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Hello, Welcome to My User Page

If earlier chroniclers of human affairs had failed to bear witness in praise of history, it might perhaps have been necessary for me to urge all readers to seek out and pay special attention to writings such as these; for certainly mankind possesses no better guide to conduct than the knowledge of the past.

-Polybius (c. 203–120 BC)

The study of history is the best medicine for a sick mind; for in history you have a record of the infinite variety of human experience plainly set out for all to see; and in that record you can find for yourself and your country both examples and warnings; fine things to make as models, base things, rotten through and through, to avoid.

-Livy (59 BC – AD 17)

= My Introduction = My name is Eric Connor, but you can call me Pericles of Athens. I'm an American 🇺🇸 of Irish, English, Swedish, Italian, and Slovenian descent. I chose this username because Pericles is one of my favorite ancient Athenian statesmen and strategos. Currently I have a BA in History from George Mason University. I'm mostly interested in the History of China and Chinese art. However, I enjoy reading of history and art in general, from all time periods and places. I'm an avid guitar player, and on and off I play in a band with friends (and used to play nightclubs around my area). Although I like all types of music to an extent, metal is my thing, especially thrash metal bands like Testament and Anthrax. I also like Hardcore metal acts like Sick of It All and Madball. When it comes to Hip Hop, Wu Tang Clan does it best. For a greater understanding of who I am and what my staple sense of humor is, go to "Random Thoughts" and "Musical Preferences" below under the section Miscellaneous Stuff. To view pictures that I have uploaded to wikimedia commons, click here for my gallery. For a list of my minor edits to articles, as well as a list of all my DYK's (Did You Know?) featured on wikipedia's main page, click here.



To get things off on a good start for this user page, here is an excellent poem by the ancient Chinese poet Tao Qian (365-427 AD).

= Favorite Wiki Quote, History of gunpowder =



= My Contributions to Wikipedia =

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Mission Statement
My main goal here is to improve all Chinese-history related articles on Wikipedia.org, since many are lacking in quality and even existence. Along with the many articles I have edited here on English wikipedia, I also have a goal of improving China-History related images for all wikipedias, not just English, to enjoy and employ in articles. Therefore, I have created my very own user profile for Wikimedia Commons, where I have created many pictures that can be used for all branches of wiki. Have a look, but don't blame me if you trap yourself there for about an hour staring at old art and artifacts (if you're into that sort of thing). I also maintain my own freewebs.com site dedicated to the History of Science and Technology in China.


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Awards and DYKs
For a list of all my did you knows featured on wiki's main page, click here for my sub-page.

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Featured Article Status
Augustus, Choe Bu, Economy of the Han Dynasty, Giovanni Villani, Government of the Han Dynasty, Han Dynasty, List of Chinese inventions, Ming Dynasty, Shen Kuo, Society of the Song Dynasty, Song Dynasty, Tang Dynasty, Technology of the Song Dynasty, Tibet during the Ming Dynasty, Zhang Heng
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Good Article Status
Architecture of the Song Dynasty, Culture of the Song Dynasty, Economy of the Han Dynasty, Economy of the Song Dynasty, Fernão Pires de Andrade, Government of the Han Dynasty, Han Dynasty, History of the Han Dynasty, History of the Song Dynasty, Huolongjing, Nuova Cronica, Qianling Mausoleum, Rebellion of Cao Qin, Science and technology of the Han Dynasty, Shen Kuo, Society and culture of the Han Dynasty, Society of the Song Dynasty, Song Dynasty, Su Song, Tang Dynasty, Technology of the Song Dynasty, Zhang Heng
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Articles Edited and Expanded
A-O 11th century, Antonio de Morga, Armillary sphere, Augustus, Bao Qingtian, Cai Lun, Cavalry, Chang'an, Chao Cuo, Chinese astronomy, Chinese literature, Choe Bu, Compass, Diplomacy, Economy of the Han Dynasty, Economy of the Song Dynasty, Fernão Pires de Andrade, Flamethrower, Foreign relations of Imperial China, Gazetteer, Giovanni Villani, Government of the Han Dynasty, Grand Canal of China, Greek fire, Gunpowder warfare, Han Dynasty, Heian period, Horse collar, History of cartography, History of ferrous metallurgy, History of firearms, History of geography, History of geometry, History of gunpowder, History of painting, History of the Han Dynasty, History of the Ming Dynasty, History of the Song Dynasty, Inoculation, Land mine, Leprosy, List of Chinese discoveries, List of Chinese inventions, List of Emperors of the Han Dynasty, Liu Ji, Liuhe Pagoda, Ma Jun, Mineralogy, Ming Dynasty, Naval history of China, Naval warfare, Nuova Cronica, Odometer

