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97 Hilariously Accurate Memes That Explain History In A Way Textbooks Don’t (New Pics)
Did you know that in Roman slang, Gladiators would sometimes be called “barley boys”? Since they, understandably, needed to be pretty strong, they would, like any fitness guy, bulk up, in their case, on barley. The truth is, people in the past were, well, people, just like us, which means that history can often be a lot more approachable, if you learn it the right way.
We’ve gathered some excellent, informative and downright hilarious examples of history memes. So get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote your favorites and be sure to share your thoughts in the comments below.
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#1
Surprise!
Blaze Onyx 3 hours ago
YES!! Cunk on Earth! This is from a Netflix Mockumentary and its SO FUNNY!!
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#2
Le French
While much of human history has been anything but “fun,” but at least as modern observers, we can turn all that suffering into trivia questions, or, as this list demonstrates, memes. Perhaps it’s a very human superpower, to take some tragedy of the past and to shift how you see it mentally. After all, if you allow your past difficulties to dominate your present, you can hardly move on.
It probably helps that a lot of historical events were quite funny, from one perspective. For example, Rama IV, the king of Siam, offered to provide the United States with war elephants during the civil war. Try to imagine some pachyderms at Gettysburg, the thought is pretty comical.
#4
Is This Comic Gold?
#5
His Whole World Was Turned Upside Down
#6
Surely This Power Will Be Used Wisely
luci (he/fae) 4 hours ago
when I said I liked animal farm, I didn't mean I wanted it to happen irl.
Or that Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, King George V of England, and Czar Nicholas II of Russia were all first cousins. There is nothing “funny” about the First World War, but the fact that his whole thing did look like a family drama at a distance sort of puts things into perspective. The more things change, the more things stay the same, as the saying goes.
#7
I'm Not Sure What Else Were They Expecting
#9
Pretty Accurate
Similarly, Tito, Hitler, Trotsky, and Stalin all lived in Vienna in 1913, as did Sigmund Freud (age 57) and Archduke Franz Ferdinand. If the subject matter wasn’t so touchy, it’s easy to immediately imagine all the sitcom-worthy scenarios that can arise with this colorful collection of individuals. Would really redefine the concept of “neighbor drama” when we consider what happened over the following three decades.
#10
Ideals Where Different
Dave Van Beurden 12 hours ago
Well, he did marry Joanna the Crazy, so maybe we only took her account.
#11
We Owe Him An Apology
London Paris 8 hours ago
That's stretching his credibility a bit too much. He's RELIABLE rather than ACCURATE, not TOO far off the mark but not exactly accurate.
#12
Check It Out Guys!
#13
Can A Country Be More Based?
#14
Just A Small Souvenir!
#15
I Mean If They Were In 70s Siberia They Probably Didn't Hear It
#16
Which Is More Accurate?
SCamp 13 hours ago
If a movie or a TV show showed a real ancient battle and what it would have looked like nobody would watch it - they were fought with blades, pointed weapons and high-trauma weapons such as maces and axes. A battlefield would have been littered with hacked off limbs, guts, brains, heads, feet, fingers and blood, a LOT of blood, and sh!t and p!ss. And it would have stunk.
#17
Centuries Later, They Have Finally Done It!
TMTMTMTM 11 hours ago
I've seen another tweet by the same account. There was a post about something like family trees in Alabama. Eduard Habsburg replied, "Buddy, let me tell you bout MY family tree". From what I've read of his life, these might indeed have been posted by Hungary's ambassador to the Vatican.
#18
Sorry Rome, You Had Your Time
#19
Legends
#20
His War Never Ended
#21
Gluten Tag
#22
Not Again
Socks Thecate 13 hours ago
You know, everyone has google on their phones. Yet still they are too stupid to google flags before they tear them down.
#23
Guys Wtf?
#25
What Were Real Pirates Like?
#26
The Betrayal Is Unreal
StrangeOne 13 hours ago
I hate how animals are used in wars. No matter if it's a dog, horse, anything, the animals don't really know what's going on. All they know is they are tethered and used to search out landmines. Basically used as expendable creatures. Then if they live they get a medal that's useless to them. If they die they're remembered as being so good and brave. Yet, if we're able to communicate in their language I can only imagine the outrage they would have towards us.
#27
The Americans Sure Enjoyed The Wars From The Other Side
#30
New Chapter From The Epic Of Gilgamesh
#31
The British Government The Second Ww2 Was Over:
#32
He Is Not Perfect Or Innocent But Honestly
#33
I've Been Preparing This Monologue For Years. Listen
#36
Poor Guy Just Wanted To Help People
#37
“If There Is A God, He Is A Malign Thug.” - Mark Twain
#38
Amazing Things Were Happening In 10th Century Baghdad
#39
Might Be A Little Hotter Than Usual
#41
A Very Historical Pig
#42
If Not Dragon Why Dragon Shaped? 😠
#43
Those First Couple Of Months Must Have Been Weird
#44
“I Would Have Saved Him!”
#46
Mexican Origin Story
#47
I See Land, I Conquer
#49
Let's Call It .. Part 1
#50
What Pride Flag Is This
#52
There Is No In Between
#53
How Was I Supposed To Know?
#56
Not The Most Successful French Innovation
chi-wei shen 7 hours ago
10 hours per day, 100 minutes per hour, 100 seconds per minute: A bit crazy. Franzoesis...baf2ed.jpg 
#58
The Goodest Boy
Ethan Smith 12 hours ago
The sad part is that in the story, shortly after this happens Argos (Odysseus' dog) dies of old age. he was waiting for him to come home.
#59
It’s Going Great Ma
#62
Poortugal
#65
Rip Ancient Texts
#66
Not Overly Simplified At All
StrangeOne 12 hours ago (edited)
Probably lost a boxing match with a kangaroo and see all the nightmare spiders. Just NOPEd right out of there.
#67
I See No Flaws
#69
Viking Supremacy
#70
European Empires Could Have Avoided Decolonisation With This One Simple Trick
#71
Bad But Still Meme That I Had To Share
#72
The Infamous "If" By The Spartans Wasn't As Bad**s Once You Know Actually Happened Afterwards
#73
Can Someone Explain?
#74
He'd Be Flabbergasted
#82
Poor Greeley Man
Presidential candidate Horace Greeley, who ran against incumbent Ulysses S. Grant in 1872, died on election day, just before the EC casted its votes and certified Grant's victory. It was the first and, as of now, only time when a major U.S. presidential candidate died before the election officially ended.
#83
This Counts As History, Right??
#84
Average Coup In A Muslim Majority Country
#87
Clearly A Superior System
#91
The Spear Is Without Question The Goat Of Weapons Used Throughout History. Nothing Else Comes Close, I Suppose Every Aincent Society Ever Mained It For A Reason
#93
Teef
#94
The Greatest Geopolitical Event Of Our Time… So Far
#95
United States In 1942 Randomly Came Up With The Most Ridiculous Idea
M O'Connell 11 minutes ago
Just like the T34, it wasn't the best tank on the battlefield, but there were a HECK of a lot more of them.
#96
F**k N**i’s
#97
The Caste System Was Ruinous To Indian Nations Through History
#98
Buddhas Of Bamiyan, Destroyed By Taliban In 2001
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