History quiz

[Brandy Blue]

Yes.

[Conradus]

Thank, Brandy Blue

But I'm going to pass on asking a question, I don't check these forums regulary enough to notice the answer.

So the next poster may ask a question.

[Jolt]

Ok, I'll make a question then.

When Alexander was about to return from India, he founded "Alexandria at the head of Punjab", there was a famous duel between a Greek and a Macedonian soldiers in Alexander's army, in which the Greek soundly defeated the Macedonian. The crowd was in an uproar because of the stunning quickness and superiority of the Greek man's skill, and the king signed to let the Macedonian go, then broke up the gathering and left. He was plainly annoyed at the defeat of the Macedonian. The Greek one released his fallen opponent, and left the field winner of a resounding victory and bedecked with ribands by his compatriots, as having brought a common glory to all Greeks.

Fortune, however, did not allow him to boast of his victory for long. The king continued more and more hostile to him, and Alexander's friends and all the other Macedonians about the court, jealous of the accomplishment, persuaded one of the butlers to secrete a golden cup under the pillow [of his banqueting couch]; then in the course of the next symposium they accused him of theft, and pretending to find the cup, placed the Greek soldier in a shameful and embarrassing position.

He saw that the Macedonians were in league against him and left the banquet. After a little he came to his own quarters, wrote Alexander a letter about the trick that had been played on him, gave this to his servants to take to the king, and then took his own life. [...] The king read the letter and was very angry at the man's death. He often mourned his good qualities, and the man whom he had neglected when he was alive, he regretted when he was dead.

Which were the names of the Macedonian and the Greek soldiers?

[Melvish]

Macedonian soldier: Corrhagus
Greek athlete : Dioxippus

[Melvish]

I've double checked my answer to Jolt question and i think i got it right since i saw him online and he didn't refute my answer. Sooo... here my question for you.

The battle of the Plain of Abraham(Canada) is somewhat well known to be the battle that sealed the fate for the colonial venture of France in North America. What is far less known is that there was another battle for Quebec the following year and that it was a French victory. It also regarded as one of the bloodiest engagements ever fought on Canadian soil.

What was the battle called?
What was the date?
Who where the French and British commanders?

[the tokai]

Battle of Sainte-Foy, april 28 1760, Lévis vs. James Murray. I had to look up the exact date and one of the commanders though, so the next person to post can take the next question.

[Jolt]

Sorry, didn't check back on this thread, but you were right Melvish. It's Koragos and Dioxippos.

[Centurion1]

Well i was reading this thread and its an awesome idea, no one seems to be posting so ill take a shot.

Question: Who developed the greek xyston, where did they hail, and what was the supposed time for the invention.

[rasoforos]

I first saw it mentioned in Arian as a cavalry spear (with a metal tip but also a wooden one on the other side) so I ll go for:

People: Macedonians
Location: Northern Greece
Time: Philip's reign?

[Centurion1]

Wrong (according to what i heard) it was by a theban general named epamonidas and it was right before phillip of macedon, hmm maybe twenty years. Go ahead and take the next question though

[rasoforos]

I ruled for a short time
I was born too late, the latest of my dynasty
I was wounded in the back, possibly from someone of my troops
Who am I?

[Prussian to the Iron]

nationality?

[rasoforos]

That would probably give it away. Him being born too late is the strongest hint. I ll give another one if no one guesses in the next 12 hours.

Hint: Roman Empire

[Centurion1]

Alexander Severus????? He served for five days and was murdered by the army

[Sarmatian]

Julian the Apostate?

[rasoforos]

Bingo :) Sarmatian is correct.

Ruled shortly, the last of his dynasty, was a Pagan in an already too Christian world and there is speculation that his murderer was a christian Roman.


Sorry for confusing you so much guys :)

[Sarmatian]

Ok, let's see...

Who am I?

I was one of the great explorers, although I didn't start as one. I wrote 3 books, although the last was finished by another because of my death. Those books brought me celebrity status in my home country.

(I will give more hints if needed later...)

[seireikhaan]

Jacques Marquette?

[Sarmatian]

Nope

Wrong nationality

[the tokai]

Sounds like Marco Polo to me.

[Sarmatian]

Sounds like Marco Polo to me.

No.

I'm looking for a 19th century guy...

[Prussian to the Iron]

merriwether lewis/ william clark?

[Sarmatian]

nope

Started out as a missionary...

I really thought this was gonna be easy...

[Brandy Blue]

Dr Livingstone, I presume?

If I am right, then let the next poster ask the next question, please. I've been having trouble logging in here lately and don't know when I will next succeed.

[Sarmatian]

Dr Livingstone, I presume?

Yes, and I feel thankful that I am here to welcome you

David Livingstone (19 March 1813–1 May 1873), Scottish missionary in Africa, the first white man to see Mosi-oa-Tunya, the falls we know today as Victoria Falls. Famous for his several travels in Africa, especially the one along Zambezi river making him a first European to make a transcontinental trip across Africa. Accounts of his travels were extremely popular in the UK, even with the common people, giving him practically celebrity status.

As BB said, next poster may ask a question... (Tehnically I'm the next poster, but I'm sure he didn't mean me )

[Prussian to the Iron]

I guess i'll go then........

during the 1880's, this building was created in berlin as the "lunatic and idiot institution" for 'calm and agitated lunatics, agitated and unclean sick people, epileptic lunatics and bodily afflicted lunatics'

it later added new patients, as an 'abstinence sanatorium' for the drug addicted and the alcoholic, as well as the 'inferior races'. the 'inferior races' added in the 1930's were forcefully sterlized(castrated) so they could not reproduce and create more 'idiots' as they were accused of doing.

at the start of WWII, most of the doctors here joined the nazi 'office for the extermination of those unworthy of life' on Tiergartenstraße 4, the so-named 'T4 action'. over 9000 men,women, and children were tortured, experimented on, and killed here, but many more were transported through the sanatorium to other places to be slaughtered.

what building is this?

p.s: im jewish so i can ask nazi questions :D

[the tokai]

No.

I'm looking for a 19th century guy...

Yeah after I posted I realized Marco Polo was the one who wrote one of his books in prison, not the one who had his book finished after his death, but couldn't correct it because I couldn't get on the org anymore.

[Xipe Totec]

Landesklinik Brandenburg?

[Prussian to the Iron]

nein

[Xipe Totec]

Wittenau Sanatorium

'Aha a place of learning and ... ?' what comes next?