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How to Combine Action & Contemplation | Katharina Volk on Cicero & Caesar

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Caesar's Calendar Revolution

This chapter explores Julius Caesar's pivotal reform of the Roman calendar, highlighting the inefficiencies of the previous system and the political implications of its misalignment with the lunar year. It narrates the collaboration with a Greek astronomer that led to the creation of the Julian calendar, a lasting influence on our modern measurement of time.

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