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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: Mind-boggling Abnormal Resort 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=2E#49218557) |
Date: August 28th, 2025 3:56 AM Author: Wild Brunch 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=2E#49218558) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 1:48 PM Author: Tan Sound Barrier Center Visigoths iirc but probably vandals too at some point (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2E#49219392) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 3:59 AM Author: Exciting Yellow Roast Beef because the romans werent birdshit, any US teams named after niggistan? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2E#49218559) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 6:26 AM Author: Adventurous Clown 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=2E#49218604) |
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Date: August 29th, 2025 2:56 PM Author: Aromatic Avocado Sanctuary immigration from North Africa is how (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2E#49222270) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 3:59 AM Author: cerebral kitchen 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=2E#49218560) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 4:02 AM Author: Wild Brunch Romulus and Remus would like a word (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2E#49218562) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 4:47 AM Author: Mind-boggling Abnormal Resort That’s what he’s referring to dipshit (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2E#49218575) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 5:49 AM Author: mildly autistic trailer park How about I Trojan your ass (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2E#49218581) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 6:16 AM Author: Orchid stimulating public bath sandwich 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=2E#49218599) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 2:34 PM Author: Mind-boggling Abnormal Resort Read up on the legend a bit more (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2E#49219518) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 5:33 AM Author: stirring love of her life NHL does in Canada
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottawa_Senators |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 6:03 AM Author: Mind-boggling Abnormal Resort cr. forgot about them (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2E#49218590) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 7:51 PM Author: Razzle Regret OP said US sports teams (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2E#49220228) |
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Date: August 29th, 2025 2:53 PM Author: Mind-boggling Abnormal Resort 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=2E#49222259) |
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Date: August 29th, 2025 2:56 PM Author: Razzle Regret no (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2E#49222271) |
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Date: August 29th, 2025 3:02 PM Author: contagious university Eat shit (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2E#49222283) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 6:23 AM Author: Razzle Regret (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2E#49218602) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 1:29 PM Author: contagious university (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2E#49219360) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 5:42 AM Author: Cordovan National Security Agency https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanta_Gladiators (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2E#49218580) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 6:11 AM Author: obsidian irradiated hospital 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=2E#49218598) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 5:08 PM Author: Flushed Thriller School Cafeteria Incel Centurions and Legion would be good names (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2E#49219923) |
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Date: August 29th, 2025 12:05 PM Author: obsidian irradiated hospital 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: Olive Community Account Death Wish 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: splenetic athletic conference stag film Op pwned. Growing a beard.
https://www.centurapride.com/ |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 1:52 PM Author: Tan Sound Barrier Center 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=2E#49219402) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 2:36 PM Author: Mind-boggling Abnormal Resort you can’t build an empire through conquest without being great warriors (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2E#49219522) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 3:39 PM Author: Tan Sound Barrier Center Which is why we have the Dallas Cowboys and not the Republican Congressmen (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2E#49219689) |
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Date: August 29th, 2025 2:57 PM Author: Aromatic Avocado Sanctuary wow (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2E#49222274) |
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Date: August 29th, 2025 12:07 PM Author: swashbuckling forum prole The California Gays are a major team iirc (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2E#49221794) |
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Date: August 29th, 2025 12:14 PM Author: Sienna Brethren 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=2E#49221815) |
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Date: August 29th, 2025 1:17 PM Author: Mind-boggling Abnormal Resort (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2E#49221966) |
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Date: August 29th, 2025 2:55 PM Author: Mind-boggling Abnormal Resort 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=2E#49222267) |
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Date: August 29th, 2025 3:04 PM Author: Vigorous soggy gunner coldplay fan The Cleveland Commoduses (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2E#49222287) |
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Date: August 29th, 2025 4:21 PM Author: Mustard cocky deer antler shrine 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=2E#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=2E#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=2E#50102080) |