The NAME THAT HISTORICAL EVENT game

[Alexander I]

Do you guys need a hint?

[molly bloom]

I thought it had to do with the submission to the Persian king, with the ritual 'gifts' of earth and water, but I can't think who the man is who is emptying the bowl, nor where it's occurring- he's dressed in Assyrian or Median costume as far as I can tell...

[Alexander I]

Originally posted by molly bloom
I thought it had to do with the submission to the Persian king, with the ritual 'gifts' of earth and water, but I can't think who the man is who is emptying the bowl, nor where it's occurring- he's dressed in Assyrian or Median costume as far as I can tell...

I stumped Molly? Well this is never going to happen again. You're on the right track. Here's a hint: the individual depicted here is not paying tribute to a king.

[molly bloom]

Originally posted by Alexander I


I stumped Molly? Well this is never going to happen again. You're on the right track. Here's a hint: the individual depicted here is not paying tribute to a king.

Is it Cyrus the Great honouring the gods and temples of Babylon ?

[Alexander I]

Originally posted by molly bloom

Is it Cyrus the Great honouring the gods and temples of Babylon ?

Nope. Keep trying.

[Alexander I]

Do you guys give up?

[Cartimandua]

Originally posted by Alexander I
Do you guys give up?

This is a hard one...does it have anything to do with conquering the city?

[Alexander I]

Originally posted by Cartimandua


This is a hard one...does it have anything to do with conquering the city?

Well, it has to do with conquering a city, yes. But not the one that the central individual is located at in the picture.

[Cartimandua]

Originally posted by Alexander I


Well, it has to do with conquering a city, yes. But not the one that the central individual is located at in the picture.

Well, this seems to be beyond my historical expertise, and since no one else is responding I would assume they are lost as well. On the risk of losing what little pride I have left, can you give us another hint?

[Will9]

Is it Hammarabi giving a gift to to a city he just conquered to show that he will be good king?

[Alexander I]

Originally posted by Cartimandua
Well, this seems to be beyond my historical expertise, and since no one else is responding I would assume they are lost as well. On the risk of losing what little pride I have left, can you give us another hint?

Sure. But if I give too many hints, I'll give it away. Where's the fun there? Okay, big hint: this event took place prior to 600 B.C., did not happen in Persia, and the "gift" the man is giving is not an item of any real intrinsic value. How's that?

Originally posted by Will9
Is it Hammurabi giving a gift to to a city he just conquered to show that he will be good king?

Nope. Nice try.

[Zkribbler]

Originally posted by Alexander I


Well, it has to do with conquering a city, yes. But not the one that the central individual is located at in the picture.

Hrumph. So conquering a city is a factor, huh?

The guy in the center looks like he's holding grain...so I was going to guess that it's Jacob's brothers come to get grain from Egypt.

[Alexander I]

Originally posted by Zkribbler


Hrumph. So conquering a city is a factor, huh?

The guy in the center looks like he's holding grain...so I was going to guess that it's Jacob's brothers come to get grain from Egypt.

Nope. As far as I know, the event depicted is entirely non-Biblical.

And I assume you meant Joseph's brothers getting grain in Egypt, and what does that have to do with conquering a city?

[Eli]

The guy in the center looks Chinese/Mongolian/whatever. The dude in the upper left corner looks Indian.

[Cartimandua]

Originally posted by Eli
The guy in the center looks Chinese/Mongolian/whatever. The dude in the upper left corner looks Indian.

No, I must disagree with you and say that the man in the center looks very middle eastern, specifically Persian, Babylonian, or Assyrian, as do all the other men in the picture.