If you could go back and relive any year of your life, which would you choose? It’s probably not an easy answer — and the question gets even harder when considered on the scale of human history. In any era, people’s experiences varied drastically depending on where they lived, who they were, and how much power or privilege they possessed. Still, there have been moments in history when wealth, stability, intellectual curiosity, technological innovation, and artistic achievement converged in remarkable ways.  Here are five years that offer snapshots of civilizations at particularly dazzling moments — ...Read More