Every Pleasure is a Guilty Pleasure
Gorgocutie Explains OP: “Every pleasure is a guilty pleasure if you were raised catholic enough” Reply: “I’ve never related to something so hard in my...
Pundora
Puns. The more groan, the better.
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Athenians vs Romans — Disaster Response
Gorgocutie Explains Athenians after the Sicilian Expedition (415-413 BC) Left: “The city will be starved we are doomed” — the doomer hoplite. Right: “Our fleet...
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Nolan vs History: The Music Dilemma
Gorgocutie Explains What are we looking at? A multi-panel meme about Christopher Nolan and his approach to music in historical settings. One panel shows Nolan...
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Select all squares with the Ship of Theseus
Google’s reCAPTCHA meets one of philosophy’s oldest paradoxes. How do you verify you’re not a robot when you can’t even verify if a ship is...
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When you go out to fight for independence but forgot to lock up the slaves
A classic piece of historical irony — the American revolutionaries fought for “independence” while keeping human beings in chains. The image shows 18th-century colonial soldiers...
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Aeschylus killed by a tortoise dropped by an eagle
In 458 BC, Aeschylus — the father of Greek tragedy, author of the Oresteia, the man who basically invented dramatic dialogue — was killed by...
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Caesar in his 30s comparing himself to Alexander
Other people in their 30s: "Let’s invest into our new home." Caesar in his 30s: "At my age, you had achieved so much more. Who...
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Zeus is having a kid with his wife
Birth announcement for Ares, Greek God of War: "Hey, did you hear Zeus is expecting another kid?" "Big deal. Who with this time?" "His wife."...
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Alexander the Great or Napoleon Caesar
The classic Henry Cavill interview format — "PlayStation or Xbox?" "PC." — reimagined for history nerds. Interviewer: "Alexander the Great or Napoleon?" Cavill: "Caesar." The...
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Ancient Greeks invented greentext
The earliest known papyrus recording of Plato’s dialogue with the mathematician Theaetetus shows that Socrates’ quotes were indicated by ">" to the left of each...
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Britain finally paid off Napoleonic War debt in 1913
Britain finally paying off its Napoleonic Wars debt in 1913 — after over 100 years of instalments, consols, and fiscal responsibility. Some Serb shooting an...
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Bronze Age Civilizations vs Some Dudes with Boats
Bronze Age Civilizations: built writing, international trade, great cities, massive populations. A sophisticated interconnected world spanning from Greece to Egypt to Mesopotamia. Some dudes with...
