this post was submitted on 08 Apr 2025
153 points (98.7% liked)
History Memes
3303 readers
914 users here now
A place to share history memes!
Rules:
-
No sexism, racism, homophobia, transphobia, assorted bigotry, etc.
-
No fascism, atrocity denial or apologia, etc.
-
Tag NSFW pics as NSFW.
-
Follow all Lemmy.world rules.
Banner courtesy of @setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
Fun tidbit: The original quote is originally the exact opposite, that Alexander weeps when he finds out there are countless worlds in the universe, and he will never be able to conquer them. The well-known version in the OP comes from Hollywood's Die Hard butchering the original.
Or at least that's what 5 mins of googling got me, add salt as necessary.
Well now I am salty that I'd not heard that before today.
This comment chain is just peppered with fun information.
The more seasoned commenters are used to this, everyone else just needs to ketchup.
A1 comment right here. Might have me cumin back for more, if I have thyme.
Well then curry up, it's definitely worth it.