TRIVIA ! - Page 6

AlumniClub · 10-08-2006, 11:23 PM

Is it annexation

Crys · 10-09-2006, 01:02 PM

The Pharos is the name of the lighthouse. The answer's not the lighthouse, but it is something of the same scale in history, a greater claim to fame than the lighthouse.

I hadn't thought about the canal. It's a fairly big deal, but not the biggest of the time, which was, if I recall correctly (I haven't looked it up so I may be wrong), connecting the Red Sea and the Nile. The Egyptians had been making canals of different sizes for thousands of years by that point. But it's also a fairly big deal in Alexandria because of location. Good answer, but still not what I'm thinking of.

The original part of this was completed under Ptolemy Soter, and the idea was possibly started by Alexander himself, though the building of what we call it today did not begin until Ptolemy II Philadelphus. Once the addition was begun, it never ended until it was destroyed in stages, by the Romans first and then later "daughter" or "sister" versions by the Christians in the 4th century.

To complete this great quest, laws were passed that any traveller to the city would be searched and a certain class of items would be seized, with replicas of the seized property returned to owner at a later date.

**MrKhay** · 10-09-2006, 11:23 PM

MONTAZAH PALACE AND GARDENS

Crys · 10-10-2006, 11:02 AM

:lol:

No, although that looks like an interesting place to go when I finally save up enough money to visit Egypt...

Here's another hint -- There's a new one in Alexandria that opened just a few years ago, founded on the same principles.

AlumniClub · 10-10-2006, 02:39 PM

indoor plumbing or sewage system?

Crys · 10-11-2006, 11:45 AM

No, indoor plumbing and sewers predate Alexandria by thousands of years. Here's a link on the subject:
http://plumbing.1800anytyme.com/info...f_plumbing.php

Latitude, longitude and the calculation of the circumference of the Earth all happened here in the third century BCE.

Do you want me to continue with the hints or should I reveal the answer?

pk · 10-11-2006, 02:24 PM

Ok, how about a library and museum?

Crys · 10-11-2006, 03:30 PM

We have a winner!

The Musaion was built to be a center of learning and knowledge. It was completed under Ptolemy I Soter with the intent of becoming the greatest university (as we would think of the term) in the known world. This was not the revolutionary idea, though, as previous schools had also tried for this goal.

The revolutionary idea was that the Ptolemies tried to get a copy of every scroll or book ever created, and not only that, they wanted those books to be used for teaching, not just stuffed away in a shelf and forgotten. To that end, any traveller who entered the city was searched, as was their caravan/ship, and then a copy of the book was made and the copy returned to its owner within a few days. Can you imagine? Every scroll ever created in any language ever anywhere (well, as close as they could get anyway). This made Alexandria the greatest center of learning that has ever existed on this planet, even compared with universities today.

pk · 10-11-2006, 09:19 PM

I have to tell the truth here, actually I did not find this answer, my hubby found it. I actually gave up in finding it and was hoping someone else could figure it out :?

For anyone interested he found it at this site:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_of_Alexandria

Will post another question soon.

pk

Crys · 10-12-2006, 10:36 AM

The Royal Library is kind of my obsession. It was my specialization in Classical Civ in college. Actually, Arsinoe II is kind of my obsession, but it's all wrapped up together. So I don't have a singular source for my question. There are a few books out on the subject though and I can offer recommendations if anyone wants them.

If I'd had the money to finish college I'd be in Alexandria attached to an archeological investigation of some kind. I really want to be out there looking for the location of the temple Ptolemy II Philadelphus built for Arsinoe II when she died and he had her deified. One written account says her cult statue was made of yellow topaz (or similar stone) and floated through use of magnets. I know it's not likely to be literally true, but it's a pretty fascinating idea. I thought about saving that for a question, but the written account is pretty obscure if you don't read greek

pk · 10-18-2006, 05:14 AM

:? This is most strange...I posted the next question for everyone and it is not here now. Did a few posts get deleted when the site was down for the day or so?

I will have to find another question since I'm not sure how I worded the other one and the wording had to be correct...

Will post one later today.

Sorry for any confusion for those that may have seen the post when I first put it on.

pk

Crys · 10-18-2006, 05:46 AM

yes, anything posted Monday after 8 am-ish got toasted.

Here's what your original question said. I had copied it out so I could think about it while I was working on the rest of the site that morning

Quote:

What is it?: the people who make it don't want it, the people who buy it don't use it and the people who use it don't know.

Now if only I'd copied all the other posts too. :roll:

See my sig? We were making a regular backup of the site when the server died its fiery death. It wasn't quite complete, which is why the posts and pictures are missing. It was definitely _derision_ that day...

Crys · 10-18-2006, 05:48 AM

Oh, and for the record, so far you've stumped me

pk · 10-18-2006, 05:58 AM

Thank you crys! OK, just a hint:

This is very commonly posted riddle and with Halloween so close I thought maybe it would be fun to put here. You will see these used as decorations or props.

AlumniClub · 10-18-2006, 07:55 AM

a grave / tombstone

pk · 10-19-2006, 06:27 AM

OK, you are on the right track but I think I will give it to you so we can get another new question on.

The answer was actually a COFFIN.

So greenbean can you do another question?

pk