Although a lie may be repeated ten thousand times, it does not eventually turn into truth. However, with the rapid development of information technology, we have removed geographical barriers, allowing history to be rediscovered and studied in depth, and both historians and history buffs can participate in the process.
Historically, many issues have drawn the attention of scholars and history buffs. After research, they found that many of the examples and historical figures may not be real.
However, despite the doubts, there are still many classic heroic deeds and team examples in the long history of the world that have led us forward. Why are these four classic stories dismissed as fiction by later generations?
What kind of unsolved mystery is hidden behind this? In 480 BC, when the Persian Empire was at its peak, King Xerxes I of Persia personally led an expedition of 300,000 Persians to Greece in order to achieve the conquest that his ancestors failed to complete.
In order to achieve the goal of conquering Greece, Xerxes I gathered a large number of elite soldiers, divided into naval and army armies, and marched to Greece in a mighty way. When the Greek city-states learned of the imminent attack of the Persian army, they quickly convened a meeting and formed a Greek alliance led by Sparta, gathering the elite forces of each city-state.
The king of Sparta led 300 elite soldiers and 4,000 warriors from various city-states to hold on to Thermopylae. Tens of thousands of Persian troops rushed madly towards Sparta like an ant colony that had lost their minds.
After successfully repelling the Persian vanguard, Leonidas and his men realized that if they continued to play defensively, they would likely be able to turn the tide of the battle on the back foot.
Leonidas demonstrated his military strategy and leadership, decisively ordering the retreat of 4,000 allied forces and organizing an all-encompassing defense to protect the city-state.
He ordered a large retreat of the navy and avoided the attack of the Persian Grand Fleet. Despite facing the legendary vanguard, Leonidas was well aware that the elite of the Federation were in danger of being wiped out in Sparta.
Therefore, he ordered 4,000 elites to retreat, and personally led the 300 warriors of Sparta to resist an enemy dozens of times his own with flesh and blood, showing true courage and determination.
300 warriors showed amazing combat effectiveness to protect the retreating elite troops. Every time a warrior falls, a new warrior always gets up. In this battle, 300 Spartan warriors led by Leonidas resisted an enemy who outnumbered him, and all of them died heroically.
However, in two days of desperate resistance, they bought precious time for the defense of the federal city. Cleopatra is a famous female politician in Egyptian history, and she is called "Cleopatra" because of her talent and ability.
Although Cleopatra was not a flawless beauty in history, we can see the grace and temperament she displayed in her stone carvings and historical paintings.
What really fascinates her is her superhuman political intelligence and intelligence, emotional intelligence, and her skillful use of modern diplomatic means to make a significant contribution to Egypt's long-term peace and stability.
And all this made her regarded as an outstanding female leader and star figure in later generations.
Cleopatra's legendary life is like a diplomatic myth, and with her wisdom, she successfully harnessed Julius Caesar and Antony to bring peace and security to Egypt.
Her success was not only due to her beauty, even though she had a fairy-like appearance, but without wisdom, Cleopatra would not have been able to leave a footprint in history. Therefore, the stone statues of Cleopatra and historical sources do not depict her face.
The Trojan Horse is an ancient Greek legend in which Napoleon's height was recorded as 158 meters, these two events have been questioned as lies by later scholars, so are there any doubts in these two events?
The Trojan horse is the pinnacle of resourcefulness and is hailed as a model of crowd wisdom; The abduction of the wife of the Greek king of Sparta by the prince of Troy led to a decade-long war, but the Trojans held on to the city and the Greeks were never able to win.
Eventually, the Greeks skillfully used the giant wooden horse to hide the soldiers in it and unleash the spies, claiming that it was a blessing for the Greeks, so it was made so large in order to prevent the enemy from pulling away the blessing.
The Trojans thought it was a treasure and happily pulled the wooden horse into the city.
The four major lies in history are all products of a specific period, and the reason why they exist is a kind of remembrance and recognition of heroes and wise men by later generations. In the middle of the night, the soldiers sneaked out of the wooden horse, opened the city gates, and cooperated inside and outside, and finally won the war.
Similarly, through the comparison of ancient paintings and real objects, scholars have concluded that Napoleon's height could not have been only 158 meters, should be at 17 meters or so to the conclusion. Although the 300 warriors of Sparta did not resist the 300,000 army, their bravery and heroic resistance to the enemy won the admiration of the people; Although Cleopatra was not as beautiful as a fairy, she protected her people with her wisdom and efforts; Trojan horses are a triumph of smart strategy.