P-Z Pagoda of Fogong Temple, Paper, Pei Xiu, Pontoon bridge, Qianling Mausoleum, Rafael Perestrello, Science and technology of the Han Dynasty, Science in the Middle Ages, Siege, Shang Dynasty, Shen Kuo, Society and culture of the Han Dynasty, Solar eclipse, Song Dynasty, Song Yingxing, South Pointing Chariot, Southern and Northern Dynasties, Su Shi, Su Song, Sylvester II, Tang Dynasty, Tibet during the Ming Dynasty, Timeline of Chinese history, Tong Guan, Trip hammer, Wang Chong, Wang Zhen (official), War elephant, Wheelbarrow, Xu Guangqi, Yang Hui, Yi Xing, Zhang Sixun, Zhang Heng
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Articles I've Created
A-O Anselmus de Boodt, Beisi Pagoda, Category:Economic history of Italy, Category:Historical controversies, Category:Italian merchants, Category:Korean historians, Category:Korean travel writers, Category:Social history of China, Category:State of Chu, Category:State of Qi, Chao Cuo, Chinese exploration, Choe Bu, Dream Pool Essays, Du Shi, Economy of the Han Dynasty, Fawang Temple, Field mill (carriage), Field mill (disambiguation), Four occupations, Fragrant Hills Pagoda, Guoqing Temple, History of the Han Dynasty, Hua Sui, Huolongjing, Iron Pagoda, Jia Dan, Jiao Yu, Jiaohe Ruins, Kenneth R. Bartlett, Liaodi Pagoda, Lin Tinggui, Lingxiao Pagoda, Lingyan Temple, List of Chinese discoveries, Nathan Sivin, Nuova Cronica,

P-Z Pagoda of Bailin Temple, Pagoda of Cishou Temple, Pagoda of Fugong Temple, Pagoda of Tianning Temple (Beijing), Pagoda of Tianning Temple (Changzhou), Pizhi Pagoda, Puning Temple, Putuo Zongcheng Temple, Qianling Mausoleum, Qizu Pagoda, Rafael Perestrello, Rebellion of Cao Qin, Return to the Field (rhapsody), Sarira Stupa of Tayuan Temple, Science and technology of the Han Dynasty, Society and culture of the Han Dynasty, Sunshu Ao, Tibet during the Ming Dynasty, Wei Pu, Wujing Zongyao, Wuzhun Shifan, Xie Huan, Ximen Bao, Xumi Pagoda, Yan Zhitui, Yu Hao, Zhang Han (disambiguation), Zhang Han (general), Zhang Han (official), Zhangjiashan Han bamboo texts, Zhou Jichang, Zhu Yu (author)
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Foreign Language Articles
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Shen Kuo (French Wikipedia), Shen Kuo (Spanish Wikipedia), Shen Kuo (Italian Wikipedia)
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Song Dynasty Articles
Architecture of the Song Dynasty, Culture of the Song Dynasty, Economy of the Song Dynasty, History of the Song Dynasty, List of Song Emperors, Society of the Song Dynasty, Technology of the Song Dynasty

^The navbox shown above was created by User:Hemlock Martinis; thanks dude!

Han Dynasty Articles
Economy of the Han Dynasty, History of the Han Dynasty, Science and technology of the Han Dynasty, Society and culture of the Han Dynasty (note: Government of the Han Dynasty was not created by me, although I did rewrite it, expand it, and bring it to featured status)

Again, this navbox is the creation of User:Hemlock Martinis; thanks once again!
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Minor Edits
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Click here to see all of my minor edits, including additional pictures inserted into articles and edits to individual years.
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Pictures I've Taken
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For my gallery of pictures I've taken from the Freer Gallery of Art and from book sources, click here.
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= Miscellaneous stuff at the end of my user page =



