@welt.geist: Oswald Spengler believed that history was not a single story of “progress,” but the rise and fall of distinct civilizations - each possessing its own soul, worldview, art, religion, and destiny. He identified eight great High Cultures: 🏺 Egyptian🌙 Babylonian🕉️ Indian☯️ Chinese🏛️ Apollonian - Greece & Rome 🌌 Magian - the Near Eastern and Islamic world 🌹 Faustian - Western Europe 🌿 Mexican - Mesoamerica “The world-history of mankind is the history of its cultures.” #aesthetics #History #ancient #spengler #faustianspirit #culture #civilization