History Quiz III (with rules)

[LouLong]

Another idea is that Mussolini organized his supporters in fasci hence the name facists. Just another opinion (not mine but quite accepted as well).

 

[jack merchant]

I don't think the fasces were the symbol of the legions - rather, they were the symbol of consular authority in the Roman Republic. There were 2 consuls every year who alternated presiding over the Senate every month. Whichever one was formally in control at a particular month carried the fasces (or rather, was preceded by lictors carrying the fasces).

 

[Hamlet]

Sorry, I don't want to be rude or anything, but the Synarchist exaplanation is, if we're being charitable, extremely tenuous. It's wrapped up in conspiracy-theory style implausibilities about secret governing elites, bankers and the like.

The question was rather poor in the first place, though, since the origins of the term is, needless to say, disputed.

 

[Eastern Knight]

Originally posted by schmiddi
Well, Eastern Knight, you made it.

btw, where did you quote from?

when you type "fascism origin" in the google search, there's a site showing this paragraph, i'm sorry did i break the rule?

 

[pawpaw]

Originally posted by Eastern Knight


when you type "fascism origin" in the google search, there's a site showing this paragraph, i'm sorry did i break the rule?

most quizs let you google if you let people have a shot first at answering "off the cuff" so you broke no rule

 

[Eastern Knight]

okay, here's my question:
Who was the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty?

 

[pawpaw]

thats the kid emperor--henry pu yi/ xuantong

 

[Eastern Knight]

your turn

 

[pawpaw]

it is commonly thought that all the spartans that marched from sparta to themopylae died in battle there, but 2 didn't. why did they survive and what was their fates?

 

[LouLong]

Well, at least one was a messenger sent to the main Greek army to tell them Leonidas would hold until death.

Could Ephialtes (the tritor) be the other one, otherwise it could be a prisoner of the Persians sent to the main Greek army (bla, bla...) to tell them of the might and success of the Persian army ?

 

[pawpaw]

there are two differant accounts of the fates of the two ( i will accept either) loulong mentions one but not his fate.