Ancient History Memes That Find Humor In the Past

Ancient history and mythology is full of pain and tragedy, but we all know that where there's tragedy, there's humor. Throughout time, humans have laughed at their own cosmic misfortune. Sometimes, it's all we can do. We've collected some funny ancient history memes that poke fun at the past and cleverly reference significant moments in history. 

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    Flash photography - E the_MerMae @the_MerMae WHO DID THIS??? 3:56 PM · 3/4/21 · Twitter for Android
    via @the_MerMae

    Orpheus noooooooo.

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  • 02
    Vertebrate - Trojans: The Greeks suck, they lost and even gave us this cool horse Greeks:
    via katkrisis

    My, how the turn tables. 

  • 03
    Cartoon - When they insist on using BCE/CE instead of BC/AD Oh right, the Common Era. The Era that is commmon. The name chosen speciallyfor the Era that started around the uh.event.
    via katkrisis

    The event that must not be named.

  • 04
    Forehead - When someone asks you where Athena came from when she was born: Openim Man Tut-Thur Tri-Sal
    via katkrisis

    Athena was a real headache for Zeus. 

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  • 05
    Art - Salb ENOLA
    via katkrisis

    Vlad the Inhaler.

  • 06
    Font - blank COOL @mister_blank odysseus: we now set out on our odyssey. sailor: [raising hand] what's an odyssey? odysseus: a long journey named after the only survivor. sailor: oh ok wait what.
    via @mister_blank

    Hold up…

  • 07
    Shoulder - Orpheus Just following instructions Eurydice
    via katkrisis

    You had ONE job.

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  • 08
    Facial expression - Celts: Fight naked to intimidate their enemies Romans: joke's on you i'm into that shit made witiamematic
    via katkrisis

    Interesting strategy. 

  • 09
    Product - Heroes and their Pals thoodleoo achilles and patroclus: NE HUNDRED YEARS of HOMOSEXUALITY scholars: Source: thoodleoo
    via katkrisis

    "Platonic love."

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    Car - Henry VIII when he rides to Rochester to meet Anne of Cleves after seeing her portrait but she actually ugly as hell Those bastar ds lied to me
    via katkrisis

    At least unattractiveness comes in handy when you're trying to escape a ruthless king. 

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  • 11
    Facial expression - Me and my friend explaining how Medusa is so hot, everyone who looks at her gets rock hard the teacher who wanted to teach mythology
    via katkrisis

    Settle down, class. 

  • 12
    Product - Karabo Nkoana May 28 · O Any woman can give you a daughter but it takes a real woman to give you a son 23 18 Comments O Like Comment Sian Holland Who wrote this, Henry VIII?
    via katkrisis

    Anne Boleyn would not find this joke funny. 

  • 13
    Product - Pick a historical era, and I'll try to come up with pick up line related to that era. Hahahaha Russian revolution of 1917 Today 12:02 pm Hey babe, are you a member of the Romanov family? Because there's an uprising in my lower class. Sent Today 10:24 pm НАНАН OKAY THATS AMAZING IM IMPRESSED
    via katkrisis

    Is that a Nagant M1895 in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?

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  • 14
    Hairstyle - greeks romans like your funny gods man
    via katkrisis

    Low effort, but I'll allow it.

  • 15
    Facial expression - Historical figure: *Never gets married, but lived, died, and was buried with same sex partner* Historians: I've never seen two friends like them. They were very, very friendly men.
    via katkrisis

    Historians love to straight-wash history.

  • 16
    Font - David Friedman @ironicsans · 3h This amused me more than it probably should have. How did people in the Middle Ages know what skeletons look like without X-ray machines? Answered Edit: I forgot about dead people in NoStupidQuestions by 1 4.1K O 91% 12h / 12h 13 L7 827 2.4K
    via katkrisis

    Hippocrates is turning in his grave.

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    Font - Xalavier Nelson Jr PAX East & GDC ... SOON @WritNelson "Yo WHAT UP, it's ya boi Anubis, back at it again with another soul unboxing video. Now as you can see, this one is a little heavier than a feather, which longtime fans of the channel will know is REALLY bad, haha"
    via @WritNelson

    Like and subscribe!

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    Rectangle - ronandhermy it is so strange to me when people tell me they never had an ancient egyptian phase..like, what did you even do during your childhood? hip-hip-bourree this is oddly specific?? and over 3000 people relate??? odinsnotwearingmakeup That egyptology book was too golden and shiny to resist im-the-swamp-witch Children, collectively: crow brain says shiny and full of secrets. Gotta know.
    via katkrisis

    Okay, nerds. 

  • 19
    Textile - me innocent people weird history facts
    via katkrisis

    When podcasts do it it's interesting and educational. But when I do it it's annoying? Smh.

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    Clothing - The city of Troy, celebrating their victory over the Greeks The Greeks
    via katkrisis

    Surprise!

  • 21
    Plant - MY BODY IS A TEMPLE DEDICATED TO DIONYSUS
    via katkrisis

    Dionysus: a god for the people. 

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    Head - This Pharaoh looks like he died holding in a fart in a socially awkward situation
    via katkrisis

    Even pharaohs had their moments of embarrassment. 

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  • 23
    Microphone - ... thoodleoo me whenever a woman in greek myth gets fed up and destroys the men who've caused her trauma SAILE - GOOD FOR HER.
    via katkrisis

    Artemis knew how to put a creep in his place. 

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    Food - Ме Basically any pile of rocks left standing from ancient times
    via katkrisis

    An old pile of rocks just hits different for a history nerd. 

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    Rectangle - Anônimo disse Wasn't icarly that guy that girbossed too close to the sun because he was down for Apollo wolfythewitch Seguir ICARUS?
    via katkrisis

    I'm dead.

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    Product - Hades kidnapped Persephone because he wanted a wife Hades kidnapped Persephone because he needed an extra set of hands to pet Cerberus
    via katkrisis

    Why not both?

  • 27
    Product - "Just one more episode" NETFLIX "Just one more page" "Just one more piece" "Just one more wife"
    via katkrisis

    Henry, I think you've had enough. 

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    Hand - Trade offer I recieve: You recieve: Nothing haha, dont worry about it A big wooden horse
    via katkrisis

    What a deal!

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  • 29
    World - pasifik Seguir Men lie soo much i'm startin to believe adam bit the apple an blamed it on eve that's why the adam apple stuck in they throat WAIT A MINUTE bitterrosebrokenspear Seguir Wake up babe, new theology just dropped. 53.468 notas >
    via katkrisis

    No, no. She's got a point. 

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    Font - Hermes: How do you plan to get your wife back? Orpheus: JAZZ HANDS MY WAY THROUGH HELL
    via katkrisis

    Too bad he screwed up in the dumbest way possible.

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    Font - kiefbowl Let's say your matrilineal line is fairly consistent and everyone has their daughter at 25. So four women in your matrilineal line are born every hundred years. In a thousand years, that's only 40 women. Like the math is so simple and yet ? You don't think about it. So in 2000 years, 80 women. So basically, O AD started roughly about 80 mothers ago. That's it. kayabebe I'm.. i'm a little drunk n cannot deal with this right now thevideowall Yep The advent of agriculture around 950
    via katkrisis

    Mind blown.

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  • 32
    World - Nik, but spookier @NikLinenberger Oedipus: Oracle, what's going to happen to me? Oracle: you're going to kill your father and marry joe. Oedipus: whose Joe? 8:03 AM 10/30/19 · Twitter for iPhone 6,325 Retweets 18K Likes
    via katkrisis

    Joe mama!

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