Question
During the reign of Cotys I in this region, regulations for trade between Greeks and its inhabitants at an otherwise unknown place named Pistiros were established. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this ancient region, where the Rogozen treasure of vessels inscribed with Cotys’ name was discovered in 1986. Mount Pangaion in this region was renowned for its gold and silver mines.
ANSWER: Thrace [or Thrake]
[10m] Cotys’ successors in Thrace such as Cersebleptes (“KERR-see-blep-tees”) were deprived of their rule by this ruler, who exploited Mount Pangaion’s mines by founding an eponymous city nearby in 357 BCE, a year after they captured Amphipolis.
ANSWER: Philip II of Macedon [or Philippos II; prompt on Philip or Philippos alone; prompt on Philippopolis by asking “who founded it?”]
[10e] Cersebleptes became deeply entangled in the conflicts between this city and Philip II, the details of which are recorded in some of the speeches of this city’s orator, Demosthenes.
ANSWER: Athens [or Athenai or Athina]
Summary
| 2023 UMN COOT | 08/19/2023 | Y | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
Data
| BHSU | doubleplusnegfive | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Jeff Weiner Fan Club | Palestrina Sawayama | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Weird Klaus Barbie | Our Job is Buzz | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |