History is a set of lies agreed upon.
Napoleon Bonaparte
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History is a set of lies agreed upon.
Napoleon Bonaparte
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History is the lies we tell about the past — Voltaire
In recent times, everybody tells different lies.
Particularly when they suit the political narrative of the day.
History begins when your tribe was aggrieved.
The latest lie I’ve run into is the myth that Septimus Severus was ancient Rome’s “first black emperor”. Yeah, because phoenicians were black. Even the BBC seems to have bought it.
Since Black Athena didn’t take they have to try a different myth.
https://talesoftimesforgotten.com/2019/09/07/was-septimius-severus-a-black-roman-emperor/
Because, somehow it matters how tanned an ancient libyan might have been.