Since the development of human civilization, there are many exaggerated legends and stories. After people slowly ferment, adding oil and vinegar to continuous processing, many things have lost their true appearance. Of course, no one can travel through time to witness the truth of history, but we can restore the truth by stripping away the cocoon. Xiaobian today takes you to puncture the four lies in the history of the world to see if you have been deceived!
Debunking the four famous lies of world history, some misleading people so far, maybe you have been deceived!
1) The Queen of Egypt is not Egyptian
Cleopatra is said to be cleopatra, a great beauty whose charm no one can resist. But did you know that egyptian queens were not Egyptians but ancient Greeks. She was Cleopatra VII, the last female pharaoh of the Ptolemaic dynasty of ancient Egypt. She was said to be the last queen of Egypt, so people always thought she was Egyptian, and legend has it that she was a descendant of slaves, but in fact she had the blood of the Greek king of Macedonia on her body, which has since been verified by geographers.
2. Napoleon's height
The world said that Napoleon was one meter six and was a short man. Although his great achievements are not affected by his height, it is still necessary to clarify the rumors. Napoleon's official height was five feet 7 inches, which translates to a common saying of one meter seven. At the time, the height was still in line with the average level. Even today, it cannot be said that people are dwarf winter melons. Of course, the most domineering thing is that he once said: "I am shorter than you, but if you despise me because of this, I will immediately cut off your heads and eliminate this difference." Than what a tall man, as long as he has the ability, he can make others look up!
3. Qin Shi Huang burned books to pit Confucianism
Qin Shi Huang was scolded, and one of the main reasons was "burning books and pit Confucianism". This incident is recorded in the "Chronicle of History, Vol. 121, Ru Lin Lie", saying that Qin Shi Huang "burned poetry books and pit Confucianism". In fact, Qin Shi Huang only burned books that were contrary to his own ruling ideas, in order to maintain a unified centralized politics, and these books were backed up in the palace, but they were not completely burned. The pit killing of Confucianism is even more controversial, and there is a theory that he pits and kills warlocks who have not found the elixir of immortality and those who oppose themselves.
4. The Spartan 300 Warriors were deliberately exaggerated
According to legend, the king of Sparta led 300 Greek warriors against the 2 million Persian army, which lasted for three days and three nights and stood invincible. To be honest, this is simply not realistic in the era of cold weapons. What is the concept of 2 million troops? Running over is like a sandstorm, your 300 people are as vulnerable as ants, and they are all trampled into meatloaf. According to research, the Persian army at that time was only a few tens of thousands of people. In order to highlight the bravery and invincibility of warriors, people deliberately exaggerate big data. 300 vs. 2 million can win, fools believe it, unless they are all Superman, Captain America, Iron Man, haha!