Nolan’s Odyssey Got $7.4M From Greece — Zero Greek Actors Cast
Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ received $7.4 MILLION in subsidies from the Greek Ministry of Culture. The film adaptation of the Homeric epic has NO GREEK...
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The Centauromachy — Wedding Fight That Defined Greek Art
The Centauromachy — the battle between the Lapiths and the Centaurs at the wedding of Pirithous. The centaurs were invited to the wedding but got...
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Caesar in Gaul vs Caesar in Egypt — Word Order Matters
Caesar in the Gauls: ‘I came, I saw, I conquered.’ Caesar in Egypt: ‘I conquered, I saw, I came.’ The difference between fighting Gallic tribes...
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Egyptians in 3000 BCE — Bruh This Is God
Egyptians in 3,000 BCE: ‘bruh this is god I know y’all see it’ Modern cat: ‘Meow.’ The Egyptians weren’t wrong. Cats were sacred to Bastet,...
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Bungie Continues Greek Tradition of Dying After Marathon
GG TRIBUNE reports: Bungie Continues Greek Tradition of Dying After Marathon. A pun on two levels. The Battle of Marathon (490 BCE) killed the Persians....
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Spartan War Cry — Queen Gorgo
Queen Gorgo screaming the Spartan war cry: Ιγκό ταίλι άσιλω!!! From 300 — when the queen is as fierce as the warriors holding her back....
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Spartan Love — The 300 Meme
The classic 300 meme format. Queen Gorgo: ‘i love you’ / King Leonidas: ‘i’m gay’ / Gorgo: ‘i love you’ / Leonidas: ‘i love you...
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Cleopatra — CLSORDTRD
A tweet from Mark Howard (@HowardMarkLouis) from July 21, 2023: "I can’t wait to see CLSORDTRD!" The image shows Gal Gadot as Cleopatra in the...
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The Phoenicians — Traders Who Invented the Alphabet
A meme about the Phoenicians — an ancient Semitic civilization that dominated Mediterranean trade from roughly 1500-300 BCE. The Phoenicians were based in what is...
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Medieval Marginalia — The Monk Who Drew Too Weird
A four-panel comic by Niels Vergouwen (@nielsverdouwen) about medieval marginalia — the bizarre doodles monks left in the margins of illuminated manuscripts. Panel 1: An...
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Who Can Actually Read Ancient Macedonian — The List Is Short
A linguistic history meme that cuts through a modern political dispute with a single simple fact. Text: "List of People who can actually understand the...
