If you could dine alone with anyone from any period in history, which person would it be?

This is a good question. I like historic people better than people in the present. Everyone is more interesting after they die. I suppose most people would choose Shakespeare, Da Vinci, Jesus maybe. It's very hard to choose. Especially since all of history is written by man; the only dishonest creature on the planet. Human beings love drama, adventure, exaggerating. How can anyone be sure of what's really happened in history? If we can believe history is accurate, I would say I'd like to have a conversation with a woman who was different for her time. Perhaps Queen Elizabeth or Mae West. Probably Mae West. :)