[GalFisk] Ave!

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[GalFisk] Ave!

Postby GalFisk » Mon Apr 21, 2025 12:13 pm

We had a lot of fun with the Roman emperor as kids, though only the adults would use his first name.
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Re: [GalFisk] Ave!

Postby Sundowner64 » Tue Apr 22, 2025 9:49 am

Did you use some other name of the emperor instead of his first name? a second, third, genus name? a nickname?
Did you know his first name? was it generally known back then?
Was the name you used in some way funny? did it have a funny translation? did it form an acronym of some sorts? did your history teacher have the same name?
Roman emperor as in ruler of the Roman Empire between 44 BCE and 471? West Roman emperor? East Roman or Byzantine? Ruler of the Holy Roman Empire between 800 and 1806? Pope?
A real person? or a fictional emperor?
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Re: [GalFisk] Ave!

Postby GalFisk » Tue Apr 22, 2025 9:34 pm

Did you use some other name of the emperor instead of his first name? Yes. a second, third, genus name? Not sure what it counts as.a nickname?
Did you know his first name? was it generally known back then? Yes to both.
Was the name you used in some way funny? Yes. did it have a funny translation? Yesish. did it form an acronym of some sorts? did your history teacher have the same name? No to both.
Roman emperor as in ruler of the Roman Empire between 44 BCE and 471? Before. West Roman emperor? East Roman or Byzantine? Ruler of the Holy Roman Empire between 800 and 1806? Pope?
A real person? Yes. or a fictional emperor? But explore.
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Re: [GalFisk] Ave!

Postby trebor2 » Wed Apr 23, 2025 5:23 pm

Was he also featured in myth? Works of fiction? If so, is it relevant whether this depiction was accurate?

Was the emperor depicted in a: cartoon? Comic? TV show? Movie? Book? Song? Movie? Nursery rhyme? Fable? Campfire story? Commercial? On radio? Did he have to do with your school mascot? With the mascot of some team or group? Was he part of a game?

Would you have fun with this guy: during the school day? After school? Before school? On weekends? Holidays?

Is it relevant how you came to know of the emperor? Were you taught about him in school? Was he on a coin? Other money?

Were you raised in Sweden? Relevant?
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Re: [GalFisk] Ave!

Postby GalFisk » Thu Apr 24, 2025 1:36 pm

Was he also featured in myth? Don't know. Works of fiction? Yes, but irr. If so, is it relevant whether this depiction was accurate? No.

Was the emperor depicted in a: cartoon? Comic? TV show? Movie? Book? Song? Movie? Nursery rhyme? Fable? Campfire story? Commercial? On radio? Did he have to do with your school mascot? With the mascot of some team or group? Was he part of a game? No or irr to all.

Would you have fun with this guy: during the school day? After school? Before school? On weekends? Holidays? This.

Is it relevant how you came to know of the emperor? Yes. Were you taught about him in school? Was he on a coin? Other money? No to all.

Were you raised in Sweden? Not during the puzzle. Relevant? Not really. The puzzle took place in Sweden, but it's only tangentially relevant and probably won't help you solve it.
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Re: [GalFisk] Ave!

Postby Sundowner64 » Mon Apr 28, 2025 10:39 am

Was the holiday named after the emperor?
Is one particular holiday relevant? more than one? holidays in general? school holidays? public holidays? religious holidays? bank holidays? weekend holidays? vacation? summer holidays? winter holidays?
Still thinking about who could be the Roman Emperor who lived before 44 BCE .. anyone of the ancient Roman kings before 500 BCE?
Gaius Octavius (Augustus) (emperor since 33 BCE, but certainly he existed already before 44 BCE)?
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Re: [GalFisk] Ave!

Postby GalFisk » Wed Apr 30, 2025 1:48 pm

Was the holiday named after the emperor? No.
Is one particular holiday relevant? more than one? holidays in general? school holidays? public holidays? religious holidays? bank holidays? weekend holidays? vacation? This. summer holidays? winter holidays?
Still thinking about who could be the Roman Emperor who lived before 44 BCE .. anyone of the ancient Roman kings before 500 BCE? No.
Gaius Octavius (Augustus) (emperor since 33 BCE, but certainly he existed already before 44 BCE)? No.
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Re: [GalFisk] Ave!

