History Trivia Thread Reducks

[ulmont]

OK. A tricky one... What biting nickname did Gnaeus Pompey use for Lucullus? (Hint, because otherwise it would be almost impossible: a movie has made the joke even funnier for us modern people)

Biggus Dickus?

[Alatriste]

OK. A tricky one... What biting nickname did Gnaeus Pompey use for Lucullus? (Hint, because otherwise it would be almost impossible: a movie has made the joke even funnier for us modern people)

Biggus Dickus?

Evidently, nope. Come on, boys, how many movies based on the Graeco-Latin world has Hollywood made in recent years? It's easier than it seems...

By the way, just to make the waiting more interesting, biting nicknames seem to have been common in the I century B.C. When he was young Cicero called Pompey 'adulescens carnifex' i.e., 'Teen Butcher'.

[Agelastus]

OK. A tricky one... What biting nickname did Gnaeus Pompey use for Lucullus? (Hint, because otherwise it would be almost impossible: a movie has made the joke even funnier for us modern people)

Biggus Dickus?

Evidently, nope. Come on, boys, how many movies based on the Graeco-Latin world has Hollywood made in recent years? It's easier than it seems...

By the way, just to make the waiting more interesting, biting nicknames seem to have been common in the I century B.C. When he was young Cicero called Pompey 'adulescens carnifex' i.e., 'Teen Butcher'.

Cicero's nickname for Pompey I would have been able to identify; I didn't know the answer to your question until I looked it up.

It's funny, and your hint makes me chuckle as well, but I'll be very surprised (and impressed) if anyone on Languish knows it without looking it up.

[Caliga]

I keep thinking about the guy who wrote an invective about some politician wherein he said he was going to rip the guy's dick off and shove it up his ass, but I think you must be looking for a concise phrase.

Hmmm.... "Pig Fucker"?

[Eddie Teach]

Was Lucullus the one who liked 12 year old girls?

[Agelastus]

Was Lucullus the one who liked 12 year old girls?

Apparently.

[Alatriste]

Was Lucullus the one who liked 12 year old girls?

The Romans were quite radical in their political campaigns - if we were to believe what we read, incest, arson and forgery of wills were the favorite pastimes of a fashionable young aristocrat - but yes, Lucullus was accused of that, amongst many other things...

[Maladict]

Xerxes togatus?

[Alatriste]

Xerxes togatus?

Correct, Xerxes in a toga... which, if you have watched '300', would be a sight to kill for... at least for those so inclined.

[Maladict]

What did the Venetians do that highly impressed Henry III of France when attending a state banquet in the city?

[The Brain]

Survive the pressure cooker environment of their home world?

[Habbaku]

What did the Venetians do that highly impressed Henry III of France when attending a state banquet in the city?

They were polite enough to not try to assassinate him?

[Admiral Yi]

Washed their hands?  Used napkins?

[Maladict]

No.

[Agelastus]

Xerxes togatus?

I admit to being very impressed.