The NAME THAT HISTORICAL EVENT game

[Bosh]

Oh well, since Alexander didn't put a new question after he got the right answer, I guess I'll go.

What country did this flag portray:

[Ecthy]

South West Caucasus Republic

[Bosh]

Nope, quite far from there.

[Ecthy]

Only realised that star is six-pointed.

[Alexander I]

It's the flag of the Republic of the Rif tribes. (Those crazy Berbers.)

Now since my previous turn was used by somebody else, I shall post two. One of these is fairly easy and one is not.

First, who is this? Why is he important?


Second, who's flag is this?

[ElTigre]

Originally posted by Alexander I
It's the flag of the Republic of the Rif tribes. (Those crazy Berbers.)

First, who is this? Why is he important?

Godfrey of Bouillon, conqueror of Jerusalem.

Pssssst: http://www.imageshack.us/

Second, who's flag is this?

Now this one is interesting: the colors of the Tricolore (or the Dutch flag, for that matter) combined with something that looks very similar to an old Zoroastrian/Persian symbol, the Faravahar.

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

[Alexander I]

Originally posted by ElTigre

Godfrey of Bouillon, conqueror of Jerusalem.

Pssssst: http://www.imageshack.us/

I told you one was easy. But looking at the source is cheating.

Originally posted by ElTigre
Now this one is interesting: the colors of the Tricolore (or the Dutch flag, for that matter) combined with something that looks very similar to an old Zoroastrian/Persian symbol, the Faravahar.

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

Keep trying on this one.

[ElTigre]

Originally posted by Alexander I

But looking at the source is cheating.

It is. Curiosity killed the cat.

Keep trying on this one.

The symbol represents Ashur, not Zoroaster, and it's the flag of the modern, non-existant Assyrian nation. Nice one!

[ElTigre]

I'm looking for a person:

[lord of the mark]

vauban?

[Alexander I]

Originally posted by ElTigre

The symbol represents Ashur, not Zoroaster, and it's the flag of the modern, non-existant Assyrian nation. Nice one!

Indeed. Well done!

[ElTigre]

Originally posted by lord of the mark
vauban?

Yep.

[lord of the mark]

Originally posted by ElTigre


Yep.

oh, geez, I didnt even get anything from searching. Just noted (as I always do) that it was a Vaubanian fort, and the statue of the guy with a plan.


It will take a while for me to post a pic, bear with me.

[molly bloom]

Originally posted by lord of the mark

It will take a while for me to post a pic, bear with me.

If l.o.t.m. doesn't mind, something to while away the time, in the spirit of the last picture.

A famously fought over place, it went back and forth between nations.

Which is why it had cutting edge defences...

[molly bloom]

Same place, another view. There are treaties named after here too (yeah, REAL BIG CLUE, I know.... )