Question
A ruler of this empire captured Valerian at the Battle of Edessa and used him as a footstool. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this Zoroastrian empire which displaced the Parthian Empire in the 3rd Century CE. Ardashir and Shapur the Great were rulers of this empire based in Ctesiphon.
ANSWER: Sassanid Empire
[10m] The Sassanid Empire frequently fought with this kingdom ruled by men such as Tigranes the Great. This kingdom in the Caucasus mountains was the first to accept Christianity as its state religion.
ANSWER: Armenia
[10e] An Armenian ruler with this name known as the “Illuminator” was responsible for converting the Armenians from Zoroastrianism to Christianity. The first pope with this name names a series of “chants” while the thirteenth names a calendar which replaced the Julian.
ANSWER: Gregory
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Data
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Valley | moving finger C | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Hastings A | Hunter B | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Hastings B | Mather B | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Hunter A | Downingtown STEM | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Mather A | moving finger A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Mather C | Stuyvesant B | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| North Babylon B | East Brunswick B | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Stuyvesant A | East Brunswick A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Trinity B | Daniel Boone Academy | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| moving finger B | North Babylon A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 FARSI @ Columbia | 12/08/2024 | Y | 10 | 23.00 | 90% | 90% | 50% |