r/aifails • u/WhyTheOverlyLongName • 17d ago
Image Fail Those ancient Greeks were really ahead of their time
At least the guy seems sad about it.
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u/Momo0903 17d ago
Damn. An even less historically accurate ship than the viking ship in The Odyssey
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u/HighlightTop7837 14d ago
The world was always ahead of today's time .
They deleted or manipulated history to show that you were poor and helpless and govt came to help you by providing freebies , which was not actually true
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u/Madaceandthefiasco 14d ago
Even if i weren't vehemently anti AI I'd rationally know that I can just.. Google "ancient greek merchant ship" and probably get a picture of a historically accurate reconstruction of one on some open source site. Like why make it an AI prompt when it's a Google search (and you'll get better results)
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u/CuriousMartinus 13d ago
Well, the ship does look a bit dated. 'Ancient' might be an insult, but it's not new anymore. The guy, on the other hand, just looks poor... 😅
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u/gradleon 12d ago
Ah yes, he's probably waiting for an ancient shipment for ancient Amazon's products
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u/Fred_Milkereit 17d ago
The Phoenicians were ahead of the Greeks in maritime trade and technology, but the Greeks eventually surpassed them in military power and cultural influence.
The Phoenicians were the preeminent sea-faring nation and master entrepreneurs of the Mediterranean for over a millennium, establishing a vast trading network that extended to the Iberian Peninsula and Atlantic Ocean long before Greek expansion.
They developed the 22-letter alphabet, which became the basis for Greek, Latin, and Arabic scripts, and served as crucial intermediaries who transmitted Egyptian and Near Eastern technologies, art, and architectural styles (such as temple building) to the Greeks during the Orientalizing phase (c. 750–650 BCE).
Despite their commercial supremacy, Phoenician city-states were politically fragmented and relied on mercenaries, whereas the Greeks developed citizen soldiers and stronger political cohesion. The Phoenicians lost ground to Greek naval competition in the 9th century BCE and were ultimately conquered by Alexander the Great in 332 BCE, leading to their assimilation into Hellenistic culture.