Did our perception of ourselves change in the last 2000 years?

by micheletorbidoni

Maybe a highly pointless question, but here it comes: if I were born during Roman Empire how would differs perception of myself, compared with nowadays?

In other words: let’s say I could travel back in time two thousand years from now. I am sitting on a bench in an almost empty temple. I’m relaxing. My mind is free to fly away. I’m not alone. A few seats besides me there is another man.He looks surprisingly like me, but he’s born in this period of time. He’s relaxing too. We share a smile. How do our inner perception of the reality differs? Are we -able- to experience the same kind of … anxieties or plan the near future the same way? Are we basically the same or two thousand years of consciousness evolution substantially changed our representation of ourselves?

What do you guys think about?

Searocksandtrees

Hi, you might consider x-posting this to /r/askphilosophy for their take on Ancient Roman vs modern western definitions of self