30 History Memes for People Who Like to Live in the Past (October 17, 2023)

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John Summers • Contributor
Oct 17, 2023 9:00 PM EDT

Ah, history! That magical time where gladiators checked their social media in the Colosseum waiting room and Cleopatra was caught texting Julius Caesar the ancient equivalent of "U up?" No? Not how it went down? Well, if you're someone who daydreams of historical epochs but also indulges in modern meme culture, boy, do we have a treat for you! Dive deep into this treasure trove of 30 history memes, carefully curated for all you time travelers wishing to chuckle at the past. 

These memes are so historically accurate (correction: hysterically inaccurate) they could give any history book a run for its money. Forget the textbooks; this listicle is your entertaining crash course on world history. So, fasten your horse-drawn chariots, get your parchment scrolls ready, and enjoy this hilarious jaunt down memory lane - and remember, it's today's date, 2023, not 1323!

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    Outerwear - In the battle of Pelusium (525 BC) Persian soldiers used cats as shields as Egyptian religion forbade harm towards cats. ANCIENT problems require ANCIENT solutions
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    Forehead - The Vikings after finding out that monasteries are filled with gold and people that can't fight
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    Facial expression - 8 Roman soldiers drew penises all over Hadrian's Wall more than 1,800 years ago
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    Shirt - Build city. Οι εργαζόμενοι μιλούν νέες γλώσσες. Build tower that reaches to heaven. randomintensifies It took me a little bit to get bc I understand both languages xD Οι εργαζόμενοι μιλούν νέες γλώσσες. salty-blue-mage Of all the possible jokes in this format I did not expect the Tower of Babel Since I saw some ppl asking, the Greek text says "The workers now speak new languages".
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    Food - *Siege of Vienna fails* The Ottoman empire :
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    Font - ! REI tilthat TIL In 1774, Frederick the Great ordered Prussians to grow potatoes as protection against famine, but the populace were disgusted by them and refused. The king then planted "royal potato field” but allowed peasants to steal from it, which re-marketed the potato into a major food crop. via reddit.com qualitytimeswithqualitylads 6D chess mr-downer what level of reverse psychology are you on injuries-in-dust He didn't just allow the peasants to steal from it, he deliberately hi
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    Nose - Anon asked - 6h What if a medusa's hair snakes were all just your clumsy snake girl? hey i know that guy THERES BREAD ON SALE are we there yet? SHES TOUCHING ME!!!!!!! those shoes are so cute! im hungry Answer > is that edible? lets eat it! oh my god ooooh pretty colors!
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    Rectangle - edwardelricistheawesomeness: just-shower-thoughts: Are Medusa's leg hairs tiny snakes? Now we're asking the real questions. Source: just-shower-thoughts 161,926 notes 11
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    Wood - CHEY & TEND this lady is waiting for you! phm emptiable HOT Mesopotamian singles in YOUR AREA !
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    Self-propelled artillery - WHO WOULD WIN? The Royal Australian Artillery A flock of flightless birds-
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    Tie - China: Declares War On India India: Declares War on China Germany: Invades Poland Germany: Sorry. Force of habit.
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    Bottle - Zeus: im the king of the gods! Poseidon: well I'm the god of the ocean. Dionysus: Cock
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    Head - Ireland England Ireland Scotland Scotland
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    Organism - Diply FacTS Image Credit: Wikipedia | Neil916 & A. Pitt Pelorus Jack was a dolphin who guided ships through a dangerous pass in New Zealand between 1888 and 1912. If a crew didn't see him when they approached the pass, they would wait for him. After he was shot at in 1904, he became the first sea animal protected by law.
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    Font - € Mark Hayes @trickaduu One of my favourite things ever is the 300 year gap in Irish inventions after whiskey was invented en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish inventions 418th century 5 19th century 620th century 7 See also & References Recent changes Contact Wikipedia Toolbox Print/export Pre-history Ogham alphabet 14th century Caid (precursor to modern Gaelic football) Whiskey 17th century Irish road bowling 1661: Modern Chemistry founded by Robert Boyle with the publication of The Sceptical Ch
