After 1639, foreigners were not allowed to enter Japan, and Japanese people were not allowed to travel abroad. Japan would remain closed off to the world for more than two centuries.
Well, sort of. The truth was much more complicated, centering on a weird little man-made island in Nagasaki Harbor. Dejima was a sort of jail and a site of fascinating cultural exchange.
Serious #Downfall vibes in the series finale of #Rome. I’m not an educated classicist and I know they had to change things for the show and its collapsing budget by this point, but I’m a bit skeptical that the real story was like this.
No wonder people see this show as a precursor to Game of Thrones - I may get round to watching that. I’ll have to rewatch season 1 later.
I also just bought Ten Caesars and will read it soon.
@GrittyLipids@bookstodon The first few seasons of GOT are better than the later seasons. So if you already think it’s meh, then it might not be worth it.
I watched it all, but largely for “sunk cost fallacy” reasons, and wanted to know how it would end lol
@GrittyLipids@bookstodon Same. I also prefer historical or educational content. I used to watch a lot of fictional / scripted stuff, but I barely what it anymore. It could be that my tastes have changed over time, or it could be the quality of fictional stuff just isn’t what it used to be.
