In the ancient times of the world, there were four lies, the truth of which is far from what we know, but now many people still believe it, why is that?
The reason is that the lie has been spread for so long that everyone thinks it is true.
So how wonderful is the story of these four lies that has deceived the world for thousands of years?
The mystery of Cleopatra's beauty
First of all, the first lie is about the beauty of a female pharaoh, her name is Cleopatra, everyone must have heard of it.
It is said that Cleopatra was very beautiful, and her femme fatale beauty not only fascinated many celebrities at the time, but also many people in later generations wanted to get such a beauty.
Looking at it this way, Cleopatra's beauty status in the hearts of the world is almost equivalent to the famous "four beauties" in our country.
But to be fair, Cleopatra's appearance is actually very ordinary. Although her beauty is not ugly, she is basically inseparable from beauty, how can she see it?
If you want to say the best evidence, it is naturally the statue.
Judging from the existing statues of Cleopatra, all of them are mediocre, with no figure or figure, and no beauty if they want to look. Compared with the "four beauties" of our country, it is like Mr. "Noh" meets Mr. "Bear", she is still a few points behind!
Cleopatra's appearance, no matter when she is in our country, she is at most a mediocre-looking folk girl. If it is placed in ancient society, with her appearance, she may not even be a palace maid.
If you want to say that the only thing that can save Cleopatra's appearance is probably makeup and modern beauty technology.
Presumably, someone will say at this time: "Julius Caesar, who was once invincible, was impressed by Cleopatra's beauty, isn't this enough to explain Cleopatra's beauty?" ”
In fact, according to the records at the time, in addition to Julius Caesar, there were many men who were fascinated by Cleopatra, but is this really the case? Not really.
In reality, if someone suddenly approaches you, then he must have some intentions, such as maybe coveting your beauty, or possibly falling in love with your abundant funds, in short, it must be purposeful, which is also human nature!
Strictly speaking, the reason why Julius Caesar and Cleopatra were together was to use each other.
In the beginning, Cleopatra was in charge of the country with her younger brother. As the two gradually fell out, Cleopatra was finally kicked out by her younger brother.
In order to regain his power, Cleopatra took the initiative to throw herself into Caesar's arms, and then the two had a baby son.
With the help of Caesar, Cleopatra finally regained the power of the country, and Caesar began his dictatorship in the Roman Empire, which is a win-win cooperation between men and women.
And other men who want to get Cleopatra are nothing more than fancy the power in her hands, just like a political marriage.
In addition, most people still think that Cleopatra was bitten to death by a snake in the end, because it is said that this can preserve her beautiful appearance, so that future generations can take a look at it, and you must not miss it when you pass by.
In fact, Cleopatra was killed by Octavian in the end, and Cleopatra wanted to convince the other party with her beauty, but Octavian didn't look at it with her eyes, because it was really not good-looking.
The mystery of Napoleon's height
The next second character who appears must be familiar to everyone, he is Napoleon, who almost broke into Moscow by himself.
The lie about Napoleon is that he was very attractively tall.
According to most accounts nowadays, Napoleon was less than 160 centimeters tall, and the most recognized is 1.58 meters.
Why did Napoleon's height become like this, the culprit is feet, and it can also be said that he was British.
According to the British at the time, Napoleon was only more than 5 feet, which is 1.58 meters, which is actually not true.
After all, there was no uniform unit of measurement, and many Englishmen had never met Napoleon. They were measured according to the size of the portrait, and the purpose was to deliberately discredit them, why do you say that?
How powerful Napoleon was at that time, he single-handedly defeated the Four-Power Alliance, and among these four countries was Britain.
Napoleon led the French army to fight in Europe in the north and south, and the territory expanded a lot.
Let's just say that at that time no one in Europe could defeat Napoleon. Although I dare not say that he is invincible in the world, he is indeed almost a god in Europe.
If there was any hope for a unified Europe throughout the history of Europe, Napoleon had a place.
What are the effects of a person being very powerful? There must be envy, jealousy and hatred, for example, Britain and other countries say that Napoleon was not an emperor at all, but a proper criminal.
Under the influence of this culture, many people began to smear Napoleon, saying that he wore high heels because he was too short so that he could still make up points.
This statement is naturally inaccurate, take modern beauties wearing high heels as an example, are they wearing them to show off their height? Naturally not.
