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Constantine the Great built the Devil’s Dykes along this river and the nearby Tisza River to defend against the Quadi (“kwa-dee”). For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this river, across which Apollodorus of Damascus built a bridge to aid Trajan’s invasion of Dacia (“DAY-shuh”).
ANSWER: Danube River [or Ister River]
[10m] The Devil’s Dykes were alternatively named after this confederation, which included the Iazyges (“eye-AZZ-uh-jeez”), Urgi, and Roxolani. Nobles in Poland–Lithuania later claimed descent from this confederation closely related to the Scythians.
ANSWER: Sarmatians [or Sarmatae; or Sarmatai; or Sarumata; or Sauromatai; accept Limes Sarmatiae; accept Sarmatism]
[10h] A 3rd century BC periplus credited to a person with this name contains one of the earliest mentions of Sarmatians. The creator of the aforementioned periplus likely took his name from a 6th-century BC sailor with this name who supposedly travelled up the Indus River.
ANSWER: Scylax (“SYE-lax”) [accept Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax; accept Scylax of Caryanda]
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TeamOpponentPart 1Part 2Part 3TotalParts
Arizona StateToronto A1010020EM
Chicago AColumbia A100010E
Georgia StateNorthwestern1010020EM
Illinois ANYU1010020EM
Iowa StateIllinois B1010020EM
MITIndiana100010E
MarylandLSE100010E
MinnesotaWinona State100010E
OttawaHarvard0000
Penn StateVirginia100010E
RutgersRIT100010E
StanfordJohns Hopkins1010020EM
TexasGeorgia Tech1010020EM
Toronto BMichigan100010E
Toronto CChicago B100010E
UC Berkeley ANorth Carolina B1010020EM
UCFUC Berkeley B100010E
Virginia TechOhio State1010020EM
WUSTL AFlorida1010020EM
WUSTL BBritish Columbia100010E
Waterloo AVanderbilt1010020EM
Waterloo BColumbia B100010E

Summary

TournamentExact Match?HeardPPBEasy %Medium %Hard %
2025 ACF NationalsYes2214.0996%46%0%