History.
Many argued endlessly about what history actually was, debating definitions and methodologies with the passion of scholars who had devoted lifetimes to the subject.
But what was history actually, when one stripped away all pretense?
Were they not simply stories that were passed down from those who had lived longer than others? Tales told by survivors, by victors, by those with the power to ensure their version endured?
So could history always be accurate if those who had lived longer simply passed down stories of their own fabrications, shaped by bias and self-interest? Was any history actually true history, based on the accounts of many, or preserved in written texts and records that themselves could be altered and fabricated at will?
