Tag: ancient
Roman Ring Mystery
Gareth Harney tweeted this epic stranger than fiction Roman ring mystery thread. This enigmatic Roman gold ring was found in a ploughed field near Silchester…
The History of Anxiety
This is a neat little thread about the ancient history of human anxiety. If you think about it the reason so many of us have…
Ancient Roman Bathrooms Meme
LOL! This meme about ancient Roman bathrooms is hilarious. What an experience: (via: r/tumblr)
Stuff of Legends
conquerorwiggles posted this epic story titled “Stuff of Legends” to the subreddit r/HFY! HFY (Humanity, Fuck Yeah!) is a subreddit for all media exhibiting the awesome…
The Greek Gods’ Understanding of Mortal Children
LOL! There is definitely a noticeable gap in the Greek Gods’ understanding of mortal children. These amusing little conversations between the Gods and Goddesses prove…
Byzantine Fandoms
This is a very interesting ancient history post about youth subculture and fandoms in the Byzantine Empire. The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantium,…
Roman Concrete
The mystery of 2,000-year-old Roman concrete was “solved by scientists”. It turns out seawater makes ancient concrete stronger, so it lasts while modern structures crumble…
Ancient Oral Histories
This post illustrates why researchers and scientists should listen to ancient oral histories from native people. So many times Europeans have been like “lol these…
Ancient Translations in Horror Movies
This is a good point about people doing ancient translations in horror movies. *Translates old Arabic text.* *Somehow it rhymes perfectly in English.* This makes no…
Ancient Graffiti Proves Humans Never Change
LOL! They found ancient graffiti in Pompeii from thousands of years ago with people writing stuff like “Marcus is gay”, “I f*cked a girl here”,…