Around the World in 15 Weeks [Monday, Period Three]

[doubleohblonde]

Today, the Danger Shop opened onto a landscape littered with ruins as far as the eye could see.

"The history of Egypt stretches back milliena," Bond began. "Currently we're standing in the ruins of Memphis, the capital of Ancient Egypt for somewhat under three thousand years, when the Romans moved the capital to Alexandria. It retained much of its prominence for several more centuries, gradually declining until finally it began to be used as a quarry for new settlements in the seventh century."

He paused for a moment to let just how old the city they weren't technically standing in was sink in, before launching into a more detailed explanation of the history of the city and how changes in ancient Egyptian culture affected it and eventually lead to its abandonment.

"Nowadays the ruins are a world heritage site and open air museum, which I invite you to spend the rest of the class exploring."

[ooc: wait for ocd up]

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Comments

Sign In - ATW [08]

[doubleohblonde]

Like you're in a desert.

Re: Sign In - ATW [08]

[daventryprince.livejournal.com]

Prince Alexander of Daventry

Re: Sign In - ATW [08]

[therewaslife]

Nobody Owens

Re: Sign In - ATW [08]

[life_inshadow]

Tara Maclay

Re: Sign In - ATW [08]

[awesomebigsis.livejournal.com]

Ellie Bartowski

Re: Sign In - ATW [08]

[talks-backwards.livejournal.com]

Zatanna Zatara

Re: Sign In - ATW [08]

[robinthefrog.livejournal.com]

Robin

Re: Sign In - ATW [08]

[elephantgadget.livejournal.com]

Helen Haras-Uquara

Re: Sign In - ATW [08]

[weetinyreese.livejournal.com]

Kyle Reese

Listen to the Lecture - ATW [08]

[doubleohblonde]

It's a long one today.

Explore the Ruins - ATW [08]

[doubleohblonde]

Depending on your attention span, the museum might be slightly more interesting than the lecture.

Re: Explore the Ruins - ATW [08]

[therewaslife]

Bod's attention span was vast and long so he could find fascination and enjoyment out of just walking through the ruined remains of the old city.

Re: Explore the Ruins - ATW [08]

[talks-backwards.livejournal.com]

Zatanna's attention span...could be better, but she was listening! Kind off. Most of it. Look, she wasn't poking and things, at least. Yet.

Talk to Bond - ATW [08]

[doubleohblonde]

He's not tired of talking yet.

Talk to the TA - ATW [08]

[doubleohblonde]

Who should be around somewhere.

Re: Talk to the TA - ATW [08]

[weetinyreese.livejournal.com]

He was indeed around! Exploring, of course. But he stayed within earshot in case he was needed.

OOC - ATW [08]

[doubleohblonde]

All the cops in the donut shops say ey-oh-ey-oh...

Re: OOC - ATW [08]

[glacial_queen]

Sorry, Karla will not be in class today, as she is off doing plotty things.

Which makes me sad, as she would have enjoyed scoffing at something three thousand years old being 'ancient'.

Re: OOC - ATW [08]

[thismaskiwear.livejournal.com]

"We've redecorated this building to the way it looked over FIFTY YEARS AGO!"

Re: OOC - ATW [08]

[glacial_queen]

"No, no! Surely not, no! No one was alive then!"