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Why are no US sports teams named after the Romans?
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Date: August 28th, 2025 3:41 AM Author: racy boistinker location There are many named after the Greeks (Trojans, Spartans, Titans), the Norse (Vikings), even the Irish (Celtics and Fighting Irish), but none are named after the Romans. Why? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2,5#49218557) |
Date: August 28th, 2025 3:56 AM Author: Shaky degenerate area I was sure this is wrong but after thinking and googling the closest I could get was the Idaho Vandals, the Vandals having sacked Rome (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2,5#49218558) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 1:48 PM Author: Comical Whorehouse Visigoths iirc but probably vandals too at some point (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2,5#49219392) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 3:59 AM Author: Garnet hell because the romans werent birdshit, any US teams named after niggistan? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2,5#49218559) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 6:26 AM Author: frozen pearl giraffe scourge upon the earth how are the greeks less birdshit than romans? and what about all the teams named after injuns? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2,5#49218604) |
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Date: August 29th, 2025 2:56 PM Author: Bateful french menage legal warrant immigration from North Africa is how (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2,5#49222270) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 3:59 AM Author: Canary tank garrison If you want to be pedantic the Aeneid makes the Trojans the founders of Rome. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2,5#49218560) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 4:02 AM Author: Shaky degenerate area Romulus and Remus would like a word (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2,5#49218562) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 4:47 AM Author: racy boistinker location That’s what he’s referring to dipshit (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2,5#49218575) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 5:49 AM Author: Contagious sooty public bath place of business How about I Trojan your ass (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2,5#49218581) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 6:16 AM Author: underhanded aquamarine halford main people Not really. Romulus and Remus were not even born in Troy and were centuries after Aeneas. That’s the joke (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2,5#49218599) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 2:34 PM Author: racy boistinker location Read up on the legend a bit more (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2,5#49219518) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 5:33 AM Author: Exhilarant brass house selfie NHL does in Canada
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottawa_Senators |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 6:03 AM Author: racy boistinker location cr. forgot about them (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2,5#49218590) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 7:51 PM Author: Gold Useless Chapel Rigor OP said US sports teams (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2,5#49220228) |
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Date: August 29th, 2025 2:53 PM Author: racy boistinker location by the powers vested in me as the OP I hereby declare the Ottawa Senators a credited response (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2,5#49222259) |
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Date: August 29th, 2025 2:56 PM Author: Gold Useless Chapel Rigor no (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2,5#49222271) |
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Date: August 29th, 2025 3:02 PM Author: Umber mind-boggling church building Eat shit (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2,5#49222283) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 6:23 AM Author: Gold Useless Chapel Rigor (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2,5#49218602) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 1:29 PM Author: Umber mind-boggling church building (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2,5#49219360) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 5:42 AM Author: vivacious emerald famous landscape painting theatre https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanta_Gladiators (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2,5#49218580) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 6:11 AM Author: Lime Supple Wagecucks University nothing roman really has a good ring to it for a team name. Shit like gladiators and centurions doesn’t sound right. Plenty of Colosseum stadiums out there. LA has the Forum, there’s the Aqueduct racetrack in NY. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2,5#49218598) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 5:08 PM Author: Sapphire Vigorous Center Centurions and Legion would be good names (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2,5#49219923) |
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Date: August 29th, 2025 12:05 PM Author: Lime Supple Wagecucks University any given sunday had the NY Emperors and it sounded gay. so did the Dallas knights.
legion would be good for soccer i guess |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 6:21 AM Author: Silver passionate filthpig How could you forget about the Rome Emperors?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rome_Emperors |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 8:53 AM Author: Cream alcoholic mother shrine Op pwned. Growing a beard.
https://www.centurapride.com/ |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 1:52 PM Author: Comical Whorehouse Greeks and Norse = mythic warriors, Romans = empire-builders. U.S. sports culture wants the scrappers, not the empire. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2,5#49219402) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 2:36 PM Author: racy boistinker location you can’t build an empire through conquest without being great warriors (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2,5#49219522) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 3:39 PM Author: Comical Whorehouse Which is why we have the Dallas Cowboys and not the Republican Congressmen (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2,5#49219689) |
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Date: August 29th, 2025 2:57 PM Author: Bateful french menage legal warrant wow (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2,5#49222274) |
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Date: August 29th, 2025 12:07 PM Author: Lemon galvanic resort national security agency The California Gays are a major team iirc (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2,5#49221794) |
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Date: August 29th, 2025 12:14 PM Author: gay stead laser beams 180 thread. You get lots of Trojans, Spartans, some Argonauts, occasional VAndals, Scots, Highlanders, VIkings, Norse. Weird ones like Britons and Saxons. But basically no Romans. Amazing. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2,5#49221815) |
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Date: August 29th, 2025 1:17 PM Author: racy boistinker location (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2,5#49221966) |
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Date: August 29th, 2025 2:55 PM Author: racy boistinker location I guess maybe because they killed Christ and were therefore seen as villains when most US sports franchises and university athletic departments were created? only reason I can think of (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2,5#49222267) |
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Date: August 29th, 2025 3:04 PM Author: motley medicated mad cow disease The Cleveland Commoduses (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2,5#49222287) |
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Date: August 29th, 2025 4:21 PM Author: boyish chad The same reason you don't have the Atlanta Jews or the Baltimore Christians (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2,5#49222428) |
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Date: August 29th, 2026 4:29 PM Author: ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, But see, In re Friars, Padres, Deacons, Crusaders, Angels, and Saints. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2,5#50102090) |
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Date: August 29th, 2026 4:22 PM Author: Golf Wigger (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2,5#50102080) |