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    Font - Alice Roosevelt with her dog Leo. She smoked cigarettes in public, chewed gum, placed bets with bookies, rode in cars with men, stayed out late partying, and kept a pet snake named Emily Spinach, which she often wore wrapped around one arm and took to parties. Her father President Theodore Roosevelt once said of her "I can either run the country or I can attend to Alice, but I cannot possibly do both." 1902
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    Smile - SHARE Coke WITH America Pablo Escobar: Don't mind if I do.
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    Font - indigo-adult Follow my bio prof: which parasite caused the potato famine? the tiny desperate tired voice in my head: don't say the english, it's correct, but don't say it esoanem Follow This is a common misconception! As the English usually kill their host, we're actually parasitoids not true parasites! liturgicelly Follow now this is a correction i'll stand for 222,120 notes
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    Product - Me: If God loves everyone, isn't he kinda gay? Christians: offee Coca-Cola CEE Coca-Cola TRASH *Holy Music Stops*
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    Plant - YOU KNOW YOU ARE A HISTORIAN IF YOU ARE STILL SAD ABOUT THE LIBRARY OF ALEXANDRIA
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    Hat - WHO WOULD WIN? The laws of the Roman Catholic Church which has been effective for approximately a thousand years 1 horny boi
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    Font - TSS ALASIN DINLY TRASH TRASH The Trashies @TheTrashies UK What's something that feels British but isn't? Pariah Carey. @Sumzlbrahiim The contents of the British Museum
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    Font - NASA: we used to have 9 planets but we now only have 8 Pluto: Stop telling everyone I'm not a planet! NASA: Sometimes we can still hear its voice dracogotgame Look, I'm not saying that demoting a planet named after the Roman god of Death stoked his rage and brought down on us his vengeful fury and retribution but.... *gestures at everything* 10veglOwsinthedark Finally, an explanation. Ⓒ
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    Photograph - There was a song written in the 1630s that was performed only in the Sistine Chapel. The Vatican kept the composition of the piece secret for 150 years until the 14-year- old Mozart listened to the piece two times, transcribed it from memory, and produced the first unauthorized copy of the song. That's got to be the best pirate I've ever seen.
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    Font - In the ancient Persian Empire, men used to debate ideas twice, once sober and once drunk, because the idea had to sound good in both states in order to be considered a good idea. This is beyond science made with mematic
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    Font - Matt Crowley @MatthewPCrowley Not knowing about Greek mythology is my Achilles' Horse. 2:12 PM - 25 Aug 18. Twitter Web Client 2,346 Retweets 71 Quote Tweets 10.5K Likes 27 Bryn Stole @brynstole 25 Aug 18 Replying to @MatthewPCrowley Matt. 1 17 2 25 Matt Crowley @Matth... 25 Aug 18 ✓ Uh oh, I've really opened a Pandora's Labyrinth here 2 47 199
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    Pink - Chinese people during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history I used to be in the Resistance, but I got so good at it that I started resisting them.
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    Font - What Greek goddess is known for being the most beautiful? knitmeapony: 28weekslaterhater: knitmeapony ravenclawslibrary: smurflewis 85,715 notes DONT ASK ME THIS, THIS IS HOW THE TROJAN WAR STARTED. I DONT WANT THIS MAN Right away, Aphrodite popped into my head. And then I'm just like, "DAMMIT, DID YOU LEARN NOTHING FROM PARIS? YOU ARE AN EMBARRASSMENT, AND NOW ALL THE TROJANS ARE DEAD. I HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY." If you are ever actually in this situation, pro-tip: name Persephone. Half the go
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    Cat - Odin trying to talk Freya into another one of his bulls t ideas.
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    Horse - Peasant: I cannot pay. These taxes are unfair Lord: You talk a lot of s t for someone with such a flammable house u/dances withshrews
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