CLA371H1 Lecture 2: CLA371
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Bc and ad / bce and ce. Month names = roman tradition student calendar where do you check administration decides female calendars (ovulation) entertainment. What types of chronological systems for years/eras existed in the ancient med: significant dates, olympiad system. How consistently/formally were these systems used: differed by states/cultures/civilizations etc. Hard to all coalesce: calendars were changing, not enduring, often died out when a more unified political situation takes place. Romans originally based heavily on consul system: problem: didn"t always have consuls. Ab urbe condita = from the foundation of the city , 753 bce. Saeculum: roman vs. etruscan: saeculum = era, age, generation . In republic, idea that it is a generation (a human life cycle) But as time goes on, really like the idea of saeculum as 100 years. Not to us in modern time; generation likened more to when a population comes of age and can create a new generation.
