Question
In one work, this author described a port on the Magnus Sinus called Cattigara, which scholars have identified as Óc Eo in Vietnam. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this author of the Geography. This Alexandrian mathematician expounded upon the geocentric model of the universe in his Almagest.
ANSWER: Ptolemy [or Ptolemaios; or Claudius Ptolemy; or Claudius Ptolemaeus]
[10m] Ptolemy’s Geography built upon the work of a cartographer from this city named Marinus. A general built a causeway to besiege this city in 332 BCE.
ANSWER: Tyre
[10h] The Peutinger Map, which lists various roads throughout the Roman Empire, also references a port named Muziris in this present-day country. The 6th-century monk Cosmas was named for his travels to this country.
ANSWER: India [or Indica; or Republic of India; or Bhārat Gaṇarājya] (Muziris is likely near the town of Pattanam in Kerala. The monk was named Cosmas Indicopleustes.)
<Hari Parameswaran, History - European - Classical> ~23863~ <Editor: Hari Parameswaran>
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Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 PACE NSC | 06/08/2024 | Y | 36 | 16.39 | 81% | 72% | 11% |