Random trivia

[dogigniter]

Judaism

 

[Black Ace]

no, and nothing realted to that religon. As a matter of fact...actually there is a small connection

 

[LooseCannon]

Istanbul was also formerly known as Constantinople.

 

[dogigniter]

well done LC, although it was PART of Byzantium

 

[Black Ace]

no, it was part of the Byzantin Emprire. The name of the emprie comes from the ruins of the city on which Constantinopole was build, called Byzantium

 

[Lib]

[!--QuoteBegin-Black Ace+Sep 7 2004, 11:09 AM--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(Black Ace @ Sep 7 2004, 11:09 AM)[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--QuoteEBegin--]Who were the first to worship a single god?(monotheistic religion)

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The worshipers of Zarathustra : this religion is called Zoroastrism.

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[syl]

Ancient egyptians king Akhenaten changed the religion by instituting monotheism (the cult of Aten-Ra). Later he was forced to come back to the old religion. This happened round 1380-1362 BC. Some people have suggested that the cult of Aten was the origin of Judaism.

Is there anything older ?

 

[Black Ace]

Bang on, syl [!--emo&--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/cool.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'cool.gif\' /][!--endemo--]

 

[Anonymous]

The name Bosnia (name of my country), when was first mentioning of that name? When and where? [!--emo&--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/smile.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'smile.gif\' /][!--endemo--]

 

[Onhell]

[!--QuoteBegin-Black Ace+Sep 7 2004, 02:08 PM--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(Black Ace @ Sep 7 2004, 02:08 PM)[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--QuoteEBegin--]no, it was part of the Byzantin Emprire. The name of the emprie comes from the ruins of the city on which Constantinopole was build, called Byzantium

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True, but ISTANBUL, was formally known as Constantinople. There wasn't a new city built over ruins, the city was simply renamed.... LC 1- BA 0

 

[Lib]

[!--QuoteBegin-first son of a third son+Sep 7 2004, 10:23 PM--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(first son of a third son @ Sep 7 2004, 10:23 PM)[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--QuoteEBegin--]The name Bosnia (name of my country), when was first mentioning of that name? When and where? [!--emo&--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/smile.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'smile.gif\' /][!--endemo--]

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The name "Bosona" appears for the first time in 958 AD, in De Administrando Imperio, a text by Bysantine emperor Constantin VII.

 

[IronDuke]

[!--QuoteBegin-Onhell+Sep 8 2004, 02:32 AM--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(Onhell @ Sep 8 2004, 02:32 AM)[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--QuoteEBegin--]True, but ISTANBUL, was formally known as Constantinople. There wasn't a new city built over ruins, the city was simply renamed.... LC 1- BA 0

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Just to clarify all this foolishness:

Byzantium was the name of a town settled by Greeks around 650 BC. It was never of any importance, aside from its strategic location at the shortest crossing of the Bosphorus.

In 350 AD (or close to that year) the Roman Emperor Constantine built Nova Roma (New Rome) on the site of Byzantium. The new city quickly became known as 'Constantinople' (Constantine's polis, or city). While the Western Roman Empire fell, the Eastern one endured. It was known as the Byzantine Empire because the capital was on the site of old Byzantium.

When the Ottoman Turks took the city in 1453, the DID NOT change the name. It remained Constantinople. The city's name was only changed in the early 20th century after the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire. Essentially, "Istanbul" is the Turkish for of "Constantinople". I think it has something to do with the hard C sound not being in the Turkish language....or something.

 

[Still Life]

"They Might Be Giants" did a song about this.

 

[Anonymous]

[!--QuoteBegin--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--QuoteEBegin--]When the Ottoman Turks took the city in 1453, the DID NOT change the name.[/quote]

Not quite true- Until after WWI, the city was known in the non-Turkish world as Constantinople. The city actually had two names, given by it's Greek and Turkish population respectively. The Greeks continued to call in Constantinople (and still do if I'm not mistaken), while the Turks knew it as Istanbul (or Shtambul). I don't know when or where this name popped up, but by the mid-19th century, calling it Constantinople in the ranks of the Ottoman Empire was extinct.
After WWI, official namegiving to countries and cities became common, and they had to agree on something for Istanbul. Knowing that no Turk would ever call it Constantinople, it was agreed that the Turkish name -much to the dismay of the Greeks, I'm sure- would now be the one the city would be known by.

 

[Onhell]

Uh... so I was right, the City WAS renamed. [!--emo&--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/tongue.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'tongue.gif\' /][!--endemo--]

 

[dogigniter]

Which great Persian city did Alexander III of Macedon sack in his invasion of Persia?

EDIT: Come on guys! Lets have some trivia!

 

[Black Ace]

Persepolis.

 

[dogigniter]

Indeed.. Someone else ask a question?

 

[Black Ace]

WHo was Gala Dalis' (Salvador Dali's wife) first housband?

 

[Anonymous]

[!--QuoteBegin--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--QuoteEBegin--]Which great Persian city did Alexander III of Macedon sack in his invasion of Persia?[/quote]

Erm.... Susa, Persepolis, Pasargadae, Ecbatana... I'm sure the question wanted 'Persepolis' for answer though.