History by Letter - G

I wonder if we would know about the Ghibellines et al if it wasn't for Dante.

What do you mean "by birth"? Gaius has always been Julius Caesar's first name. Julius is his family name and Caesar is a cognomen.

I guess so people who don't understand Roman naming conventions can be reminded that Julius isn't his first name?

I would gladly agree, still "by birth" is not really useful (and it is, imo, a bit misleading). The simple fact of asking the question (and giving the answer) would be enough. But I'm probably pedantic, because I'm passionate about the Roman civilization.

Maybe I had been a bit sharp back then. What I meant, I think, is that he never changed his first name as the emperors often did after him. He always was "Gaius Julius Caesar".

That *would* have been Guiteau!

Same here.

Once again I'm bothered by the English name being the only accepted version. In several languages Gaul is called Gallia, including Latin.

Also, I would've never guessed Che Guevara was Argentinian, I only knew him from the Cuban revolution.

Indeed, Gaul is "Gallia" in Latin, but this quiz is in English - would you say that the UK's capital is called Londinium, of France's Lutetia Parisiorum? (:

Seriously? You guys only know it as Gallia and don't know it as Gaul?

I know it as Gaul, but I thought of Gallia first.

We didn't learn history from English-language textbooks, that's why. Estonians have adopted the Latin name "Gallia" for the region.

I do believe "Ernesto Guevara" should be accepted as a correct answer, since it is (:

I saw “Marxist” and “beret wearer” and guessed Groucho. 🥸

Propagandist is misspelled.

Not all Gaul was conquered by the Romans. A certain coastal village in Armorica...

When the Australian soldiers landed at Gallipoli, they were slaughtered. I don't know if that day was the worst day of WWI for the British, but it certainly was for the Australians.

Please edit this question to include the Australians in your question, as it is borderline offensive to not acknowledge one of the worst days for Australians in our limited (white) history.

I think Quizmaster put British disaster because it was the incompetent decisions made by British military which resulted in the terribly large numbers of needless deaths of Australian and New Zealand soldiers at Gallipoli. Gallipoli is a place of pilgrimage for many Australians and New Zealanders. I have been there, and it is very moving. And the Turkish people are very hospitable.

Indeed it was a terrible result for all involved. I am from Lancashire in UK and the County suffered terribly at Gallipoli, whole towns and villages lost their young men. For interest the casualties at Gallipoli were as follows: GB & Ireland: 21,255 Killed Total Cas. 73,485......... Australia: 8.709 Killed Total Cas. 28,150. New Zealand: 2,779 Killed Total Cas. 7,991.

Quite a few Turks killed too. The Gallipoli campaign was Winston Churchill's idea. And Australia was later grovelling enough to name a town after him.

Gurkhas are also a part of the Indian Army and you shouldn't regard Gandhi as the one who led India to independence but instead you should use one of many.

the first man on the moon was neil armstrong duh

It asks for the first man *in space,* which was Yuri Gagarin.

yeah

yeah duh read the question carefully duh

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You should add "ghetto" to this. I think they're an important part of history.

I would like to thank all the history YouTubers for teaching me about the Ghibellines and the Guelphs. If you're unfamiliar, you should totally check out Oversimplified's video on the War of the Bucket, which is a historical event just as ridiculous as it sounds.

YE their channel is dammm nice… i alr watched all of their vids lmaoo

Gulag was not a prison camp system, it was a control organization, a headquarter.