Wearing high heels will have a unique temperament beauty, if it is really to make up for height, then why don't men wear it later?
It is not difficult to see from this that people in some countries are too good at smearing.
But then again, what was Napoleon's real height?
According to the French unit of measurement at that time, Napoleon's height was about 170, which was not short at that time.
Looking at it this way, the British should not have been too tall at that time, after all, the feet were really too "small".
The mystery of the Spartan 300 warriors
Then there is a thrilling battle, the course and outcome of this battle are even more unexpected by people around the world, and it is an extremely rare existence in ancient and modern times.
The battle, called the Battle of Thermolaes, was a brilliant duel between the Persian Empire and Greece. 300 Spartan warriors actually resisted the attack of 300,000 people.
There is a saying that not only withstood it, but also successfully defeated the 300,000 Persian army, so many netizens said: "This is a bit too!" ”
Not to mention 300,000, even if it is an army of 30,000, if it can be defeated, it will be a miracle in the entire history of the world.
So in a way, it's simply impossible for 300 people to beat 300,000 people.
Even if these 300,000 people stand there and let them fight, it is estimated that the 300 warriors of Sparta can exhaust them to death, so what is the truth of this battle?
In fact, this truth is not too true, because in the end, it was the 7,000 Greek coalition troops who repelled the 300,000 Persian army. Even if this data is compared, it always feels a bit fake, but people have spiritual support.
At the time, Greece was hosting the Olympic Games, so no one should be disturbed.
Inspired by this spirit, the combat effectiveness of the Greek coalition army doubled in an instant.
Then relying on the unique terrain advantage of Thermopylae, in the end, the Greek coalition won.
The two sides fought for a total of three days, and in the end, all 300 Spartan warriors died on the battlefield, in fact, the most accurate data is 298 people, and the other two were unable to attend for various reasons.
Even if many related film and television works appeared later, in any case, it is absolutely impossible for 300 to defeat 300,000!
The mystery of the Trojan Horse
The last one is also somewhat associated with a campaign, but the name of the specific campaign has been lost.
It is said that the participating countries were Greece and Troy, and the two countries fought for a long time, and it is said that they were almost ten years old.
For Greece, the difficulty of the battle was the inability to break through the very thick walls of Troy.
In order to end this war as soon as possible, it was suggested to build a huge Trojan horse and let many elite soldiers enter it, and then the Greek army feigned retreat and dropped the Trojan horse, at this time the Trojan soldiers would definitely bring it back, after all, it was a trophy!
No one had ever seen such a Trojan horse, so the Trojans, who thought it was very rare, would definitely bring it back. As long as they enter the city, then they can come to meet the inside and outside, and then they can win a complete victory.
When the Greek king heard this, he felt very reasonable, so he hastened to have people do it.
Later things went the same way, and in the end Troy was defeated.
There is also a theory that the Great Wooden Horse was built to break through the walls of Troy.
The Greeks made a big wooden horse, and they said that they would give it to the Trojans as a sacrifice, but they had never seen such a thing, so they accepted it very happily.
In order to bring this tall wooden horse back to the city, the Trojans also carved through the very thick walls.
After the Trojan horse entered, the Greek army joined forces and defeated Troy, but this theory is not as reliable as the first one.
The two sides have been fighting for so many years, and the grudges have long been very deep, how can they easily believe what the enemy has sent?
And even if you accept it, shouldn't you check it carefully to see if the other party is using any fraud? Therefore, the second argument is not reliable.
Is the first argument reliable? Naturally, it is also unreliable, and the most fake thing about it is that the Trojans actually dragged the Trojan back unsuspectingly.
Shouldn't you take a good look at what you left behind as an enemy?
As the saying goes, "A soldier is a treacherous man." "At first glance, this group of Trojans has not read The Art of War.
Since the beginning of this story, there have been many very similar stories one after another, and some have even evolved into other animals, such as cows, sheep and so on.
In fact, in modern terms, the history and outcome of the Trojan horse are no longer very important, and it now serves mainly as a warning.
The story of the Trojan Horse teaches us that you can't just look at the surface, and there may be some people behind the scenes waiting to stab you.
These are the four major lies in the world, which have been misleading the world since their birth, especially in this era of developed networks and very fast information transmission, and many people have been kept in the dark.
But no matter how much they are preached, lies are lies after all, and they will always be exposed one day!