Some say pyramids were tombs.

But what if they were ladders—or messages—carved in stone, to the stars?

And then the real question is: what—or who—were so many pyramids around the world built for?🧵⤵️ Why do pyramids worldwide share uncanny traits—stellar alignments, sacred geometry, and monumental scale? How did disparate cultures, separated by oceans, master megalithic engineering?

A covert unit so classified, its existence was a myth. Missions so wild that dodging bullets while hanging out of a helicopter's just a Tuesday; 100% casualty rate but they all signed up anyway.

I’ll tell you a Cold War story: 6 MACv SOG warriors against 30,000 Vietcong..🧵⤵️ Their missions were suicidal, their existence denied, buried under layers of classified ink. This is a tale of MACV-SOG’s most harrowing operations, where courage met madness.

This is the stuff that made me volunteer and join the Special Forces as well; fuel of legends.

Everybody knows about the Greco-Roman triumphs but not many people understand how those societies were fundamentally built. They were geared to produce humans capable of such feats.

Let's explore how body, mind, and spirit were forged into the steel of powerful societies..🧵⤵️ I will start a race called the Hellenes, the Greeks; the madmen that started it all. The Romans then took what the Greeks had discovered into another level.

It makes sense then to explore the roots of the virtuous rites that made the Greco-Roman world the pillar of the West.

How do you conquer empires of millions of battle-hardened, savage warriors with just 600 men?

Hint: You use hungry European men. This is the story of the Spanish Conquistadors..🧵⤵️ To be a Conquistador in the late 15th to 16th centuries was to embody a volatile mix of ambition, desperation, and zeal, thrust into a world of uncharted dangers and staggering opportunities.

These men—primarily Spanish, with a few Portuguese—were not just soldiers but adventurers, driven by dreams of gold, glory, and godliness, shaped by the turbulent era they inhabited.

Dire wolves, extinct semi-mythical animals, have been brought back to life after thousands of years!

Here’s the short story .. ⤵️🧵 Colossal Biosciences, using extracted fossil DNA (of dire wolves), combined the animal's DNA with this of a modern gray wolf.

These puppies are growing up fast!

In the shadows of the Himalayas, a world existed where Zeus embraced Buddha and war elephants marched with Hoplites. Kings debated monks Socratically about the soul, in Greek.

These hybrid empires gleamed, bold and new, until their world was lost; this is their story..🧵⤵️ The story begins in the wake of Alexander the Great’s death in 323 BC, when his Hellenic empire shattered like a dropped amphora.

In the Far East, beyond the Persian satrapies, his conquests left a scattering of Greek garrisons and settlers in lands few Hellenes could have imagined.

“God has undersigned Greek Freedom; and He won’t take it back”

This is about a Nation’s Holy Crusade after 400 years of pain under turkish yoke; and yet they didn't break. Ancestors and God led them against the Ottoman dreadnaught in History’s greatest upset..🧵⤵️ Setting: Mehmed II storms Constantinople with 80,000 Ottomans. Cannons shatter Walls, Janissaries swarm breaches, and last Greek emperor, Constantine XI, dies swinging, his body lost in the chaos.

Hagia Sophia, jewel of Christianity, is turned into a mosque. Tens of thousands are enslaved or butchered; the streets run red.

Have you ever watched the night sky and wondered about the constellations and their names?

Many were named by ancient Greeks with tales of gods, heroes & monsters. From Orion’s hunt to Cassiopeia’s throne, these 10 legendary asterisms light up our world. Here’s their story..🧵 These constellations were central to Greek identity—used for navigation, timekeeping, and storytelling. Their myths form a cosmic drama.

Here are 10 of the most important ones, based on their prominence in mythology, culture, and astronomy as understood by the ancient Greeks.

Scientists just claimed that the Pyramids stand on top of giant pillars, stretching miles beneath the Earth’s surface; could this even be real?

I dug into forgotten texts, ancient myths (including Atlantis), engineering methods, and the new findings; here's the truth..🧵⤵️ In March 2025, a major archaeological breakthrough regarding the Giza Pyramids surfaced, specifically tied to the Pyramid of Cheops.

Corrado Malanga (Pisa Uni) and Filippo Biondi (Strathclyde Uni) used Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) tomography to scan the structures.

He chased them down to the shore and grabbed the stern of a fleeing Persian ship with his bare hands to stop it. The Persians hacked off his hand with an axe. Undeterred, he grabbed it with his other hand—only for that one to get chopped off too.

Then, in what might be the most hardcore moment in ancient history, he clamped onto the ship with his teeth, fighting like a "wild beast" until he finally fell.. here's the story..🧵⤵️ Cynaegirus (Κυναίγειρος), the Athenian warrior whose name means something like "hunter of dogs" in Greek—a fitting title for a man who hunted down his Persian enemies with ferocity. His story is tied to one of the most legendary battles in history: Marathon. 490 BC.

