63) Most Viewed Historical Figures on Wikipedia

King Tut. Socrates. Alexander the Great. Cleopatra. Who among the most important people in history can boast the most popular pages of all-time on Wikipedia? In this episode, Nick has a list of the Most Viewed Wikipedia Pages of All Time, among Pre-Modern Historical Figures born before 1400 AD. Brandon tries to guess the Top 10. PLUS...the first lines of each Wikipedia page, the accuracy of history, historic record-keeping thousands of years ago, the Bible, the legacy of these historical figures, which historical figures may have not ever even existed?, Wikipedia pageviews for modern living people vs. pre-modern people, how each of them died, prophets and their teachings, ancient wars, William Shakespeare, Jesus vs. Muhammad, film & literature based on historical figures, crucifying 6,000 men, flute-playing during death, elephants in battle, life in pre-modern times, last meals, and MUCH more. --------------------------------- 10ish BONUS CONTENT: Become a 10ish Patron to unlock exclusive bonus episodes, merch discounts, early release for main episodes, and more. Only $3/month, or less than the price of one airport hotdog. More info at www.patreon.com/10ishpod. --------------------------------- 10ish Podcast Theme Music: Hackbeat by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 --------------------------------- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices