History quiz

Grmbl... I thought I had a unit at Civ: IV named after him, a crossbowmen to.
I thought it was something with... Cho idd ^^

Zhuge Liang.

Conqueror's right.

I was born ruler of the then greatest empire of the world, at a time when the fate of kingdoms was delivered on a pair of wheels. It was under my reign that the empire reached it's greatest extent, yet also under my reign begun the decline which would bring about it's swift downfall. Many were the great men who fell before my might, including my own brother. Yet to my successors I left a broken kingdom. It was but briefly after my death that my people would face their destruction at the hands of their former vassals, never to rise again.

Can you name me?

attilla the hun

Not Attila. I'll post more clues tomorrow if no one has guessed right by then.

Darius? or Kublai Khan?

Mongke Khaan?

The sentence "at a time when the fate of kingdoms was delivered on a pair of wheels" reminds me of ancient Greece, the Mycaenan time, but there were no great Mediterraenean empires at that time. Cyrus didn't cause the persian empire to fall, and Thutmoses had no brothers. I'm at a loss.

My first gues was Atilla though

attila fits the description perfectly :P he took his empire from his bro... was the biggest and faded fast... oh wait... only he wasnt born the ruler... hmm... lets see... i doubt its a european empire they werent that big untill after the romans... maybe a chinese dude... or maybe egyptian... pair of wheels/chariots...

Sargon?

No answer is correct yet, though you're getting in the right direction by analyzing the clues in the text. Here's some more:

My treacherous brother died by flames in a great city which in later times became famed for it's gates. Following my own death, my two sons would fight each other over the remains of the empire, while their true enemies to the East and South grew in power.

Nebuchadrezzar?

Lets go for some ROTK( and not return of the king...)

It's Either: Liang Zhuge or Zhuge Liang
And if im right i didn't know he actually existed Though the the Zhuge Nu was just an improvement to the previous cho ku no

Don't you love the RoTK novels :-)

Whoaaaaa trippy... i thought i was at the bottom of that page..... ummmm disregard all that above i will give and answer to the next question.

Cyrus the Great?

Ashurbanipal, the last great king of Assyria.

AggonyDuck has the right answer :2thumbsup:

wow :P never wouldve guessed that

though doubt that assyria was the biggest empire... maybe in known europe and minor asia... but nvrmind...

What was the codename of the largely ineffectual bombing campaign launched by the French Airforce against the Vietnamese supply route to interdict the build up of Vietnamese forces around Dien Bien Phu in the winter of 1953-1954?

Operation Castor? I think that was the airbourne attack, but I cant think of anything else bout Dien Bien Phu...

Edit: Operation Condor?

Neither of them are right I think, cos Condor is a attack on supply columns by commandos...

Well seeing as this answer really isn't wiki' or google'able I'll give you a hint that is that.

The codename shares its name with an Italian physicist who invented the barometer.

Well, the guy who invented it, his name is Evangelista Torricelli.

So, Evangelista or Torricelli?

Correct, it was codenamed Torricelli. Your turn Edyz.

I'll let anyone who wants to have a go. I am disastrous at finding hard questions.

ill go :D be back with a queston shortly

In my days, no one could match my skills on the battlefield. Not in melee nor in archery nor in horseriding. But not only I am famous, so was my noble steed and my weapon. We were the most feared on the battlefield.

Though famous for my courage, I was also notorious for my loyalty. In a few years I betrayed two of my masters, both who adopted me as their son.

I fought when my country fell to chaos and multiple contenders fought for the prestigious throne of one of the biggest empires the world has ever known.

Ironically my downfall (could be read litterally) came when I became the betrayed instead of the betrayer. My enemy rejected my pledge of service, remembering my reputation and had me executed. Thus ended my life.

Who am I?

Lu Bu.

correct.

A great King of Kings, I created the first ever documented charter on Human rights. Who am I?

Hammurabi.

Sorry, but not quite. Hammurabi created the first code of laws, there is a difference.