorified on this thread. Otherwise, it'd be in all the history books, being as great as the Mayans and Aztecs.

they were the hub of a trade network that extended from around lake superior to the gulf of mexico, and from the rockies to the appalachians - as evidenced by the copper artifacts and sea shells and mica found there. it had a peak population of around 20,000. it had monumental architecture. and according to bill gartner (the guy who taught my archeaology class) a dig he did fairly conclusively showed that they ruled over a large number of other population centers - something about some items they found associated with a ruler's burial mound that i don't quite remember. it hasn't made it into basic texts yet, but neither has catal huyuk.

America during the War of 1812, just to kill a few Brits at D.C. to attempt to save the White House SO NO MORE CANADIANS CAN TAKE THE BLAME AND WE CAN PUT THE DAMN THING TO REST.

I'd take some modern weapons with me of course. A machine gun is handy when you face a couple thousand troops.

And to personally congratulate Andrew Jackson for a fine show in such short notice. Even though the war was over..... :shock:

I'd go to the Roman Empire. Maybe try to change it's course in history. :P

Pre-Columbian North American era for me, personally. Yes, I'm one of those history-fan, primitive technology guys. I can make everything from simple spears, to atlatls and primitive bow and arrow systems. Besides, I love being outdoors, and I feel too out of place in this society; and there was so much more to explore and make of yourself in those days. People always used to tell me I was born a few hundred years too late...

And to personally congratulate Andrew Jackson for a fine show in such short notice. Even though the war was over..... :shock:
You know, going back to the War of 1812 could be interesting. Maybe get a chance to take an assasinatory shot at Ol' Hickory before he could turn his sniveling cowardly back on the Cherokee People and kill a few thousand innocent men, women and children. Yonega usdi...

And to personally congratulate Andrew Jackson for a fine show in such short notice. Even though the war was over..... :shock:
You know, going back to the War of 1812 could be interesting. Maybe get a chance to take an assasinatory shot at Ol' Hickory before he could turn his sniveling cowardly back on the Cherokee People and kill a few thousand innocent men, women and children. Yonega usdi...

grrrrr andrew jackson is my very least favorite president for just that reason *swears under her breath for a while*

but its nice to know there were worse guys than the ones we have to put up with today

Well, being the Southern Civil War Buff that I am, I couldn't resist going to someplace like Charleston or Richmond during the American Civil War. Like someone else said, it would be great to see history take place, see the war fever sweep the country and all that. I would certainly take lots of food, seeing as how there was a pretty large shortage in the South then...

Same here, though I couldn't resist maybe changing a few things. Mainly saving Jackson from being shot by his own troops. In my opinion his death ended the Civil War right there.