Question

Every Christmas, this figure comes close to gnawing off his chains while imprisoned within Montenegro’s Morača river (“MO-rah-chah”). Serbian legends conflate this figure with the Devil when describing how he stole the sun and some flesh off the foot of either the Archangel Gabriel or John the Baptist. This is the elder of two rulers who learned that the “just on Earth” were hindering Apollo’s advice at the oracle of Didyma. Dionysius Exiguus crafted the phrase (*) “anno domini” for his Easter Table to avoid a dating practice that used this figure’s name. A girl executed for refusing an official who served this ruler is usually portrayed holding a lamb. This ruler had an army captain clubbed to death after arrows failed to kill him. Eusebius and later hagiographers (10[2])exaggerated a policy under (-5[1])this ruler (10[2])that resulted in the executions (10[2])of Saint Agnes and Saint (10[1])Sebestian. For 10 points, name this Roman Emperor who ordered the Great Persecution. ■END■ (10[1]0[2])

ANSWER: Diocletian [or Diocles or Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus; accept Jovius or Dukljan; accept anno Diocletiani]
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Summary

2023 Chicago Open08/05/2023Y989%0%11%136.00

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Matt BollingerTeam Name Think DetailQuasicrystal Silence12610
Dylan MinarikRomanos IV Diogenes’ Macaroni GrillThe Catastrophic Implosion of Packet Sub12610
Will AlstonCurse you, Periplus the Platypus!Hang et al., Robert Browning130-5
Cyrus Zhouwave2: trimming membership codes 9655377758gpSaint Peter Andre 300013210
Kevin WangI would prefer not toremembrance of lost time13210
Chris RayTeach Us to Outgrow Our LadnessEvans Hall destruction awaiters13710
Iain CarpenterDon't be Afraid, the Clown's Afraid TooThe Canadians13710
Andrew HartBHSUIn Search of Things Past14210
Charles HangHang et al., Robert BrowningCurse you, Periplus the Platypus!15610
Ethan Ashbrook[moderator voice] yes that is so tenpointscore! is your team feeling bonuspilled?The anti-STOON-dahl cabal (the tall Keyal et al.)1560
JinAh KimThe anti-STOON-dahl cabal (the tall Keyal et al.)[moderator voice] yes that is so tenpointscore! is your team feeling bonuspilled?1560