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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/23660643

show transcriptfemmenietzsche posted:
Vikings didn't have horns on their helmets but I bet if you showed them a single modern Viking depiction they'd all start doing it like gangsters imitating The Godfather

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Some historian said the same thing about 300. That it wasn't historically accurate, but that the Spartans probably would have approved of how they were depicted.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Spartans could not be trusted with modern baby oil technology

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

From what I know of Roman gladiators' relationship with olive oil, this is for the best.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Now... How would they feel about their depiction in Meet The Spartans? 🤔