How did calendar systems come into being? How have they evolved over time?
Greg Reese covers the history of these time-keeping charts, beginning with the writings of Artistotle and Apollonius of Rhodes. The migrations of birds and changing weather patterns all played a part in establishing seasons and larger calendars.
Great flood tales appear in many different Greek and Roman documents, such as Hesiod’s The Theogony from the 8th century BC, Plato’s Timeaus from the 5th century BC, Aristotle’s Meteorology from 4th century BC, and many others. Many scholars believe that the various versions were all of a single ancient flood, similar to the Biblical story of Noah, that affected the Mediterranean region in ancient times. More from Robert Sepehr, anthropologist and author.
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