Pop quiz

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7 Comments

Hazel@piefed.blahaj.zone · 11 pts · 13d (3 replies)

Yeah well, then what's the capital of Assyria huh?

KindnessIsPunk@lemmy.ca · 8 pts · 13d

It's clearly the letter A

rustydrd@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 13d (1 reply)

Assyrington?

Hazel@piefed.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 13d

Damnit! You're too smart 😤

iocase@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 13d

Paris

makefile@programming.dev · 5 pts · 13d (1 reply)

I actually don't get this can someone let me be part of the joke

The_Picard_Maneuver@piefed.world · 12 pts · 13d

Alexander the Great wasn't super creative and was constantly naming cities and settlements after himself (Alexandria).

Some records claim he named/renamed upward of 70, but I'm reading now that the modern consensus is that that number is inflated and may be closer to 20-30, plus many named after allies or followers.