Classical Education — Plato, Aristotle, Sophocles, Thucydides
“Imagine graduating from university having never read: Plato on justice Aristotle on friendship Sophocles on pride Thucydides on power Would previous generations have called that...
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Nolan Damaged Viking Ship — Cant Tell Greek From Norse
Nolans Odyssey controversy: rented a hand-built Viking ship replica for the movie, returned it with structural damage. Reply: “Ok but what did they think would...
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The Greeks We Imagined vs The Greeks We Got
The Greeks we imagined: classical marble busts, idealized, pale, serene. The Greeks we got: modern diverse casting. The marble lied to us.
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Gigachad Built His Own Ancient Greek Theater — Then Got Arrested
New gigachad image just dropped. Franco Malosso was arrested in Vicenza for charging people 40 euros to visit an ancient Greek theater archaeological site… that...
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Philips Skylight — Plato Would Love This
Philips Skylight — a ceiling LED panel that makes windowless rooms feel like they have a sky window. althOu: “I wish Plato were alive to...
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Greeks and Armenians in Anatolia 1900 vs 2000
Greeks and Armenians in Anatolia: 1900 vs 2000. In 1900, Greek (purple) and Armenian (red) populations were spread across Anatolia. By 2000, they were gone....
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Helen of Troy Watching Greeks Are Black People Discourse
Hazel Rah: “Helen of Troy up in Greek Heaven right now watching people say shit like Greeks are basically black people online.”
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Parasite — The Word Comes From Greek Plays
Amelia: ‘Enough guys did this that its a stock character in Greek plays. Its where we get the word parasite.’ Showing up to peoples houses...
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Viking Ship Identifies as Greek — Nolans Odyssey
iamelijah: ‘The Viking ship identifies as a Greek ship ig.’ Nolan’s Odyssey uses Draken Harald Harfagre — a Viking ship. For a Greek epic set...
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Plato Was a Chad — Olympic Wrestler Philosopher
Plato means ‘broad’ in Greek. He settled debates by standing up and flexing. He was an Olympic gold medal wrestler. Plato was a Chad. Philosophy...
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Caesar to the Gauls — Start Learning Latin
Caesar to the Gallic Tribes, c. 58 BC: ‘Start learning Latin!’ Roman conquest comes with language requirements.
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The Odyssey’s Secrets — Only Understood in Greek
Helen of Troy — the face that launched a thousand ships. There are powerful secrets in the Odyssey you can only understand if you speak...