If one were to search for a dictionary definition of the term ‘history’, it’s fairly likely that what they would find would be something along the lines of “the study of past events”.

If one were to search for a dictionary definition of the term ‘history’, it’s fairly likely that what they would find would be something along the lines of “the study of past events”.
Since and before Herodotus coined the word ‘history’, humanity has been infatuated with – and bound to – its roots. It could be said that the past is dead and only the present exists, but in reality, the present is the past in motion – a society cannot escape the circumstances of its creation.