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    #422
    Éomer of Rohan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,335 ✭✭✭Éomer of Rohan


    Yeah; Aristophanes was referring to the noveau riche status of Cleon who had built his fathers tannery into a very large industry apparently.

    I have recently started reading the Akharnians too - it is hilarious and I highly recommend it!

    Your question Manach.


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    #423
    Manach
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 9,703 Mod ✭✭✭✭Manach


    Which Roman once said:
    "Rome is a city of necks, just waiting for me to chop"


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    #424
    sci0x
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,319 ✭✭✭sci0x


    A Roman Emperoro Caligula.


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    #425
    Ichiro
    Closed Accounts Posts: 423 ✭✭Ichiro


    Who Coined the Phrase

    The Great Depression

    in the 1929 crash?


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    #426
    Jim
    Registered Users Posts: 14,181 ✭✭✭✭Jim


    Originally posted by Ichiro
    Who Coined the Phrase

    The Great Depression

    in the 1929 crash?

    hum...dont think its your turn.

    ...back in line....


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    #427
    Éomer of Rohan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,335 ✭✭✭Éomer of Rohan


    So, ignoring Ichiro, Manach, was it Caligula? It actually reminds me something that Jugurtha said...


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    #428
    Manach
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 9,703 Mod ✭✭✭✭Manach


    Indeed it was Caligula, anyone who makes his horse a senator could not have been all that bad surely?


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    #429
    sci0x
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,319 ✭✭✭sci0x


    Spiced wine, Numidian chicken and dates cooked in honey was a common recipe in what civilization.


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    #430
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 91,303 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    Roman


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    #431
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 91,303 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    Egyption


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    #432
    Capt'n Midnight
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    Etruscan


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    #433
    shock
    Closed Accounts Posts: 129 ✭✭shock


    Greek


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    #434
    sci0x
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,319 ✭✭✭sci0x


    Originally posted by Capt'n Midnight
    Roman
    Correct.


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    #435
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 91,303 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    During WWII there was a release of chemical weapons which caused over 800 casualties including over 60 deaths.

    Where and who owned the weapons ?


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    #436
    Éomer of Rohan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,335 ✭✭✭Éomer of Rohan


    Yichang, China, by the Japanese. It was mustard gas and there were probably other incidents besides this one.


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    #437
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 91,303 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    This is the well documented incident I was looking for
    http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq104-4.htm

    I can find lots of references but no specifics - the Japanese usually used biological weapons.

    Japanese link - Unit 731 http://shenware.virtualave.net/his_unit731.shtml
    Chemical warfare from Ancient times http://www.irsn.fr/saci/eng/CHIMIE/info/INFO_IMG/33800.htm#t7

    So Éomer if you can think of a question before I can it's yours.


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    #438
    Éomer of Rohan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,335 ✭✭✭Éomer of Rohan


    OK, I'll bag it then lol. Great Historians of Classical Greece have long debated over whether or not there was a formal peace made between the Athenian-dominated Delian League and Persia in 448/7 BC, called by those who argue FOR it's existence, the Peace of Callias. What famous Athenian of the time, so recently taken from Athens when she most needed him, was related to Callias by blood and what was the relation?


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    #439
    Mark
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    Bejaysus I never thought the thread would attract so much interest! Having seen the amount of chaps plugging away at it, a thought passed through mes mind earlier.

    I run this here "quiz" on that there "IRC" entitled with the stunningly original Markquiz. If there's enough support from here, I'd be willing to modify the script a bit and run a #historyquiz for the craic.

    Up to 15, pure history questions so the plebs won't dare come near. Fancy a go anyone?


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    #440
    sci0x
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    Originally posted by Mark
    Up to 15, pure history questions so the plebs won't dare come near. Fancy a go anyone?

    Sure, sounds like fun :D


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    #441
    Barry Aldwell
    Registered Users Posts: 1,738 ✭✭✭Barry Aldwell


    Originally posted by Mark
    I run this here "quiz" on that there "IRC" entitled with the stunningly original Markquiz. If there's enough support from here, I'd be willing to modify the script a bit and run a #historyquiz for the craic.
    I endorse this. But only if mark doesn't cheat me from winning as he has so many times in the past.


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    #442
    sci0x
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,319 ✭✭✭sci0x


    What will the prizes include?


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    #443
    Éomer of Rohan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,335 ✭✭✭Éomer of Rohan


    Well, if you are as active there, Mark, as you are here, nah it is ok.

    Anyway, given that the two days are well past, the answer to my previous is Cimon.

    Next question: From what region was a left wing regional government deposed by the Wiemar Central government in 1919 to assure army support for the government against the Freikorp?


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    #444
    sci0x
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,319 ✭✭✭sci0x


    Prussia?


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    #445
    Éomer of Rohan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,335 ✭✭✭Éomer of Rohan


    Nope....


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    #446
    Da_cOmRaDe_MiKe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 579 ✭✭✭Da_cOmRaDe_MiKe


    Bavaria? :confused:


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    #447
    Éomer of Rohan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,335 ✭✭✭Éomer of Rohan


    No. Bavaria was famously right wing throughout the period of the Weimar Republic.

    A clue is that it is a double barelled name.


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    #448
    Da_cOmRaDe_MiKe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 579 ✭✭✭Da_cOmRaDe_MiKe


    ok am my only wild guess is schleswig holstein. i think this is one of the only double barreled names of german regions... not aure if its the right answer


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    #449
    Éomer of Rohan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,335 ✭✭✭Éomer of Rohan


    Nope. Schleswig-Holstein is a double barrelled region but not the correct one.


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    #450
    Barry Aldwell
    Registered Users Posts: 1,738 ✭✭✭Barry Aldwell


    Originally posted by Éomer of Rohan
    Well, if you are as active there, Mark, as you are here, nah it is ok.
    This is what our experts (okay, Mark) call "chaek." He's quite active, really, what with the bannings of me and the quizzes and all.


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    #451
    Victor
    Registered Users Posts: 78,371 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    Nordrhein Westphalia? Having that strong liberal Dutch influence?


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