Bad Ancient

Fact-checking common claims about the ancient world. #BadAncient
Managed by @reeshistory.
Ko-Fi:

[Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunt]

He wasn't.

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https://t.co/eb0Wqrk7Up

[Bad Ancient @BadAncient]

So pleased to publish this article from a great new contributor. Check it out!

https://t.co/7q4hd8Ziu4

[Horus the Elder 𓅃𓅨𓂋 ♿ @HorusofNekhen]

Really happy to have been asked to contribute to @BadAncient by answering the question: Did King Tutankhamun own a dagger made from a meteorite? If so, who made it, where did it come from, and why was it buried with him?

Read my article and find out more: https://t.co/5EMYphwTy0

[Horus the Elder 𓅃𓅨𓂋 ♿ @HorusofNekhen]

Really happy to have been asked to contribute to @BadAncient by answering the question: Did King Tutankhamun own a dagger made from a meteorite? If so, who made it, where did it come from, and why was it buried with him?

Read my article and find out more: https://t.co/5EMYphwTy0

[Bad Ancient @BadAncient]

We miss one Easter weekend and this nonsense spreads like wildfire! Ishtar has no link, at all, to Easter.

The more you know about Ishtar, or indeed Easter, the more this becomes obvious #BadAncient:

https://t.co/8u1i60XGSt

[Bo Polny | “God’s Analyst of Time” @BoPolny]

HAPPY EASTER????
Have you been LIED too????

Think TWISE before saying ‘Happy Easter’ this RESURRECTION Sunday!!!

Ishtar: pronounced ‘Easter’

‘Easter’ was originally the celebration of the god Ishtar, the Assyrian and Babylonian goddess of fertility, animal sacrifices, prostitution and sex. Her symbols… the egg and the bunny…

Did you actually think eggs and bunnies had anything to do with Christ’s Resurrection???

After Constantine decided to Christianize the Empire, Easter was changed to represent Jesus. But at its roots, Easter is all about celebrating fertility, animal sacrifices, prostitution and sex.

Be NOT deceived!!!

[Bad Ancient @BadAncient]

@baccapish Why moan about translations, then give the English selectively? He mentions Plutarch but not his description of Agesilaus and Lysander's relationship: ἐραστὴς τοῦ Ἀγησιλάου γεγονὼς ὁ Λύσανδρος (Life of Lysander 22.3; see also Life of Agesilaus 2.1)? Odd.

[Bad Ancient @BadAncient]

Where to begin?? There are two big issues here:

1. The Spartans did embrace homosexual/homoerotic relationships.

2. Leonidas' side lost. His stand was unsuccessful and the Persians swept through northern and central Greece. #BadAncient

[Bad Ancient @BadAncient]

🚨New #BadAncient article🚨all about the Spartan Krypteia. Our thanks to Prof Stephen Hodkinson (@UoNClassics @UoNArch) for his support when we were writing this article!

'Was the Krypteia Sparta's Secret Police?'

https://t.co/mGEmjMYJeL

[Bad Ancient @BadAncient]

🚨New #BadAncient article🚨all about the Spartan Krypteia. Our thanks to Prof Stephen Hodkinson (@UoNClassics @UoNArch) for his support when we were writing this article!

'Was the Krypteia Sparta's Secret Police?'

https://t.co/mGEmjMYJeL

[Eric H. Cline @digkabri]

https://t.co/9km1xJFJqT
Pretty big news, yes, but to clarify, this is NOT "the first pharaoh's tomb discovered in Egypt since Tutankhamun's." It is, though, the first such royal tomb to be discovered in the vicinity of the Valley of the Kings since Carter discovered Tut’s tomb.

[Bad Ancient @BadAncient]

It is a fan-made poster from Reddit. Just someone having fun and getting excited about the new film coming out. The person is also getting corrected about the misused Greek alphabet in the forum. 5/5

[Bad Ancient @BadAncient]

We saw a lot of people reposting this image, which looks like a poorly thought through advert for the new film version of the Odyssey. But, as has since become apparent, it was not an authentic film poster, so let's do a quick thread on how to check. 1/5

[Bad Ancient @BadAncient]

The search brings up images that come close, so we are looking for an exact match. Spotted here: 4/5

[Dr Owen Rees @reeshistory]

For those who are looking for other formats, an audio book version for 'The Far Edges of the Known World' is available and narrated by the excellent Gareth Armstrong:

https://t.co/smqswww1c8

[Dr Owen Rees @reeshistory]

It is publication day for The Far Edges of the Known World! If you love ancient history, global history, unusual stories from the past, or if you want some nice historical escapism about life at the edges of the ancient world - pick up a copy today!

[Bad Ancient @BadAncient]

Them: 'AI will mean we wont need biased experts making up history'

AI: 'The Amazons from Greek myth lived in the Amazon Rainforest.' #BadAncient

If you want to know about the Amazons of myth and history, read @amayor!

[Adrienne Mayor @amayor]

@BadAncient @fakehistoryhunt
How to stop this ridiculous AI-written fake report about Amazons of Greek myth living in the "vast Amazon Rain Forest"
by Verity Verse on YouTube?
https://t.co/7apMqrUv67

[Bad Ancient @BadAncient]

@amayor @fakehistoryhunt One to watch and see if the idea spreads quickly - we could use it as a case study for #BadAncient ideas and their spread via AI! It is horrifically terrible.

[Bad Ancient @BadAncient]

Our Founder @reeshistory has a new book out this February, which offers a different perspective of the ancient history that we all know and love!

[Bad Ancient @BadAncient]

Our Founder @reeshistory has a new book out this February, which offers a different perspective of the ancient history that we all know and love!

[Bloomsbury Books UK @BloomsburyBooks]

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[Dr Jane Draycott @JLDraycott]

Thanks to @BloomsburyBooks for this gorgeous copy of @reeshistory new book, The Far Edges of the Known World - it’s excellent!