6 historical facts so far still many people misunderstand

The initial information given is often inaccurate, but is remembered longer than the corrected information afterwards.

>> History and big mistakes

1. Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte is a very short person

If you follow today's standards, Napoleon is actually quite low. However, with a height of 1.70, he was in the relative height of 19th-century Europeans.

2. Gladiator fighters often fight to death

Through Hollywood movies like Gladiator, many people think that in the past, muscular fighters equipped with dangerous weapons would be forced to fight to death to win. But this fact rarely happens. Ancient martial artists are under the control of wealthy owners. They are like sports bosses today and also wise businessmen. Because of that, they could not let the expensive fighters and their training costs die after every match.

3. 300 Spartan soldiers held 1 million Persian troops for 3 consecutive days

It is true that there were 300 Spartan soldiers blocking the progress of the Persian army, but they were greatly supported by other Greek cities. History often forgets the presence of 4,000 Greek soldiers fighting alongside the Spartan people before they withdraw. In the last death row, 1500 Greek soldiers fought alongside 300 Spartan soldiers. This makes the 300 warrior image less impressive than what people imagine.

4. The Polish cavalry rode to attack German tanks

Numerous stories tell of the poorly equipped Polish army who resorted to cavalry attacks to stop the advance of German armored divisions. However, it seems that these attacks have never happened . According to recent studies, these are just stories woven by the Nazi propaganda machine. Britain's The Guardian newspaper had to be corrected for posting such information.

5. The Viking always wears a helmet with horns

This image is completely wrong. In fact, medieval paintings show Viking warriors to bare their heads or wear simple hats made of iron or animal skin .

6. King George III writes a diary about the day America declared its independence

Everyone thought the saying 'Nothing of importance happened today ' was written by King George III in his diary on July 4, 1776, the day of the country. America declared independence. But the fact is that he didn't write that diary . According to experts at the British Library Museum, this king did not even have a diary. The passage is more likely to be related to King Louis XVI, when he wrote his diary the day the Bastille was attacked and began the French revolution.