Why is Ancient Rome still such a popular historical period to obsess over? It’s one of the few places and times in the ancient world where we have so much documented about their history. There are a lot of emperors to memorize and tons of ground to cover. For me, the driving interest in Roman …
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25+ History Memes for Those Who Learn From the Mistakes of the Past
Yeah, I’ll say it. I did well on the AP US History exam. I was a nerd in high school and proud to be it. What helped is that I had a fantastic teacher who made learning history fun. She made us all feel special as students, so we were inspired to learn. And heck, if …
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40 Ancient History Memes That Launched 1000 Ships
I wish I knew more about world history, but alas, I went to an American public high school. One of the biggest issues with schools in America is that they teach American history nearly every year, leaving crumbs for kids who want to learn about the history of the world and world geography. I know …
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15 Ides of March Memes to Beware
Happy Ides of March, everybody! I know that in the grand scheme of historical time, March 15th is not a happy day for everybody, but I extend an olive branch to anyone who wants to celebrate the most famous political assassination of all time. There’s no reason why we shouldn’t have some fun on this …
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45 Ancient Rome Memes For Dudes Still Thinking About The Roman Empire
It’s often been said that men think about the Roman Empire at an unusually high rate. I was shocked when I first heard this meme about guys contemplating the Roman Empire at least once a week, if not more. I probably don’t think about said period in history more than a couple of times a …
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Classical Art Memes for Noble Knights From the Middle Ages
There is something about classical art memes that gets me in my funnies. Is it because old and modern humor collide within the meme (and for some reason that’s ironic) or because I’m a huge fine art fan? I can’t put my finger on it. See, I was an art student back in the day… …
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41 Ancient Rome Memes For Dudes Thinking About The Roman Empire
I am not a Roman History expert by any means, but I was fascinated with one iconic event in Ancient Roman history when I was a kid. I’m talking, of course, about the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. This interest may or may not have been spurred by a Magic Treehouse Book where …
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25+ Ancient Greek Memes That Make a Herculean Effort at Humor
Forget whether or not you were a 90s kid. The real dealbreaker growing up was which branch of ancient history you were most interested in. Yeah, yeah, the Roman Empire may have become contemporary slang for something that people just can’t stop thinking about, but everyone who was a cool kid was into Ancient Greece …
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45 Ancient Rome Memes For Dudes Still Thinking About The Roman Empire
Unlike so many boys, I do not think about the Roman Empire multiple times a week. However, I do think about Paul Giamatti’s character in the Oscar-nominated film The Holdovers at least once a week, if not more, and I don’t even want to know how many times per day Paul Hunham thinks about that …
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25+ Philosophy Memes to Look at While You Consider the Trolley Problem
Ah, the old chestnut of the trolley problem. The age-old quandary that rattles every budding philosopher’s brain. Is it better to flip the switch and save five people? Or do nothing and save just one? There are endless riffs and variations on this question and even more ways to answer it. It’s a great discussion …
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