I was never interested in History as a child. Dull school room text books and rote learning put me off the subject for years. The only historical concept I could tolerate were the Indiana Jones films, and that was many due to my fascination with the lead actor. More recently though, I find myself tuning into documentaries on the ancient world, visiting the local museum to gaze at the artefacts and reading long articles on civilisations whose systems surpassed even modern day