Striker@lemmy.worldM to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 year agoHere's a historical reference for any history buffs out there.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square49fedilinkarrow-up1545arrow-down110
arrow-up1535arrow-down1imageHere's a historical reference for any history buffs out there.lemmy.worldStriker@lemmy.worldM to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square49fedilink
minus-squarehemko@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up44arrow-down1·1 year agoOh god the wikipedia page has some vile descriptions too. Especially the last part for Mithridates In this way Mithridates, after suffering for seventeen days, at last expired. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scaphism
minus-squareTheOakTree@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoI learned this as spontaneous generation, the obsolete theory that life could appear directly from things that are not alive.
minus-squareStereoTrespasser@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up20arrow-down2·1 year agoI like how everyone is just ignoring this part: However, Ctesias’s credibility is questionable due to his reputation for fanciful and exaggerated narratives.
minus-squarehemko@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 year agoNo it’s more about the horror of the story than the legitimacy of it.
Oh god the wikipedia page has some vile descriptions too. Especially the last part for Mithridates
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scaphism
Removed by mod
I learned this as spontaneous generation, the obsolete theory that life could appear directly from things that are not alive.
I like how everyone is just ignoring this part:
No it’s more about the horror of the story than the legitimacy of it.