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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: Swollen Cracking Parlour 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...#49218557) |
Date: August 28th, 2025 3:56 AM Author: At-the-ready boyish church building 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...#49218558) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 1:48 PM Author: Narrow-minded Heady Box Office Cumskin Visigoths iirc but probably vandals too at some point (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2...#49219392) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 3:59 AM Author: titillating theatre because the romans werent birdshit, any US teams named after niggistan? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2...#49218559) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 6:26 AM Author: sienna trip abode police squad 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...#49218604) |
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Date: August 29th, 2025 2:56 PM Author: charcoal zippy step-uncle's house immigration from North Africa is how (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2...#49222270) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 3:59 AM Author: rose doctorate 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...#49218560) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 4:02 AM Author: At-the-ready boyish church building Romulus and Remus would like a word (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2...#49218562) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 4:47 AM Author: Swollen Cracking Parlour That’s what he’s referring to dipshit (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2...#49218575) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 5:49 AM Author: vibrant scarlet candlestick maker How about I Trojan your ass (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2...#49218581) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 6:16 AM Author: Coral exhilarant state 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...#49218599) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 2:34 PM Author: Swollen Cracking Parlour Read up on the legend a bit more (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2...#49219518) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 5:33 AM Author: stimulating massive property NHL does in Canada
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottawa_Senators |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 6:03 AM Author: Swollen Cracking Parlour cr. forgot about them (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2...#49218590) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 7:51 PM Author: walnut forum OP said US sports teams (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2...#49220228) |
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Date: August 29th, 2025 2:53 PM Author: Swollen Cracking Parlour 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...#49222259) |
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Date: August 29th, 2025 2:56 PM Author: walnut forum no (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2...#49222271) |
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Date: August 29th, 2025 3:02 PM Author: Cerebral School Eat shit (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2...#49222283) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 6:23 AM Author: walnut forum (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2...#49218602) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 1:29 PM Author: Cerebral School (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2...#49219360) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 5:42 AM Author: cheese-eating glittery center https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanta_Gladiators (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2...#49218580) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 6:11 AM Author: know-it-all garrison 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...#49218598) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 5:08 PM Author: light hissy fit Centurions and Legion would be good names (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2...#49219923) |
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Date: August 29th, 2025 12:05 PM Author: know-it-all garrison 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: Exciting ocher stock car wrinkle 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: fragrant harsh rehab Op pwned. Growing a beard.
https://www.centurapride.com/ |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 1:52 PM Author: Narrow-minded Heady Box Office Cumskin 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...#49219402) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 2:36 PM Author: Swollen Cracking Parlour you can’t build an empire through conquest without being great warriors (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2...#49219522) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 3:39 PM Author: Narrow-minded Heady Box Office Cumskin 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...#49219689) |
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Date: August 29th, 2025 2:57 PM Author: charcoal zippy step-uncle's house wow (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2...#49222274) |
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Date: August 29th, 2025 12:07 PM Author: Orange pontificating tanning salon The California Gays are a major team iirc (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2...#49221794) |
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Date: August 29th, 2025 12:14 PM Author: Beady-eyed Generalized Bond 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...#49221815) |
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Date: August 29th, 2025 1:17 PM Author: Swollen Cracking Parlour (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2...#49221966) |
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Date: August 29th, 2025 2:55 PM Author: Swollen Cracking Parlour 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...#49222267) |
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Date: August 29th, 2025 3:04 PM Author: jade french chef pervert The Cleveland Commoduses (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2...#49222287) |
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Date: August 29th, 2025 4:21 PM Author: Provocative stubborn hunting ground 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...#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...#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...#50102080) |