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Episode CXVIII - The Roman Calendar

Emperors of Rome

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The Romans Created a Problematic Calendar

Prior to the julian calendar e, they seem to have had this 355 daysr can you imagine christmas during summer? Hman, i'm just completely ignoring what you're sayin heres. Believe me. They alternated the 355 with either 377 or 378. So you insert extra 27 or 28 days, which is what they call the mansis inter calaris,. The inter calendar month, aka, the wat's left over. Yes. It's like the romans created a problematic calendar, and their solution to it was even double down. Asisno, just put itand clearly, it became annoying to them. Andit's, it's letting them down badly

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