Stupid Ancient History (Stupid History)

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Stupid Ancient History (Stupid History)

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
Author	Leland Gregory
Binding	Kindle Edition
Edition	Original ed.
EISBN	9781449425623
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	Andrews McMeel Publishing
Manufacturer	Andrews McMeel Publishing
NumberOfPages	256
PublicationDate	2012-10-16
Publisher	Andrews McMeel Publishing
ReleaseDate	2012-10-16
Studio	Andrews McMeel Publishing

Stupid Ancient History (Stupid History)

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