The Question:
What
honour did the Roman Emperor Tiberius supposedly decline by saying "What
will you do when there are 13 Emperors?"
The answer:
He declined to have the month November named after him thus stopping the unhealthy trend started by Julius Caesar and Augustus Caesar.
Results of Gopal's Weekly Quiz - 21:
No of respondents: 3
No. of correct answers: 3
The Respondents:
1. B. Sreeram
His Answer: The obvious guess
is that the Roman senate offered to rename a month in his
honour, perhaps September.
2. Jyothiprakash
His Answer: Somebody
suggested that the twelve months would be named after 12
roman emperors
3. Vinay Vashisht
His Answer: Having
a month named after him??(a'la Julius and Augustus)
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