The past tells the tale of how we got to the present and how we prepare for the future. Human history is ripe with many stories, spanning thousands of years across many peoples. Invention, discovery, and exploration fill out our history texts. Regrettably, as often the case with human nature, prosperous times are followed by bloodshed, violence, and war. Civilizations rise from the ground up but are felled by others, with their ruins burned into ash. The fires of war oftentim