Have you ever imagined Celts fighting Greeks?

Picture Celtic marauding hordes fighting hoplites on a sacred mountain considered the navel of the Greek world; all the while Apollo was casting down thunderbolts to protect his Oracle.

All the above is true; here’s the story..🧵 The Galatian Wars were a chaotic, blood-soaked chapter of history where Celtic brutes collided with Hellenic forces in a series of epic showdowns. These were brutal, messy clashes driven by migration, plunder, and raw strength, set against the backdrop of the 3rd century BC.

In these dark times, the West seeks strength in its roots: Greco-Roman civilization and Christianity.

But many claim that Christianity toppled Hellenism and Rome; can they coexist then?

I'm here to make the case for it..🧵⤵️ Some argue Christianity toppled Greco-Roman civilization by purging its pagan roots. When Constantine legalized Christianity and Theodosius I made it the state religion, the old temples got shuttered; the Oracle at Delphi fell silent, and pagan rituals were banned.

In the early days of Christianity and as the Old World fell, many “messiahs” rose to spread their message through their powers: they levitated, cured the sick and raised dead.

Many proclaimed their divinity at the time but now history has forgotten them; this is their story..🧵 While the Greco-Roman world fell, certain figures have emerged as messiahs and prophets who captivated their time yet slipped through the cracks of lasting fame.

They had their own "faith" and performed miracles while they “competed” with Christian faith for a place in History.

This was a Greek warrior’s helmet; he took it with him in his grave.

Here’s the short story.. 🧵 I visited the Thessaloníki archeological museum, in Macedonia, northern Greece, where I had the chance to enjoy an exhibition dedicated to Macedonians, the Greek guardians of the North.

The ancients found passageways to another world; 3-headed beasts and ominous ferrymen made sure those dark realms stayed forbidden. And yet, there were some entry points.

Would you like to know where Underworld's Gates were? In Greek lore, the Underworld isn’t just one spot; it’s a sprawling realm beneath the earth, ruled by Hades, the stern god of the dead (not an evil figure but more of a dark landlord). The "gates" aren’t a single structure but serve as a conceptual threshold.

While the world is changing and with the US “new sherif in town”, some unelected bureaucrats and irrelevant weirdos met to give a new meaning to the world “bad actors”.

Why Europe is becoming a dystopian failing region and why Greece might be the ultimate loser.. a short 🧵 While it seems that some weirdos met today to agree on irrelevant statements that no one cares about (regarding “European”) security, it seems that they invited the countries with the most significant defense capabilities.

Have you ever observed the Imperial Monograms of Hagia Sophia?

In Hagia Sophia, there are 140 monolithic columns which were brought from different places of the world.. 🧵 These columns signify Byzantium’s regal Hellenic heritage; 8 are porphyry (which form Ancient Greek times signified regal status - even Alexander wore a purple cloak) and another 8 were brought by the Ancient Greek temple of Ephesus.

I visited the Archeological Museum of Thessaloníki in Macedonia, Northern Greece.

I explored the exhibition “Gold of Macedonians” and I saw some of the most exquisite shards of beauty I have ever seen.. 🧵 The collection contained pieces of immense beauty showcasing how proficient ancient Greeks were in crafting tools and jewelry; here we have female golden accessories.

We all know a tale with a scary wolf; in such tales we hear about terrible beasts that terrorize villages and eat children. But what if I told you that one of those stories is actually true?

I have a story of a werewolf that forced the French king to mobilize his army..🧵⤵️ The tale of the Beast of Gévaudan is one steeped in terror, mystery, and historical intrigue, set against the backdrop of rural 18th-century France.

This is historically documented and the terror this beast caused, forced the French king to mobilize the army to hunt it down.

3000 years ago, the mysterious “Sea People” swept across the Mediterranean, toppling entire civilizations and causing a Dark Age with the Bronze Age Collapse.

Their identity remains one of history’s great enigmas but I may know what really happened; here's the story..🧵 "Sea Peoples" are a group of seafaring invaders who impacted the Mediterranean region during the Late Bronze Age, particularly around 1200-1150 BC. They raided and brought collapse across Greece, Egypt and the Middle East. Their origin is one of the great enigmas of history.

“From the halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli"

US Marines are now deploying in the south to protect America, as duty commands. But did you know they once battled Ottoman pirates in Africa?

Here's the story of America’s first victory abroad, with Greek support..🧵 The Barbary Wars, in 1801 to 1805 and 1815, were a series of conflicts between the US and Tripoli, Algiers, Tunis, and Morocco.

These states were under Ottoman influence but operated with significant autonomy as pirate havens, preying on Mediterranean shipping.