Our fascination never ends whenever we talk about the long lost civilizations of our planet. They were formed, groomed and flourished in their hey days and got destroyed for various natural and manmade disaster. But the work and effect of these past civilizations still cast their spells.
It is truly a curious case and a matter of immense interest to see how the popular phrase of 'history repeating itself' transforms into reality. Well, as the title screams out loud, our point of discussion is the ancient and lost civilizations on earth. They are back and back with enough material and surprises to awe us and leave us jaw dropped. Although there exists a modern and new face under the deep buried glorious past, some parts of the world are still much identified with the era bygone.
When we put names like India, China, Greece, Rome and Mesopotamia on the dais, the first thing we relate is their association with some of the best known and incredibly developed and organized civilizations. And this is very much true, as any global traveller keeps in mind the cultural aspects of these places in mind while planning out a vacation there. Can you ignore the oldest continuous civilization of the world (Chinese civilization) for the recently developed Beijing or Shanghai? The moment you enter China, the air of this 9000 year old civilization occupies your mind and imagination. Same is the case with Greece.
The charismatic Greek civilization still fascinates us when it comes to the world of arts- drama, poetry, music, mythology, architecture and what not! For a civilization that flourished during the 8th century BC to 2nd century BC, it is a impact that cannot be totally shrugged off even today. Can you demean the verses of Homer, only because you don't understand them? What a powerful and muscle strong civilization can do is all done by the mighty Romans.
Being a force that ruled a considerable part of Europe and Mediterranean region, the Romans continue to influence the modern fields of government, law, war art, religion and language in the west. Frankly speaking, you have seen the numbers associated with these cultures and read about their advanced ways of life in books, magazines or internet; but the first hand experience of being in these lost cultures in their modern make overs is something that nothing can replace.
Mayan Civilization floats like a shattered bark in the midst of the ocean, her masts gone, her name annihilated, her crew perished, and none to narrate when she commenced , to whom she belonged, how long was her voyage, or what caused her devastation leaving just the foot prints on the pages of history.
