Toes♀@ani.social to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 months agoWhat year is it?ani.socialimagemessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down10
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minus-squareJolteon@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoSo, what would somebody say the year was if they were asked at that point?
minus-squareToes♀@ani.socialOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoA universal calendar hasn’t been established yet so it would depend on where you are. For example today in 59 BC under the Athenian calendar would be 17 of Thargelion, Ol.180.1
minus-squaremrmule@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoIn Egypt they would say the 8th year of Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator
minus-squaremaculata@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·2 months agoNo they wouldn’t. They would say something similar BUT IN OLDE WORLDY EGYPTIAN.
So, what would somebody say the year was if they were asked at that point?
A universal calendar hasn’t been established yet so it would depend on where you are.
For example today in 59 BC under the Athenian calendar would be 17 of Thargelion, Ol.180.1
In Egypt they would say the 8th year of Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator
No they wouldn’t. They would say something similar BUT IN OLDE WORLDY EGYPTIAN.