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r/ancienthistory
74k members
r/ancienthistory is a subreddit with 74k 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
: "The Yakhchl from 400 BCE was an ancient Persian refrigerator that stored food and even ice long before electricity was invented. A typical yakhchl edifice would rise some 60 feet and on the inside it would contain vast spaces for storage."
6 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"
29 posts
#2
Video
: "The Bloomsbury Handbook of Plato, illustrated by Tyler Miles Lockett (me)"
18 posts
#3
Archaeological Discoveries
: "Artefacts remains from one of the oldest university in the world: Takshashila University. Founded in fifth century BCE."
14 posts
#4
Artifacts
: "British Museum Artifacts’ Origins"
13 posts
#5
Archaeology
: "Second Ship Found At the Antikythera Shipwreck! Breakthroughs in 2024"
13 posts
#6
Ancient Artifacts
: "Artefacts remains from one of the oldest university in the world: Takshashila University. Founded in fifth century BCE."
12 posts
#7
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."
12 posts
#8
Ancient Egypt
: "I made an isis goddess pendant inspired by Ancient Egyptian mythology."
11 posts
#9
Ancient Greece
: "I've recently been working on a childrens book about Ancient Egypt wanted to know if you all thought the style is too 'video gamey' to be able to teach historically accurate concepts about history to kids. I plan on doing Ancient Greece Rome and the Byzan"
10 posts
#10
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."
10 posts
Member Growth in r/ancienthistory
Daily
+351 members(0.5%)
Monthly
+7k members(9.9%)
Yearly
+28k members(59.5%)
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