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Yup, sydhe got it all right :thumbsup: Frederick V (1596-1632) was Elector Palatine from 1610 to 1623 residing in Heidelberg. His wife was Elisabeth Stuart, daughter of the King of England. Frederick was a Calvinist an lead the Protestant Union, a coalition of Protestant German rulers. In 1619...

It's neither Ursinus nor Jan Hus, though MCdread and Adler17 are right about the cities, the top one being Heidelberg and the bottom one Prague. The bearded fellow is Calvin indeed, but the battle depicted does not take place in Augsburg. Also, ShannonCT is right about the crown. The question...

My new question is not very imaginative, but I didn't want to delay this further waiting for inspiration. So here we go: Searched is the name of a person.

Demosthenes hold his philippics against Philipp of Macedon (hence the name), just as Cicero did against Mark Antony. Hi there :D

Hey guys, would anybody mind if I stepped aside? I feel really sorry for neglecting my quizmastering duties :(, but right now I don't think I have the verve to prepare a new quiz. My apologies. So if anybody (YNCS?) would like to set a new quiz, feel free to go ahead.

I'm at Castra Regina. Well, I don't know if I should feel comfortable being put to Bavaria ;) Though I would be pretty useless if I were at my proper location (somewhere near Gutones). Maybe I should be placed in Alemannia Superior, because that's approximately where I will live from October...

:lol: :lol: :lol: :rotfl: How hilarious! Oh, and I found myself, too :D

:bday: [party] :band: [party] :banana: :banana: :banana: :cheers:

Ogedei gets my vote :p

Ah, you want him era-specific?

Give Vlad a beard and make the background less scary, then you have a perfect Decebalus.

Whoa, Plot! This is stunning, I had no idea you are a talented LH maker :eek: Absolutely fabulous work :thumbsup:, I hope this is only the beginning of a great career :)

#1 Here are the names in the correct order: C. Homer (probably 8th century BC) D. Pythagoras (about 570-510 BC) E. Socrates (469-399 BC) A. Plato (427-347 BC) B. Aristotle (385-322 BC) F. Epicurus (341-270 BC) All except Homer were philosophers. #2 USA: Philadelphia was the place...

Okay, sorry for Ciceronian, but I can't wait longer for your answers. Also sorry to Steph, whose PM I forgot :blush: He scored another 5 points, reaching now 98 points. The final scoreboard is: luceafarul 148 points :king: Adler17 147 points sydhe 116 points Steph 98 points All in all, this...

Actually I have a good conscience because there was one part of question #2 that luceafarul knew better than Adler - that's exactly what makes the difference. Will you submit, the_Monarch? Yay, 666th post! :devil: :rockon: :satan: