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[HerrBobo]

Name some of the things Nero is famous for.

Killing his own mother Agrippina and his childhood advisor and tutor Seneca. He also was pretty fond of persecuting Christians.

According to popular legend, it is said that he played the fiddle while he watched Rome burning during the great fire. This however is not true, since the fiddle did not exist in 1st century Rome, and Nero is believed to have been nowhere near Rome at the time.

Not everone belives that he did that either.

 

[Deadpoolsbrain]

Name some of the things Nero is famous for.

Killing his own mother Agrippina and his childhood advisor and tutor Seneca. He also was pretty fond of persecuting Christians.

According to popular legend, it is said that he played the fiddle while he watched Rome burning during the great fire. This however is not true, since the fiddle did not exist in 1st century Rome, and Nero is believed to have been nowhere near Rome at the time.

This is more what I was looking for.

 

[Palindromemordnilap_v1legacy]

Who ran the first Marathon and why?

Always loved this guy's name.

It was (supposedly) that Greek, Pheididipus or something typical like that. He had to go tell the Athenians that the battle of Marathon had been won, so ran all the way to the city, then all the way back to the beach at Marathon to tell the army commander the return message. its rumoured he dropped dead upon returning

I learnt it that he ran to sparta to get help. They refused because they were in the middle of a celebration for Apollo so he ran back to Athens and dropped dead there.
It doesn't really make sense otherwise, why would you kill yourself running when there's no danger?

You got the Spartan's refusal bit right. Thucydides tells us that the Spartans did eventually arrive, but only after the battle had been fought. They couldn't believe they'd missed out and demanded to see the bodies
But no, he didn't run to Sparta. The Athenians did not expect to win the battle of Marathon against the Persians, and were preparing to evacuate the city. Pheidippides ran to urge them not to. The distance he ran was 26 miles, from Marathon to Athens, hence why the 26 mile run today is called a Marathon

Herodotus claims that it was Sparta that he ran to, some 150 miles. I reckon its all a load of BS anyhow.

One of Herodotus' nicknames is "Father of Lies" a twist on his title "Father of History". He tend to preoccupy himself with the stories and fantastical elements because that makes better reading. So yeah, I'd take anything that old with a pinch of salt

Yes, but the same can be said of any ancient historian.

That's why I said "anything that old". Some sources are more reliable than others, I mentioned Thucydides who is alarmingly practical for a Greek (he attributes very little to the work of gods or the supernatural, which is a good sign), but you can never be 100% positive about any of them

 

[The Infamous Scamola]

Here's another one for ya: What was one of the major causes of the Scottish unification with the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707?

 

[Deadpoolsbrain]

Here's another one for ya: What was one of the major causes of the Scottish unification with the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707?

The fact that they shared the same king?

 

[HerrBobo]

What remarkable feat did the French Cavalry achieve during France's war in Holland? 1794-5

 

[D.C.]

How did Hitler lose his testicle?

I think he lost it because he got caught up in an explosion in WW1. I'm not sure though.

And to the OP, nice idea for a thread. I think I'll stick around here for a while.

Nope Hitler's WW1 injury was from a British Gas Attack in which Hitler lost his sight temporarily putting him out of WW1. I'm pretty sure he lost it in the Munich Putsch as did Goering; who due to his treatment then became addicted to Morphine and later Cocaine while he was 2nd in control of the Third Reich.


Some Nazis questions.. Did Hitler die a Virgin? (hard)
What was Hitler's initial plan to deal with the "Jewish problem" (easy)

 

[Palindromemordnilap_v1legacy]

They'd shared the same King for a while, James Stuart began his rule in the early 1600s

 

[El Poncho]

Here's another one for ya: What was one of the major causes of the Scottish unification with the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707?

The English kidnapped the Mary queen of scots I think it was then beheaded her leaving no ayr to the thrown , something like that.

 

[HerrBobo]

What remarkable feat did the French Cavalry achieve during France's war in Holland? 1794-5

Who was the last king of Rome?

 

[The Infamous Scamola]

Here's another one for ya: What was one of the major causes of the Scottish unification with the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707?

The fact that they shared the same king?

Hmm, I was actually looking for something more along the lines of the Darien Scheme.

 

[Deadpoolsbrain]

What remarkable feat did the French Cavalry achieve during France's war in Holland? 1794-5

Who was the last king of ROme?

Not sure about the holland but the last king wouldn't that be Napoleon?

 

[The Infamous Scamola]

Who was the last king of Rome?

Tarquinius Priscus, right?

 

[Deadpoolsbrain]

How did Hitler lose his testicle?

I think he lost it because he got caught up in an explosion in WW1. I'm not sure though.

And to the OP, nice idea for a thread. I think I'll stick around here for a while.

Nope Hitler's WW1 injury was from a British Gas Attack in which Hitler lost his sight temporarily putting him out of WW1. I'm pretty sure he lost it in the Munich Putsch as did Goering; who due to his treatment then became addicted to Morphine and later Cocaine while he was 2nd in control of the Third Reich.


Some Nazis questions.. Did Hitler die a Virgin? (hard)
What was Hitler's initial plan to deal with the "Jewish problem" (easy)

No way he was a virgin, he was married had kids and had a mistress, plus didn't he have siphilis?

Also, didn't he want to sterilize them?

 

[HerrBobo]

What remarkable feat did the French Cavalry achieve during France's war in Holland? 1794-5

Who was the last king of ROme?

Not sure about the holland but the last king wouldn't that be Napoleon?

Sorry, I was not clear. I'm looking for the last King of Rome.

 

[HerrBobo]

Who was the last king of Rome?

Tarquinius Priscus, right?

Not far off, but no.

 

[teh_gunslinger]

Name some of the things Nero is famous for.

Killing his own mother Agrippina and his childhood advisor and tutor Seneca. He also was pretty fond of persecuting Christians.

According to popular legend, it is said that he played the fiddle while he watched Rome burning during the great fire. This however is not true, since the fiddle did not exist in 1st century Rome, and Nero is believed to have been nowhere near Rome at the time.

Seneca actually killed himself, though he did it in order to avoid being killed by Nero.

That being said, almost anything we know of Nero might be complete bs, as it was all written in the next dynasty and the writers may have had a vested interest in painting the Julio-Claudian house in a bad light to make the new house look better.

 

[HerrBobo]

Name some of the things Nero is famous for.

Killing his own mother Agrippina and his childhood advisor and tutor Seneca. He also was pretty fond of persecuting Christians.

According to popular legend, it is said that he played the fiddle while he watched Rome burning during the great fire. This however is not true, since the fiddle did not exist in 1st century Rome, and Nero is believed to have been nowhere near Rome at the time.

Seneca actually killed himself, though he did it in order to avoid being killed by Nero.

That being said, almost anything we know of Nero might be complete bs, as it was all written in the next dynasty and the writers may have had a vested interest in painting the Julio-Claudian house in a bad light to make the new house look better.

Could not agree more. Loads of stuff written about Nero is pure propaganda. He was the last of his line to Rule in Rome.

 

[teh_gunslinger]

Who was the last king of Rome?

Tarquinius Priscus, right?

Not far off.

Tarquinius Superbus if I recall correctly. Though it's all a bit hazy when we go back that far.

 

[The Infamous Scamola]

No way he was a virgin, he was married had kids and had a mistress, plus didn't he have siphilis?

Also, didn't he want to sterilize them?

What? When the hell did this happen? I'm pretty sure Hitler never married until his final days in the bunker with Eva Braun. But that was just before he put a bullet in his head, so I doubt kids could've been in order.

I think you might be thinking of Goebbels.