Question

Several programs in Daphne and Antioch were led by a charioteer named Calliopas with this attribute, which also names a whale that Belisarius supposedly battled. (10[2])An item decorated with this attribute marked the highest limit on Diocletian’s Edict on Maximum Prices. A product with this attribute was supposedly discovered by the philosopher Heracles after his dog’s mouth became stained during a seaside walk. The toga picta is distinguished by this attribute and was worn by generals (10[1])celebrating a triumph. (-5[1])The future wife of Vladimir (10[1])the Great, Princess Anna, (-5[1])was born in a chamber named for this attribute, (10[2])for which she earned the (10[1])epithet Porphyrogenita. (10[1])The Phoenicians extracted a pigment of this color from Murex snails in Tyre. For 10 points, name this color associated with Roman royalty. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: purple [or porphyry or purpura or purpureus; accept Tyrian purple; accept imperial purple or royal purple; accept “born in the purple” until read; accept Porphyrogenitus or Porphyrogenita until read; accept Porphyrios or Porphyrius or Porphyrion; accept Porphyrius Calliopas; accept violet or lavender or wisteria; accept mauve or thistle or phlox or heliotrope; prompt on color or colored; prompt on shade or hue]
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Summary

2023 ACF Winter @ Columbia11/11/2023Y9100%0%22%81.00

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Lexi TermanRutgers ANYU B2410
Ben SterlingYale APenn B2410
Jacob Hardin-BernhardtNYU AColumbia C7510
Iyanu NafiuYale CVassar78-5
Danny HanPenn AHaverford8310
Noah DornPrinceton BCornell C87-5
William HelmanBard APrinceton A9610
Forrest WeintraubColumbia ARutgers B9610
Lukas KoutsoukosYale BRowan A10110
Nathan ZhangCornell CPrinceton B10310
Sam MacchiVassarYale C12710