CLAS 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Pope Gregory Xii, Pontifex Maximus, De Re Publica
18 Apr 2016
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The past is a foreign country: they do things diferently there . Lp hartley, opening line of the go-between (1953) Only capital leters (unil late 8th c. ce) Did not, at irst have g or y. C bce to represent sounds from greek words. Zythum = a drink made from fermented malt (beer) Marius, aprilius, maias, lunis, quinilus, sexilis, september, october, Ianuarius, februarius, marius, aprilis, maias, iunius, quinilus, sexilis, 31 days each (marius, maias, quinilus, & october) 29 days (rest except februarius; 28 days) grand total = 365 days / year. Julius caesar as ponifex maximus (chief priest) intercalated enough days to make that year 445 days long. Every 4 years, a day was added between feb. 23 & 24. 1582 omits leap-year 3 imes every 400 years. Greek & russian orthodox sill use julian calendar. Mother of tiberius, gaius gracchus, sempronia, & 9 others who did not survive childhood.
