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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

    Orpheus noooooooo.

    Via @the_MerMae
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    Vertebrate - Trojans: The Greeks suck, they lost and even gave us this cool horse Greeks:

    My, how the turn tables. 

    Via katkrisis
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    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.

    The event that must not be named.

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

    Athena was a real headache for Zeus. 

    Via katkrisis
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    Art - Salb ENOLA

    Vlad the Inhaler.

    Via katkrisis
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    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.

    Hold up…

    Via @mister_blank
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    Shoulder - Orpheus Just following instructions Eurydice

    You had ONE job.

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

    Interesting strategy. 

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

    "Platonic love."

    Via katkrisis
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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

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

    Via katkrisis
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    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

    Settle down, class. 

    Via katkrisis
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    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?

    Anne Boleyn would not find this joke funny. 

    Via katkrisis
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    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

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

    Via katkrisis
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    Hairstyle - greeks romans like your funny gods man

    Low effort, but I'll allow it.

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    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.

    Historians love to straight-wash history.

    Via katkrisis
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    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

    Hippocrates is turning in his grave.

    Via katkrisis
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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"

    Like and subscribe!

    Via @WritNelson
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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.

    Okay, nerds. 

    Via katkrisis
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    Textile - me innocent people weird history facts

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

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

    Surprise!

    Via katkrisis
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    Plant - MY BODY IS A TEMPLE DEDICATED TO DIONYSUS

    Dionysus: a god for the people. 

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

    Even pharaohs had their moments of embarrassment. 

    Via katkrisis
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    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.

    Artemis knew how to put a creep in his place. 

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

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

    Via katkrisis
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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?

    I'm dead.

    Via katkrisis
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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

    Why not both?

    Via katkrisis
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    Product - "Just one more episode" NETFLIX "Just one more page" "Just one more piece" "Just one more wife"

    Henry, I think you've had enough. 

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

    What a deal!

    Via katkrisis
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    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 >

    No, no. She's got a point. 

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

    Too bad he screwed up in the dumbest way possible.

    Via katkrisis
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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

    Mind blown.

    Via katkrisis
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    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

    Joe mama!

    Via katkrisis

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