Postby Mother Gothel » Thu May 01, 2025 2:30 pm

Is the latin translation of the word "vacation" important? The ranslation of the word "vacation" into any other language?
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Re: [GalFisk] Ave!

Postby GalFisk » Thu May 01, 2025 11:58 pm

Is the latin translation of the word "vacation" important? The ranslation of the word "vacation" into any other language?
No to both.
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Re: [GalFisk] Ave!

Postby Sundowner64 » Sat May 03, 2025 10:22 am

A particular type of vacation relevant? summer? winter? spring? fall?
A particular vacation activity? hiking? sightseeing? city travelling? biking? occupying the beach? skiing?
Vacation in a children group? Vacation with parents? Vacation abroad?
Vacation for a particular occasion? like: school-finishers vacation? stag party? Vacation around a particular public holiday? Vacation in a particular month?
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Re: [GalFisk] Ave!

Postby GalFisk » Mon May 05, 2025 12:01 pm

A particular type of vacation relevant? Noish. summer? winter? spring? fall? All but winter would work.
A particular vacation activity? hiking? sightseeing? city travelling? biking? This, explore. occupying the beach? skiing?
Vacation in a children group? Vacation with parents? Yes to both. Vacation abroad? It was, but that's not relevant.
Vacation for a particular occasion? like: school-finishers vacation? stag party? No. Vacation around a particular public holiday? Vacation in a particular month? It was our yearly Easter vacation, but that's not really relevant.
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Re: [GalFisk] Ave!

Postby Sundowner64 » Mon May 05, 2025 4:05 pm

Is a particular type of bike relevant? a particular brand? a trailer?
A specific type of biking activity? A specific biking trail? A location you went to?
Did any item/place/brand have the same name as the Roman emperor? if so: was it named after him?
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Re: [GalFisk] Ave!

Postby GalFisk » Wed May 07, 2025 1:08 pm

Is a particular type of bike relevant? Yes. a particular brand? a trailer? No to both.
A specific type of biking activity? A specific biking trail? No to both. A location you went to?Noish.
Did any item/place/brand have the same name as the Roman emperor? if so: was it named after him? Yes to both.
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Re: [GalFisk] Ave!

Postby Sundowner64 » Fri Jul 11, 2025 11:06 am

Was the Roman emperor Gaius Julius Caesar?
Was any relevant brand named "Gaius"? "Julius"? "Caesar"?
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Re: [GalFisk] Ave!

Postby GalFisk » Wed Aug 13, 2025 12:17 pm

Was the Roman emperor Gaius Julius Caesar? yes.
Was any relevant brand named "Gaius"? No. "Julius"? "Caesar"? Not brand, but otherwise yes to both.
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Re: [GalFisk] Ave!

Postby Sundowner64 » Wed Aug 27, 2025 12:32 pm

Are "Julius" and "Caesar" referring to different types of bikes? "Julius" for adults? "Caesar" for kids?
Relevant that sometimes people think Julius was the emperor's given name, and Caesar his family name? (while actually Gaius was the given name and Julius the family, with Caesar as a by-name to distinguish different branches of the Julian family)
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Re: [GalFisk] Ave!

Postby GalFisk » Sat Sep 06, 2025 6:57 pm

Are "Julius" and "Caesar" referring to different types of bikes? "Julius" for adults? "Caesar" for kids? Close enough!
Relevant that sometimes people think Julius was the emperor's given name, and Caesar his family name? (while actually Gaius was the given name and Julius the family, with Caesar as a by-name to distinguish different branches of the Julian family)

SPOILER
"Hjulius Caesar" (a Swedish pun that would translate to "Wheelius Caesar") was the freaky bicycle creation that one of my uncles built out of a bunch of old kids' bicycles and one adult bicycle. It could be pedaled by six people, and carry a few more in a rear basket. It could also be split into two halves, "Hjulius" and "Caesar", by having the rear half hooked off of the front half, and adding a steerable front wheel to it. The front half "Hjulius" required an adult to pedal the front adult bicycle, but "Caesar", when unhooked, could be pedaled by 1-3 kids. It was a hoot.

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