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r/ancienthistory

76k members
r/ancienthistory is a subreddit with 76k members. Its distinguishing qualities are that the community is large in size.
A subreddit that focuses on history of the less recent kind. Example topics include Classical Greece, Rome, America and Egypt. This is the place to go for general news, videos, and discussion that might not fit into the more specific subreddits, but content that would be suitable there are also suitable here.

Popular Themes in r/ancienthistory

#1
News
: "A 2000 year old Roman dagger before and after 9 months of restoration. Discovered in 2019 the handle and sheath are layered in silver and studded with red enamel."
15 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "What is this part of a Roman Military Camp called? Whats inside? I was trying to find a reference image of the inside of these structures for a project but I am struggling to. Can anyone help?"
8 posts
#3
Ideas
: "After the sub's mixed reactions to the "Ancient Roman Village" model I recently posted here, I'd like to show you another/better LEGO IDEAS model called "ROMAN THERMAE" by user Junglescream. It has 7,361 supporters already, also needs 10,000 votes for the chance of becoming a real LEGO set."
3 posts
#4
Self-Promotion
: "Sixth-century Anglo-Saxon Sword recovered. There is no sign of The Lady of the Lake, her arm clad in the purest shimmering samite, holding aloft Excalibur from the bosom of the water."
3 posts
#5
Solution Requests
: "Babylonian King Statue digital repair"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/ancienthistory

#1

History

: "This day in History, August 19"
24 posts
#2

Archaeology

: "The mummy tomb that had been sealed for 2,500 years, discovered near Cairo"
16 posts
#3

Archaeological Discoveries

: "Artefacts remains from one of the oldest university in the world: Takshashila University. Founded in fifth century BCE."
13 posts
#4

Artifacts

: "British Museum Artifacts’ Origins"
12 posts
#5

Roman

: "A 2000 year old Roman dagger before and after 9 months of restoration. Discovered in 2019 the handle and sheath are layered in silver and studded with red enamel."
12 posts
#6

Ancient Art

: "Discovery of the Worlds First Pregnant Egyptian Mummy Shocked the Scientists. The investigators are yet to ascertain the fetuss gender or the reason whether it was left in the mummy. The fetus was believed to be about 30 weeks old at the time of death."
11 posts
#7

Ancient Artifacts

: "Artefacts remains from one of the oldest university in the world: Takshashila University. Founded in fifth century BCE."
10 posts
#8

Ancient Egypt

: "I made an isis goddess pendant inspired by Ancient Egyptian mythology."
8 posts
#9

Archeology

: "Discovered in the ruins of Olympia Greece from roughly 600 BCE this 316lb.(143.5 kilos) block of sandstone was found with the carved inscription, "Bybon, son of Phola has lifted me over his head with one hand." Currently on display at the Archeological Museum of Olympia."
8 posts
#10

Illustrated

: "The tragedy of Medea, Illustrated by Tyler Miles Lockett (me)"
6 posts

Member Growth in r/ancienthistory

Daily
+127 members(0.2%)
Monthly
+7k members(9.5%)
Yearly
+29k members(61.4%)

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