Stupid Ancient History (Stupid History Book 14) (Volume 14)

Stupid Ancient History (Stupid History Book 14) (Volume 14)

New York Times best-selling author Leland Gregory is one of Andrews McMeel Publishingâ€™s most successful noncartoon humorists. Silly, shocking, weird, hilariously funnyâ€”and outrageously trueâ€”the short anecdotes inside his anthologies of human stupidity are culled from print, online, and broadcast media from all over the world.Â Inside Stupid Ancient History, Gregory chronicles Greek philosophers, Roman conquerors, and historic mythconceptions, including:
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â€”Â To fight off Roman ships in 300 BC, Carthaginians catapulted live snakes at them.
â€”Â The Athenian lawmaker Draco died of suffocation when gifts of cloaks were showered upon him by grateful citizens at an Aegina theater in 620 BC.Â
â€” In ancient Rome, long before the advent of the Christian Bible, Roman men swore to â€œtell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truthâ€ by placing their right hand on their testicles.Â It is from this ritual that we derived the term â€œtestimony.â€
â€”Â Of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, The Temple of Artemis in Ephesus burned to the ground in 356 BC. The arsonist was executed; and to make sure his wish for everlasting fame wouldnâ€™t come true, it was ordered that his name be stricken from all records and never mentioned again.Â But people will talk.Â Despite all efforts, his name leaked, and Herostratus is remembered as one of the most notorious firebugs in history.Â
Country USA
Manufacturer Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2022-05-24
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2022-05-24
Format	Kindle eBook

Stupid Ancient History (Stupid History Book 14) (Volume 14)

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