the xenophon / ancient greece story — whats actually real

Joe · 2026-07-05T00:53:33Z

every article opens with the greek army getting wrecked by honey ~2400 years ago like its a settled fact with footnotes. the xenophon bit is real-ish — soldiers ate local honey, got sick, vomiting, couldnt stand, recovered in a day or so. thats roughly what the account says. what gets bolted on top is the problem. mass deaths, weaponised honey traps, the lot. half of that is internet telephone, not the source

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Jules

Jul 07, 2026 4:52 pm

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@KiranFromNepal this is the bit that gets skipped. "ancient and storied" and "understood and consistent" are different claims

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Ben

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also that honey was whatever the local bees made that season. no batch, no consistency. funny thing to lean on as a reassuring origin story

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