Historical Dates Quiz Answers

[rochvelleth]

100 Historical Things, Number 29

Apologies for leaving it so long to post the answers to the Historical Dates Quiz I had previously posted! Here they are...

In what year was the legendary founding of Rome?

> Traditionally it is 753 BC (though they took a while to settle on it, and there's no reason to think that it is literally true!). Kudos to xwingace

Comments

[jagnikjen]

Lovely. Thanks so much. :)

I only knew the year Columbus discovered America, considering I'm an American and all... :)

[naath]

1066 is of course The Memorable Date :-p Although not for Stamford bridge (I wasn't sure if was the previous year or the same year, not remembering the actual date of Hastings).