Helen of Troy — The Face That Launched a Thousand Ships
The Cinéprism: ‘Helen of Troy, the mythical beauty whose unmatched allure launched a thousand ships.’ image of Helen screaming while being held back by Spartan...
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Empires Ranked by Animal — Rome to Mussolini
Roman Empire = Lion. Majestic, powerful, undisputed. Byzantine Empire = Tiger. Fierce, enduring, misunderstood by Western historians. Holy Roman Empire = German Shepherd. Loyal-looking but...
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Helen of Troy Actress Slams Homer — NotTheBee
NotTheBee: ‘Kenyan Helen of Troy actress slams Homer for ignoring female perspective in the legendary war her character caused.’ The satire writes itself. Helen of...
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The Ghost of Vlad — I Had a Solution for This
The Ghost of Vlad the Impaler, sitting in a t-shirt with a beer, watching modern society. "I HAD A SOLUTION FOR THIS SHIT!" Vlad III...
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Mansa Musa — The Pilgrimage That Crashed Gold
Mansa Musa’s pilgrimage to Mecca, 1324. Took 60,000 people Took 12 tons of gold Gave it all away Cairo’s gold price crashed for a decade...
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Batman in The Odyssey — I Am Vengeance
Alice Smith: "I am vengeance! I am the night!" — Agamemnon, The Odyssey. Batman in Greek hoplite armor. Agamemnon never said that. But the image...
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Studying the Russian Civil War — What the Actual F
Studying the Russian Civil War. What the actual f***. Reds vs Whites vs Greens vs Black Army vs Czech Legion vs foreign intervention vs everyone...
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Greek Gigachad — Barges Into the Punic War and Leaves
Barges into the 1st Punic War Beats the Romans Refuses to elaborate further Leaves Greek Gigachad energy. The First Punic War was Rome vs Carthage,...
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Trojan Horse Antivirus — Norton and McAfee Failed
"Norton! McAfee! How did you NOT detect this as a threat? You’re both useless, you know that?" The Trojan Horse, 1184 BCE. The original trojan....
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Monks Choosing Where to Build — Vertical Only
Nobody: Monks deciding where to build a home: the most vertical cliff face they can find Four monasteries built on impossible terrain — including the...
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Friends in Rome — Helen of Troy Edition
Friends in Roman armor. ‘Jerry, it’s Helen.’ ‘Of Troy?’ The crossover nobody asked for: Friends meets the Iliad. Ross’s reaction says everything.
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Crazy Bones Were Based on an Ancient Roman Game
Remember Crazy Bones? Those collectible plastic figurines from the 90s? They were actually based on a game kids played in Ancient Rome. The Roman game...