10 Famous Ancient Events That Never Happened

If you enjoy evidence-based ancient history, myth-busting, and clear explanations of new discoveries, you’re in the right place. Wonder why I say BCE and CE? See here: https://youtu.be/s6Lv3KpphVg CONTENTS 00:00 Introduction 00:21 The 300 Spartans Fought Alone at Thermopylae 02:47 Cai Lun Invented Paper 05:31 Thutmose III Immediately Erased Hatshepsut for Revenge 08:54 The Edict of Milan Made Christianity Rome's Official Religion 11:57 Zhuge Liang Used the Empty City Stratagem Against Sima Yi 15:22 The Ancient Greeks Had a Marathon at the Olympics 17:57 Qin Shi Huang Ordered All Books in China Destroyed 20:46 Ramesses II Won a Crushing Victory at Qadesh 23:30 Pythagoras First Discovered the Pythagorean Theorem 27:11 Aryan Invaders Massacred Mohenjo-daro ►LEAVE A COMMENT We would love to hear your thoughts about the video. Please be civil to the other commenters. If your comment does not appear, try again with different words. YouTube sometimes glitches and comments don't go through. Or they might flag your comment as potentially inappropriate. ►DOWNLOAD Professor Miano's free e-booklet: "Why Ancient History Matters": https://scholaantiquorum.eo.page/n272t Follow Professor Miano on social media: ►FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/DrDavidMiano ►X: https://twitter.com/DrDavidMiano ►INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/drmiano/ ►BLUESKY: https://bsky.app/profile/davidmiano.bsky.social ► REFERENCES FTC Disclaimer Notice: Some of the links here may be affiliate links, meaning that if you click on them and purchase something on another website, I get a small commission. It doesn't cost you any extra, but I thought you should know! It does help support the channel. 1. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/classical-quarterly/article/helots-at-thermopylae-the-greek-dead-at-herodotus-825/A5DF91D575046DA4CF4D00A917C0A97D 2. https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/18/20/4812 3. https://escholarship.org/uc/item/1f28q08h 4. https://sourcebooks.web.fordham.edu/source