Name that historical figure!

**Maximinus Thrax** · June 08, 2011, 02:46 PM

Hypatia of Alexandria.

Originally Posted by Ancient Aliens

This one should be incredibly easy (I'm just spreading the rep around!)

Only if you know who painted that (Raffaello Sanzio).

I skip my turn.

**Constantius** · June 08, 2011, 02:52 PM

So who's turn is it?

**Ancient Aliens** · June 08, 2011, 02:57 PM

Originally Posted by Maximinus Thrax

Hypatia of Alexandria.

Only if you know who painted that (Raffaello Sanzio).

I skip my turn.

I can't even rep you and you skipped your turn, for shame. Very cultured of you to recognize the painter.

Originally Posted by Constantius

So who's turn is it?

Well as it was my picture so I suppose I elect you to go again, as I do not want to find a new picture.

**Constantius** · June 09, 2011, 02:53 AM

Ok then who is this fellow?

**Andy Ronin** · June 09, 2011, 12:25 PM

No idea, but I'm going to go with Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus

**Constantius** · June 09, 2011, 01:03 PM

No it's not Pompey

**Grymloq** · June 09, 2011, 01:08 PM

Petronius Arbiter

**Constantius** · June 09, 2011, 01:13 PM

Yes +REP. I thought that one might of taken longer to guess

**Grymloq** · June 09, 2011, 01:47 PM

ehm, how can I post a pic without the link?

**Constantius** · June 09, 2011, 01:59 PM

save it, and upload from your machine.

**Grymloq** · June 09, 2011, 04:54 PM

Ok. Sorry for the delay, I was acting right but a program wasn't let me to post pics correctly
Here's the new:

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

**Ancient Aliens** · June 09, 2011, 05:30 PM

Originally Posted by Grymloq

Ok. Sorry for the delay, I was acting right but a program wan't let me to post pics correctly
Here's the new:

That is Aleramo, Marquess of Montferrat. There is a legend concerning him, I think, something about gaining as much territory as he could ride his horse across.

**Grymloq** · June 09, 2011, 05:52 PM

Originally Posted by Ancient Aliens

That is Aleramo, Marquess of Montferrat. There is a legend concerning him, I think, something about gaining as much territory as he could ride his horse across.

Correct

. + rep and your turn!
I hoped him to be a very difficult one

**Ancient Aliens** · June 09, 2011, 07:29 PM

Originally Posted by Grymloq

I hoped him to be a very difficult one

The funny thing about it is that I cannot for the life of me think of difficult historical figures, even though I can recall them when I see pictures.

Hopefully this will be a bit more challenging, as I will refrain from posting philosophers and scientists that everyone apparently can recall on sight. Here it is: