Packet 9: Bonus 7
A misinformation-laced history of late Rome claimed that this emperor smothered guests at a feast by drowning them in flower petals. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this Severan dynasty emperor, whose declaration “call me not Lord, for I am a Lady” has more recently been used by some historians to classify them as a trans woman.
ANSWER: Elagabalus [or Heliogabalus]
[10m] Cassius Dio claimed Elagabalus scandalously married one of these people named Aquilia Severa. The Emperor personally chose these priestesses, who were forced to sign a strict chastity oath.
ANSWER: Vestal Virgins [or Vestals; prompt on Virgins]
[10e] A history named for this word described how the Senate passed a Damnatio Memoriae against Elagabalus shortly after they became the first emperor to appoint women to it. Along with “Caesar,” Octavian took this title in 27 BC.
ANSWER: Augustus [accept Augustan History]
<History - Ancient, Vikram Narasimhan> | VAULT II Packet 09
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 14.10 | 23% | 85% | 33% |
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Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAULT II at Georgia Tech | 2026-01-24 | ✓ | 6 | 20.00 | 50% | 100% | 50% |
| VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 3 | 6.67 | 0% | 67% | 0% |
| VAULT II at McGill | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 4 | 15.00 | 25% | 75% | 50% |
| VAULT II at UCSB | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 5 | 20.00 | 20% | 100% | 80% |
| VAULT II Northern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 3 | 13.33 | 33% | 67% | 33% |
| VAULT II Southern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 4 | 10.00 | 0% | 75% | 25% |
| VAULT II at Harvard | 2026-04-30 | ✓ | 2 | 10.00 | 50% | 50% | 0% |
| VAULT II at MINT | 2026-06-19 | ✓ | 4 | 10.00 | 25% | 75% | 0% |
| VAULT II Stanford Online | 2026-07-17 | ✓ | 8 | 13.75 | 13% | 100% | 25% |