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Why are no US sports teams named after the Romans?
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Date: August 28th, 2025 3:41 AM Author: Thriller Silver House Haunted Graveyard There are many named after the Greeks (Trojans, Spartans, Titans), the Norse (Vikings), even the Irish (Celtics and Fighting Irish), but none are named after the Romans. Why? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2)#49218557) |
Date: August 28th, 2025 3:56 AM Author: histrionic property I was sure this is wrong but after thinking and googling the closest I could get was the Idaho Vandals, the Vandals having sacked Rome (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2)#49218558) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 1:48 PM Author: gay vivacious school cafeteria Visigoths iirc but probably vandals too at some point (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2)#49219392) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 3:59 AM Author: At-the-ready Box Office Main People because the romans werent birdshit, any US teams named after niggistan? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2)#49218559) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 6:26 AM Author: hilarious knife how are the greeks less birdshit than romans? and what about all the teams named after injuns? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2)#49218604) |
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Date: August 29th, 2025 2:56 PM Author: Lake cracking old irish cottage theater immigration from North Africa is how (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2)#49222270) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 3:59 AM Author: Diverse garrison filthpig If you want to be pedantic the Aeneid makes the Trojans the founders of Rome. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2)#49218560) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 4:02 AM Author: histrionic property Romulus and Remus would like a word (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2)#49218562) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 4:47 AM Author: Thriller Silver House Haunted Graveyard That’s what he’s referring to dipshit (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2)#49218575) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 5:49 AM Author: Comical mustard new version How about I Trojan your ass (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2)#49218581) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 6:16 AM Author: electric olive useless brakes Not really. Romulus and Remus were not even born in Troy and were centuries after Aeneas. That’s the joke (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2)#49218599) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 2:34 PM Author: Thriller Silver House Haunted Graveyard Read up on the legend a bit more (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2)#49219518) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 5:33 AM Author: beta crackhouse reading party NHL does in Canada
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottawa_Senators |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 6:03 AM Author: Thriller Silver House Haunted Graveyard cr. forgot about them (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2)#49218590) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 7:51 PM Author: stimulating stain OP said US sports teams (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2)#49220228) |
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Date: August 29th, 2025 2:53 PM Author: Thriller Silver House Haunted Graveyard by the powers vested in me as the OP I hereby declare the Ottawa Senators a credited response (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2)#49222259) |
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Date: August 29th, 2025 2:56 PM Author: stimulating stain no (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2)#49222271) |
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Date: August 29th, 2025 3:02 PM Author: flesh address coldplay fan Eat shit (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2)#49222283) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 6:23 AM Author: stimulating stain (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2)#49218602) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 1:29 PM Author: flesh address coldplay fan (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2)#49219360) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 5:42 AM Author: racy mood faggotry https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanta_Gladiators (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2)#49218580) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 6:11 AM Author: Cerise Big Ape Site nothing roman really has a good ring to it for a team name. Shit like gladiators and centurions doesn’t sound right. Plenty of Colosseum stadiums out there. LA has the Forum, there’s the Aqueduct racetrack in NY. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2)#49218598) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 5:08 PM Author: fragrant stag film Centurions and Legion would be good names (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2)#49219923) |
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Date: August 29th, 2025 12:05 PM Author: Cerise Big Ape Site any given sunday had the NY Emperors and it sounded gay. so did the Dallas knights.
legion would be good for soccer i guess |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 6:21 AM Author: Translucent indecent kitty How could you forget about the Rome Emperors?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rome_Emperors |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 8:53 AM Author: Adventurous office selfie Op pwned. Growing a beard.
https://www.centurapride.com/ |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 1:52 PM Author: gay vivacious school cafeteria Greeks and Norse = mythic warriors, Romans = empire-builders. U.S. sports culture wants the scrappers, not the empire. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2)#49219402) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 2:36 PM Author: Thriller Silver House Haunted Graveyard you can’t build an empire through conquest without being great warriors (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2)#49219522) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 3:39 PM Author: gay vivacious school cafeteria Which is why we have the Dallas Cowboys and not the Republican Congressmen (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2)#49219689) |
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Date: August 29th, 2025 2:57 PM Author: Lake cracking old irish cottage theater wow (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2)#49222274) |
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Date: August 29th, 2025 12:07 PM Author: hairless factory reset button set The California Gays are a major team iirc (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2)#49221794) |
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Date: August 29th, 2025 12:14 PM Author: aphrodisiac scourge upon the earth newt 180 thread. You get lots of Trojans, Spartans, some Argonauts, occasional VAndals, Scots, Highlanders, VIkings, Norse. Weird ones like Britons and Saxons. But basically no Romans. Amazing. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2)#49221815) |
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Date: August 29th, 2025 1:17 PM Author: Thriller Silver House Haunted Graveyard (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2)#49221966) |
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Date: August 29th, 2025 2:55 PM Author: Thriller Silver House Haunted Graveyard I guess maybe because they killed Christ and were therefore seen as villains when most US sports franchises and university athletic departments were created? only reason I can think of (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2)#49222267) |
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Date: August 29th, 2025 3:04 PM Author: excitant maroon business firm The Cleveland Commoduses (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2)#49222287) |
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Date: August 29th, 2025 4:21 PM Author: misanthropic bistre mediation native The same reason you don't have the Atlanta Jews or the Baltimore Christians (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2)#49222428) |
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Date: August 29th, 2026 4:29 PM Author: ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, But see, In re Friars, Padres, Deacons, Crusaders, Angels, and Saints. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2)#50102090) |
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Date: August 29th, 2026 4:22 PM Author: Golf Wigger (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2)#50102080) |