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Was Cleopatra really the world's most beautiful woman? Did Nero actually fiddle as Rome burned? Find out in this 4000-word humorous essay debunking the biggest myths from ancient history!
From biased Roman chroniclers to Hollywood films putting opulence before accuracy, ancient history comes riddled with misconceptions. We set the record straight on some of the biggest falsehoods still causing confusion from the Stone Age up to the Fall of Rome.
Myth #1: Cavemen All Lived Short, Brutish Lives
Thanks to cartoonish pop culture images of fur-clad hunter-gatherers perpetually on the brink of disaster, many envision prehistoric man's existence as not just nasty and brutish but extremely short too. Yet archeological evidence reveals Stone Age life expectancies rivaled 19th-century totals.
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From biased Roman chroniclers to Hollywood films putting opulence before accuracy, ancient history comes riddled with misconceptions. We set the record straight on some of the biggest falsehoods still causing confusion from the Stone Age up to the Fall of Rome.
Myth #1: Cavemen All Lived Short, Brutish Lives
Thanks to cartoonish pop culture images of fur-clad hunter-gatherers perpetually on the brink of disaster, many envision prehistoric man's existence as not just nasty and brutish but extremely short too. Yet archeological evidence reveals Stone Age life expectancies rivaled 19th-century totals.
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From biased Roman chroniclers to Hollywood films putting opulence before accuracy, ancient history comes riddled with misconceptions. We set the record straight on some of the biggest falsehoods still causing confusion from the Stone Age up to the Fall of Rome.
Myth #1: Cavemen All Lived Short, Brutish Lives
Thanks to cartoonish pop culture images of fur-clad hunter-gatherers perpetually on the brink of disaster, many envision prehistoric man's existence as not just nasty and brutish but extremely short too. Yet archeological evidence reveals Stone Age life expectancies rivaled 19th-century totals.
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