History Quiz III (with rules)

[Aphex_Twin]

Originally posted by LouLong

Well, actually there were two years with 4 Emperors but I will take the guess it is 193 (Didius Julianus in Rome, P. Niger in Syria, Albinus in Bitain and Septime Severus in Pannonia (Hungary) who became THE emperor.

Just in case te other one was at the end of the Julio-Claudian dinasty : Galba, Vitellius (Rhine), Othon and Vespasian who became THE emperor after conquering Rome under Tacitus eyes and whose brother, city praefectus of Rome had been murdered prior to his arrival. His son (Domitian if I am correct) escaped through a temple.

Oh, you are more than right. In the first case they proclaimed themselves emperors, in the second, they actually became. But I'm sure there's little history that I know that you people here don't.

 

[LouLong]

Guess it is my go then.
Back to classics.

Salamine was famous for one naval battle against the Persians but another naval battle occured later in another Salamine.

Can you identify the place (the area is OK), the opponents (especially the victorious one) ?

 

[pawpaw]

are you talking about actium between anthony and octavian--octavian won

 

[LouLong]

Nope, I am talking about another place called Salamine as well.

Hint : it is on the east of the first Salamine but it is called Salamine as well and the battle took place during the hellenistic period.

With the provided hints I expect area, time and opponents now

 

[pawpaw]

Originally posted by LouLong
Nope, I am talking about another place called Salamine as well.

Hint : it is on the east of the first Salamine but it is called Salamine as well and the battle took place during the hellenistic period.

With the provided hints I expect area, time and opponents now

plan B: how about demetrius defeated ptolmy in 306bc off the town of salamine in cyprus

edit: sorry aphex twin

 

[Aphex_Twin]

Is is when Demetrios, later known as the Besieger of cities defeated the combined Egyptian Greek fleet commanded by Ptolemy? 306 BC

Edit: damn, Pawpaw already answered this.

 

[LouLong]

Originally posted by Aphex_Twin
Is is when Demetrios, later known as the Besieger of cities defeated the combined Egyptian Greek fleet commanded by Ptolemy? 306 BC

Edit: damn, Pawpaw already answered this.

No hard feelings. Under the rules you were not allowed to play after asking the previous question.

Pawpaw is right, there is another Salamine to Cyprus where Ptolemaic dreams of Aegean hegemony were seriously questionned (they were actually defeated), preparing a redistribution of the power and kingdoms in Greece and Macedonia.

Pawpaw, your go !

 

[pawpaw]

who were the "decmvirs", why were they choosen and what did they achive

 

[Aphex_Twin]

isn't that "decimvirs" (deci - ten, vir - man)?

They were the ten men who wrote the famous twelve tables of the laws in ancient Rome.

 

[pawpaw]

Originally posted by Aphex_Twin



They were the ten men who wrote the famous twelve tables of the laws in ancient Rome.

yes, with the founding of the republic, romes laws were a mix-match of laws for a small town, not a huge growing republic. so 3 men were sent to athens where solon had just codifed that cities laws. when they returned, instead of consuls, 10 decemvirs were elected. they created the 12 tablets that goverened rome for most of the republic.

 

[Aphex_Twin]

Extremely simple question:

How many etruscan kings did Rome have? Bonus for naming them.

 

[LouLong]

Originally posted by Aphex_Twin
Extremely simple question:

How many etruscan kings did Rome have? Bonus for naming them.

3 Tarqui the Old, Servius Tullius (he built the first wall) and Tarquin the Splendid. BTW Tarquini was an Etruscan city.

Correct ?

 

[Aphex_Twin]

Yes, LouLong. Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, Servius Tullius and Lucius Tarquinius Superbus.

They enlarged Rome, built up it's military strength. The last of them, Tarquinius Superbus built the cloaca maxima - Rome's sewer, which permitted the city to grow to 1 million people. But the people grew tired of them, and there never were any more etruscan kings in Rome.

 

[LouLong]

The Portuguese were the first to reach India by the sea. But with time came other competitors, the Dutch and especially the English. When were the Portuguese quicked out of Ceylan (Sri Lanka) by the former and when and where did they lose the major naval battle against the latter, making them give up on their hopes of a glorious oversea Empire in India ?

I know these are actually two questions but they are very close (timely and geographically).

 

[Yoda Power]

The Portugese were kicked out in 1663 by the Dutch. Dunno about the second part, but I´ll take a guess: Indian Ocean around 1660-65

 

[LouLong]

Originally posted by Yoda Power
The Portugese were kicked out in 1663 by the Dutch. Dunno about the second part, but I´ll take a guess: Indian Ocean around 1660-65

actually the first happened in 1609 and the second was the battle of Sourate (north of Mumbai) in 1615.

Since you are the closest to the answer (or the only one ), it is your go !

 

[Yoda Power]

yay

Name the dynasty that controlled the Magadha empire from 365-321BC

 

[pawpaw]

the nanda's

 

[Yoda Power]

pawpaw is next

 

[pawpaw]

charles martel ruled the franks in the 8th century--what did martel mean in old french