Question

A woman with this epithet had an affair with a moneychanger and conspired with him to drown her husband in his bath. A ruler with this epithet described the rituals needed to receive it in a work called “The Book of Ceremonies.” A ruler was promised the hand of a woman with this epithet in exchange for returning the town of Korsun to her brother. A ruler with this epithet shared the throne with a member of the Lekapenos family. A ruler with this epithet consolidated his power by crushing revolts from two generals named Bardas. A desire to marry (10[1])a woman with this epithet caused Vladimir the Great to convert the Kievan Rus’ to Christianity. The princess Anna held this epithet, which was given to royal children born in a colorful stone chamber in the Great Palace of Constantinople. For 10 points, what Greek epithet held by several middle Byzantine rulers means “born in the purple”? ■END■

ANSWER: Porphyrogenitus [or Porphyrogenita, Porphyrogennetos, or Porphyrogennete; accept Anna Porphyrogenita or Anna Porphyrogennete; accept Basil II Porphyrogenitus or Basil II Porphyrogennetos; accept Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus or Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos; accept Zoë Porphyrogenita or Zoë Porphyrogennetos; until “purple” is read, prompt on “born in the purple” by asking “what is the original language title?”] (Zoë Porphyrogenita had the affair with the moneychanger, who became Michael IV. Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus wrote “The Book of Ceremonies” and shared the throne with Romanos I Lekapenos. Basil II Porphyrogenitus beat the generals named Bardas. Vladimir the Great received Anna Porphyrogenita’s hand in marriage for returning Korsun to Basil II.)
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Hari ParameswaranGeorgia Tech ACornell A9910

Summary

2023 ACF Nationals04/22/2023Y1100%0%0%99.00