Question

Residents of a “hanging city” above this river were terrorized by rumors of a giant octopus (-5[1])and prayed to a beauty goddess (-5[1])“of the Sewer.” During Argei, twenty-seven straw figures were thrown annually (-5[1])into this river (-5[1])to honor (10[1])a drowned king of (-5[1])Alba Longa that may name it. (10[9])The (-5[1])Tetrarchy (10[4])was abolished (10[1])shortly after a battle (-5[1])on this river’s (10[1])Milvian (10[2]-5[1])Bridge. (10[3]-5[4])The (10[1])first colonia (-5[1])was a city at (-5[1])the mouth (10[1]-5[3])of this river (10[1]-5[2])which imported (10[1])grain (-5[1])and was named (-5[1])Ostia. (10[2])This river’s aqueducts like the Aqua (10[1])Appia supplied water (10[1])to (10[1])bathhouses in a city (10[1])built on seven hills (10[3])like (10[1]-5[1])the (10[1])Palatine (10[3]-5[1])and (10[2])Capitoline. (10[1]-5[1])For 10 points, (10[1])name this river that flows (10[1])through Rome. (10[4])■END■ (10[13]0[3])

ANSWER: Tiber River [or Tiberis or Tevere; prompt on Albula] (The first line is Pliny the Elder’s description of Rome and of Cloacina as the “Venus of the Sewer.” The drowned king was Tiberinus.)
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Joshua Garner (DII)Ohio State A (UG) Michigan A (UG) 21-5
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Olin Bose (DII)Columbia A (UG)Columbia B35-5
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Chase Barrick (DII)Lehigh A (UG)Bard A (UG)41-5
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Orion KellerVirginia Tech AAppalachian State B9710
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Luke HoutzArizona State AUBC B100-5
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Danny CutbillRIT ARIT C10110
Luke StroleUW PrideUW Greed10110
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Alan Lee (UG)CWRU A (UG) Miami B (UG) 11010
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Rishi Swaminathan (DII)NYU A (UG)Penn B (DII)11210
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