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What year is it? (ani.social)
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[-] ironhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 13 points 6 months ago

Wikipedia says 695 Ab urbe condita.

[-] mkwt@lemmy.world 23 points 6 months ago

In the Roman empire it was also common to identify years by the names of the two consuls, because the consuls served one year terms.

Consuls continued to be elected through most of the empire period.

[-] GroteStreet@aussie.zone 13 points 6 months ago

The system would also work in the UK the past few years.

this post was submitted on 21 May 2024
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