06-21-2008, 01:18 AM
Also, things were timed much less precisely than today. Nobody would plan a meeting for 20 minutes past an hour; "after dinner" or "in the morning after I've seen my clients" would be more than sufficient. Similarly, watches were "1/4 the night" not "exactly 150 minutes". Even terms like "hour" depended on the length of the day at that time of year. Its just one of the little cultural differences we have to wrap our heads around in ancient history ...
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I have not checked this forum frequently since 2013, but I hope that these old posts have some value. I now have a blog on books, swords, and the curious things humans do with them.
I have not checked this forum frequently since 2013, but I hope that these old posts have some value. I now have a blog on books, swords, and the curious things humans do with them.
