A history TikToker with almost 100,000 followers has sparked debate on the platform.
She made a series of videos saying Ancient Rome wasn't "real" and comparing the empire to Disney.
Numerous TikTokers have been posting their own videos to debunk her claims.
A TikToker known for making videos about history on the platform has sparked debate among academics within a niche community of historians on TikTok, with a clip saying Ancient Rome "isn't real."
The TikToker, whose handle is @momllennial_ and name is listed as "Donna D2," has racked up 94,000 followers and 1.8 million likes since joining the platform in July 2020. Her bio states that she has a bachelor's degree in anthropology and history, and she has posted numerous videos about history, including Ancient Rome.
In one such TikTok posted on November 16, she said that Ancient Rome didn't exist and was "a figment of the Spanish inquisition's imagination." She also falsely claimed there isn't a single extant "Roman document" or "primary document," despite the reported existence of Roman documents and tablets with Latin written on them.
In that video's thumbnail, the creator put the words "Ancient Rome" in quotes and wrote that the civilization "isn't real."
Her clip has garnered almost 90,000 views and the comment section is flooded with viewers calling her a "troll" and listing names of different primary documents to dispute her claims.
On November 23, she posted a follow-up video titled "Three Minute Video: Rome...
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