Cumulative History Quiz #3

[Az]

Hahahaha

I hoped you wouldn't see it...

Check PMs too!

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[Juize]

Does ANYBODY really knows the correct answer?
I have no idea, whatsoever... Please, give some tips! Or if anyone knows the answer, ANSWER Gddamt!

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I'm a pathetic little wimp.

 

[Az]

That man's native country is Greece...

I nobody knows untill tomorow I'll give it...

(Hey Juize!

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(J/k)

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[Ilúvatar]

damn, I used think I know a lot about history, but you guys made me realize how little I actually know

 

[Andu Indorin]

Ioanins Kapodistrias

 

[dtziouf]

Correct

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[Jamb]

Originally posted by Ilúvatar:
damn, I used think I know a lot about history, but you guys made me realize how little I actually know <IMG SRC="http://forums.civfanatics.com/ubb/eek.gif" border=0>

Yeah! same here! Wow, you guys know a LOT of stuff, where do you learn all that??

 

[Az]

Originally posted by Andu Indorin:
Ioanins Kapodistrias

Wow! CORRECT!!!

Where did you find that???

Originally posted by Ilúvatar:
damn, I used think I know a lot about history, but you guys made me realize how little I actually know <IMG SRC="http://forums.civfanatics.com/ubb/eek.gif" border=0>

Yes we

now a lot but we sometimes search the web to find the answer but in that case we usually tell it (me at least)...

Originally posted by Jamb:
Yeah! same here! Wow, you guys know a LOT of stuff, where do you learn all that??

As far as I'm concerned I only read history related books...

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[Andu Indorin]

... in the end, I was obliged to look it up on the internet.

Question 28: Just about every illustration of Hannibal's famous march across the Alps features the Elephants that were a part of his army. But how many of them actually survived the mountainous passage?

 

[Juize]

7 Elephants, 1500 Horsemans and 20000 fighters.

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[Juize]

7 Elephants, 1500 Horsemans and 20000 warriors. Before the trip there were
40 elephants, 7000 Horsemans and 60000 warriors.
(I hope this is not a repeat- I'm having problems with Explorer

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[Az]

Well it seems you're right you pathetic little wimp! What are you waiting for!

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[Andu Indorin]

I'm going to have to accept Juize's answer as correct.

It didn't jive with my source, so I double checked it against some others; and I found that there are different opinions as to how many of the Elephants survived the journey.

Oh well ...

 

[Alcibiaties of Athenae]

In several anciet sources, the number is ZERO, and the carts got a seaborne re-enforcement of elephants shortly after the crossing.

No one is clear on this point.

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[Az]

Originally posted by Alcibiaties of Athenae:
In several anciet sources, the number is ZERO, and the carts got a seaborne re-enforcement of elephants shortly after the crossing.

No one is clear on this point.

I just looked up in some books too and number Zero seems a bit absurd to me...
Hannibal is lengendary for having crossed the alps with elephants...

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[This message has been edited by Az (edited August 22, 2001).]

 

[Alcibiaties of Athenae]

Originally posted by Az:

I just looked up in some books too number Zero seems a bit absurd to me...
Hannibal is leng crossed the alps with elephants...

Oh really Az?
And what books might those be?

No web sites, BOOKS!

I'm referring to two accounts, Fabious Pictor's, who served throughout that campagign as the principle guide for the Roman accounts, was a participant in the events, amd became a Roman senator, and Polybius, who is renowned as a great historian.

As I said, opinions vary.



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[Az]

I didn't mean you were wrong or that your sources were unreliable. (btw I edited my last message as some words were missing. modem probs. explorer just freezes sometimes and I don't see it).

What I meant was that it was the first time I heard that and it seemed strange to me.

And what's wrong with books?

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[Andu Indorin]

Well, one of my sources -- Gavin de Beer's Hannibal -- claims that he actually managed to get all of his elephants across the pass; and that all but one of them died during the winter immediately following.

 

[Juize]

Hmm, seems like we've encountered to another historical matter-of-argue! Myself I
remembered it was some of my history books, and checked all 7. And yippii, it was on
2 of my books, and in both the number of elephants we're the same.
Other book was from 1943 and another from year 1962, so not-so reliable and/or new but...
To the point, next question, which is:
Q 29: IN WHICH YEAR DID THE CHACO-WAR BEGIN?
I want the year and all the countries which we're in there.

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[Az]

There were two Chaco wars. One in 1865-1970 opposing the three bordering coutries (Uruguay, Argentina, Brasil) to Paragay.
The second lasted from 1932 to 1935 between Bolivia and Paragay. Bolivia lost but kept a thin corridor to the Paragay river.
In the first war Paragay lost 300.000 men from a total population of 525.000!!!
Of the remeining 221.000 only 28.764 (!) were men!!!

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