08-27-2009, 03:11 PM
Ave,
I am nearing completion of a novel about the rise and fall of Flavius Hannibalianus.
I have hit a snag on events.
I have many sources from which I draw, and there seems to be a descrepency in the date of the Emperor Constantine's 30th anniversary.
Some report it as being celebrated in AD 335 and some in AD 336.
I was wondering about this.
I know that Romans, when they spoke of their annual calendar, used inclusive dates, such as the 28th of December would have been referred to as [the fifth day before the Kalends of January], (28, 29, 30, 31, and 1) as opposed to how I count days today [fourth day before the First] (29,30,31, and 1).
If a Roman did count years like they counted days, this could explain why the two reported dates differ.
Am I way off base?
Thanks again,
Me.
I am nearing completion of a novel about the rise and fall of Flavius Hannibalianus.
I have hit a snag on events.
I have many sources from which I draw, and there seems to be a descrepency in the date of the Emperor Constantine's 30th anniversary.
Some report it as being celebrated in AD 335 and some in AD 336.
I was wondering about this.
I know that Romans, when they spoke of their annual calendar, used inclusive dates, such as the 28th of December would have been referred to as [the fifth day before the Kalends of January], (28, 29, 30, 31, and 1) as opposed to how I count days today [fourth day before the First] (29,30,31, and 1).
If a Roman did count years like they counted days, this could explain why the two reported dates differ.
Am I way off base?
Thanks again,
Me.
AKA Tom Chelmowski
Historiae Eruditere (if that is proper Latin)
Historiae Eruditere (if that is proper Latin)
