akasya

i wonder so often how different our knowledge might be if every ancient civilization had scattered their thoughts and discoveries across time as generously as the greeks. entire realms of philosophy, science, and poetry might not have been forgotten simply because no one thought to write them down. the greeks were revolutionary, and we are reminded of it endlessly, yet i can’t help but grieve for those who never had the chance to be remembered as revolutionary only because their words never reached us...