I was about to say, a lot of those guys we have letters, manuscripts, diaries and such to tell what happened lol. (Julius Caesar and Napoleon specifically. Alexander the Great I haven’t studied as much.)
Comment on Jesus could have been an antique meme à la Chuck Norris that got waaaay out of hand
RagnarokOnline@programming.dev 2 months ago
That’s a cool thought.
Same with Julius Caesar, Nebuchadnezzar, Christopher Columbus, Henry VIII, Copernicus, Napoleon, Alexander the Great, Ptolemy.
Really anybody famous could have their image embellished back before the widespread ability to read and write. (Some folks listed above may not have lived in a time of illiteracy, but it was hard to think of a list of historical characters lol.)
WanderingVentra@lemm.ee 2 months ago
frosty99c@midwest.social 2 months ago
I mean, it’s pretty well documented how awful Christopher Columbus was. Even in the context of the time period: he was arrested in the new world and shipped back to Spain for a trial. The myths about him being a great man are all only like 100 years old.