Hellenistic Memes for Ancient History Geeks

The socratic philosophers of ancient Greece weren't so different from us. If Diogenes were alive today, he'd probably be subtweeting Plato about his subpar interpretation of Socrates, and virtue signaling about his choice to live in poverty with stray dogs. Kanye and Kim's toxic relationship is just a contemporary version of Zeus and Hera. It's no wonder memes about classics and ancient history are popular—humans haven't really change that much. If you have a taste for history and humor, we've collected a bunch of dank hellenistic memes sprinkled with a bit of historical context. 

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  • Building - “What's up, Sisyphus?" JESUS CHRIST THE SAME YESTERDAY, TODAY AND FOREVER HEB 13.8
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    Everyone feels bad for poor old Sisyphus. But Sisyphus is only relatable until you find out what he did to deserve an eternity of performing a futile task. That dude is the definition of "f*** around and find out." Just ask Zeus. 

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  • Font - Multiple people with different and complex cultures and societies Barbarians Corporate needs you to find the differences between this picture and this picture. ROMANS They're the same picture. naflip com
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  • Clothing - Alcibiades Sparta Athens Alcibiades Sparta Persia Athens Persia Alcibiades
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  • Sky - People from Ancient Greece reaching the top of mount Olympus I see no God up here
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  • Hair - Seeing Zeus and Hera's wholesome relationship and love for their kid in the film Reading actual mythology
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    Zeus and Hera had a very toxic relationship.

  • Photograph - Achilles: I'm invincible, nothing can stop me 5 mins later: OcOSmoskyle ow my ankle
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  • Cartoon - Google a succinct sentence of cicero I can see that you're only interested in the exceptionally rare I
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  • Yellow - .this is all you need to know. Extraterrestrials did not build the pyramids Any of them. Not the temples either.
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  • Font - Did you notice how in "Eternals" Makkari points to her wrist to say "time" in sign language to these two men in 450 B.C. Babylon? Just think about it.. Did you two just waste my time?
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  • Photograph - Public toilets Romans used: Romans on the toilet be like:
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    And people think today's public restrooms are awkward. 

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  • Font - ramblingferret Millennial Prometheus uploads another PDF to his site. He's lost track of the printing and edition of this textbook. He knows they just rearranged some of chapters then charge 150 dollars per copy, and the professor wrote the book himself. the ZIP fills uploads successfully, and he starts uploading the next one. He isn't afraid of the potential lawsuit. knowledge shouldn't held out of reach like this. i-will-not-be-caged Follow Millennial Circe screenshots all the lewd mess
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  • Azure - •00 Sprint LTE 11:04 PM 75% Messages Septimus Severus Details Is the wall done? yeah send Picts Ok they're coming *pics fuck
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  • Organism - The Ocean: *exists* CALIGULA: Finally! A worthy opponent! Our battle will be legendary!
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    Caligula declared war on the ocean. He literally ordered his men to stab the sea with swords.

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  • Vertebrate - Hades and Persephone on their date be like:
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  • Car - Them: All roads lead to Rome Me, desperately trying to escape Rome:
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    This is actually true. There were no roads connecting secondary cities to each other (to prevent cities from rising up against Rome), but all the roads indeed led to Rome. 

  • Head - Classical Studies Mem9s for Hellenis... ... @CSMFHT Me, an Empath, visiting the ruins of Pompeii: "I'm sensing something bad happened here"
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  • Photograph - IM ASIAN I'M PUNK So I MUST So MUST LIKE MATHS REBEL I'MAROAD SO I MUST LEAD TO ROME DYE MY HAIR CRAZY COLOURS So I MUST BE LOOKING FOR ATTENTION
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  • Boat - Trireme Leontophoros Tessarakonteres A Morski kolos Tessarakontera czyi czterdziestorzędowiec, był prawdopodobnie katamaranem zbudowanym z rozkazu Ptolemeusza V. Liczba wioslarzy na tej jednostce mogla wyniesc nawet 4000 ludzi. DyC maze tessaaontea wyposzora bya wnez wzagle rejowe anowa eniowe na wach po one byty esoba pomostami panwalaym na otoore premescane snerzy 90- 120m crone byty ceNe machiny obletnicze, cyatpuy.onagery drewniane wieteumesaczone naobe. oookrecuiute Dauboe parwey tur
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  • Sharing - Big, Bad Caffeinated Dad @CafeinatedBacon Diogenes: Well, is it a man?!
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    A plucked chicken is a featherless biped. 

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  • Vertebrate - Perseus keeping Medusa's head after cutting it off -It's a surprise tool that will help us later
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  • Dog - When you breastfed and raised the founders of Rome, only to be ditched for an eagle as symbol of Rome *sad wolf noises*
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  • Human - King Theoden Julius Denethor Caesar Dying on March 15 Witch King Of Angmar
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  • Forehead - When your mom calls you down for dinner and it's not even ready yet ASSASSINATE
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    Nero suffered from intense only-child syndrome. 

  • Product - Classical Studies Mem9s for Hellenis... ... @CSMFHT Homer pitches his first draft of the Iliad, 900 BC (colourised) Troy Story
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  • Hair - Catiline Julius Caesar You break the rules, you become a hero. I do it, I become the enemy. That doesn't seem fair.
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  • Font - Troy (2004) Achilles and ESQ Patroclus are lovers No cousins PHONE: 555 Oh they got this all screwed up! Troy (2004) ESQ Achilles and Patroclus are lovers, No, cousins! PHONE: 555-
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  • Hair - ME ME 打Y Socrates Plato Aristotle Alexander, The Great adobell Diogenes
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    Diogenes the cynic had a taste for chaos. 

  • Dress - Diogenes Plato Aristotle Рythagoras Socrates
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  • Forehead - Therapist: Egyptian Handsome Squidward won't hurt you. Egyptian Handsome Squidward:
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  • Temple - When you are surrounded by 1000's years of history, but there is a cat uoue)
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