Ib2 contest questions -- last set of questions

[midnite]

Welcome to the IB2 contest!! Test your knowledge of the late Roman empire as you await the forthcoming beta. All answers to the questions must be PMed to me, midnite. Good luck to all.

[midnite]

All questions will be posted in the 2nd post of this thread. The contest will move fast I expect the next set of questions by wed morning!!


The first set of fairly easy questions to get started. Good luck to all. Remember to PM the answers to me. You have until 11:59pm Tuesday night US time or 4:59am wed morning GMT (London) time.
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What tribe sacked rome in 410 AD?

Who conquered rome in 455 AD?

Alaric I was the leader of what people?

(2 parts)
What settlement was the capital of the Roman empire during the reign of Roman Emperor Honorius?
Who besieged that settlement?


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Which barbarian leader deposed the Roman emperor and made himself emperor?

On what date did this happen?

Which barbarian leader declared Christianity the state religion of Rome?

What does the title Magister militum mean?

which Roman general defeated Alaric in 2 consecutive battles?

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3rd set of questions


Where is the "City of God"

Name the empress who became a saint.

Who is Tzazo?

A protective lining worn under the armor, Roman?

In the Notitia Dignitatum, where was the unit Britones seniores
based?

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4th set of questions
extra 2 points for entries before 3/10 11:59pm US east coast time or 3/11 4:59am GMT time (London time)

extra 1 point for entries before 3/12 11:59pm US east coast time or 3/13 4:59am GMT time (London time)


first King of the Franks to unite all the Frankish tribes?

who did he succeed?

cavalry regiments under Roman Authority that consisted of Vandal
warriors? where were they stationed?

under the roman empire, who or what are Solidus and Nummus

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Last set of questions -- good luck

Ab hinc Bona fortuna
E re nata Latine loqui coactus sum


declaro

1)

"Defendi rempublicam adulescens, non deseram senex; contempsi
Catilinae gladios, non pertimescam tuos. Quin etiam corpus libenter
obtulerim, si repraesentari morte mea libertas civitatis potest."


2)

"Ceterum censeo, Carthago delenda est"


3)

Omnium rerum principia parva sunt



4)

The bearer of the vexillum standard,
in both infantry and cavalry, was known as


5)

This was the throwing javelin of the late empire.












Remember to PM me. Please don't post here!

[Nakharar]

EDIT

[Claudio II Gothic]

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The next 5 questions, still fairly easy. The cutoff date is Sat. at 11:59 pm US or 4:59am GMT. Remember to PM me.



Which barbarian leader deposed the Roman emperor and made himself emperor?

On what date did this happen?

Which barbarian leader declared Christianity the state religion of Rome?

What does the title Magister militum mean?

which Roman general defeated Alaric in 2 consecutive battles?

Odoacer (Odoacre in my language),but he made himself rex Romanorum,he sent imperial insigna to eastern Emperor Zeno.

476 A.D.

Odoacer

Magister Militum was a commander of a part of Roman Army,Magister Militum Praesentalis was a mobile's army commander,Magister Militum Galliae
had the command of roman troops in Gallia(France) and many other..

Stilicho,Pollenzo and Verona I think.

[knight of virtue and valor]

give me a question, and will try to answer!!

[Antiochos VII Sidetes]

*readies himself*

[midnite]

The contest has started, a little late but here it is. All the questions will be posted in the 2nd post of this thread!!

[Hektor27]

Alaric led led Visigoths sacked Rome in 410 AD
in 455 Vandal sacked Rome
As far as i know, Alaric I is a Visigoth sergeant who rose into power after the death of his King
Roman capital is moved to Ravenna by Honorius before the sack
Belisarius under the command of Byz emperor Justinian invaded Northern Italy and captured Ravenna in the process

[Juvenal]

@midnite - I think the part about PMs needs to be made slightly more prominent in your opening post.

[Antiochos VII Sidetes]

You morons...(heheh, joking) PM him, guys!

[Nakharar]

OH YEAH

[Antiochos VII Sidetes]

Lol...

Well, as I said in the PM to him...

Midnite, I'd up the difficulty. Those were pretty easy. Anyone could get those.

[Shogun144]

Whoa!

I didn't see this until just now! Better move it into high gear.

*PM sent

[midnite]

I am glad to see people entering the contest. I will soon begin posting everyone's score. New questions will be coming soon. They will get harder.

And less time to answer them.

[Antiochos VII Sidetes]

Excellent.

[midnite]

The 1st part of the contest is over. No more entrees for the 1st 5 questions. The next 5 will be posted sometime on Wed. the 11th.

[Antiochos VII Sidetes]

*cough* I believe today is the 11th. When will the questions appear, pray tell?

[midnite]

bump

next 5 questions in the 2nd post

[Antiochos VII Sidetes]

Good God, PM HIM!

[midnite]

I have changed the due date for the 2nd 5 questions due to server problems! Check the 2nd post.