I was listening to the History of Rome podcast (which can also be seen on his blog at:
http://thehistoryofrome.typepad.com/the_history_of_rome/
I noticed that when we reached the era when Caesar came to prominence that we were suddenly spending much more time to go over much less years. It was as if history was on fast forward through the "normal" years and slowed way down for the important parts.
It's not surprising that we slow down and describe certain epic parts of history in greater detail. The Civil War, WWII, and other big events in history take up a lot of space in history texts, while the entire Victorian Age gets a mere mention.
How much of our lives are like that? Aren't there entire years where almost nothing of import happened and it's over before you know it. Compare that to times of great fun or great tragedy and the time seems to fill up like a snake swallowing an egg. It makes you wonder what would happen if you lived "forever". Would your life expand and compress like a slinky? I'm willing to find out.
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