Did you know that in Roman slang, Gladiators would sometimes be called “barley boys”? Since they, understandably, needed to be pretty strong, they would, like any fitness guy, bulk up, in their case, on barley. The truth is, people in the past were, well, people, just like us, which means that history can often be a lot more approachable, if you learn it the right way.
We’ve gathered some excellent, informative and downright hilarious examples of history memes. So get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote your favorites and be sure to share your thoughts in the comments below.
#1 Surprise!
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#2 Source?
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#3 Le French
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#4 Is This Comic Gold?
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#5 I’m Not Sure What Else Were They Expecting
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#6 U. S. A 👍
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#7 Just A Small Souvenir!
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#8 His Whole World Was Turned Upside Down
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#9 Real
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#10 I’ve Been Preparing This Monologue For Years. Listen
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#11 Surely This Power Will Be Used Wisely
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#12 The British Government The Second Ww2 Was Over:
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#13 Pretty Accurate
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#14 Gluten Tag
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#15 A Very Historical Pig
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#16 Check It Out Guys!
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#17 Legends
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#18 His War Never Ended
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#19 Ideals Where Different
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#20 Guys Wtf?
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#21 Centuries Later, They Have Finally Done It!
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#22 I Mean If They Were In 70s Siberia They Probably Didn’t Hear It
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#23 The Vote Was 76-1
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#24 New Chapter From The Epic Of Gilgamesh
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#25 Chickens Are Underrated
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#26 He Is Not Perfect Or Innocent But Honestly
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#27 Literally The Best Selfie
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#28 Can A Country Be More Based?
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#29 We Owe Him An Apology
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#30 Which Is More Accurate?
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#31 What Were Real Pirates Like?
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#32 “If There Is A God, He Is A Malign Thug.” – Mark Twain
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#33 The Betrayal Is Unreal
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#34 I See Land, I Conquer
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#35 The Americans Sure Enjoyed The Wars From The Other Side
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#36 Those First Couple Of Months Must Have Been Weird
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#37 Amazing Things Were Happening In 10th Century Baghdad
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#38 If Not Dragon Why Dragon Shaped? 😠
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#39 Poor Guy Just Wanted To Help People
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#40 Sorry Rome, You Had Your Time
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#41 Whose Great-Grandfather Is He?
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#42 Not Again
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#43 Let’s Call It .. Part 1
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#44 Archbishop Of Athens Was Chad
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#45 Lifted For Your Sins
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#46 Might Be A Little Hotter Than Usual
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#47 They Could Agree On One Thing
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#48 Damn
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#49 What Pride Flag Is This
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#50 Mexican Origin Story
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