Mario,
I can't help but wonder if there were ever any official sundials or other
timekeeping instruments issued by the Roman army as equipment, like the swords,
shields, sandals and other useful objects that were provided to the legions.
It seems like the Roman army may have been interested in
> Have any of you ever seen a portable Roman sundial? I can imagine they had
> them, but wonder how they worked and what type of dial form they used.
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Portable sundials are really many and also made in many different types.
They worked in many ways, usually altitude dial or alt
> For ordinary people, the change from
> unequal hours to equal hours must have
> been very difficult.
>
> There are records of people objecting
> to the 10 lost day in 1582. I am
> surprised that there are no records
> of people objecting to changing from
> unequal hours to equal hours.
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Hello,
Have any of you ever seen a portable Roman sundial? I can imagine they had
them, but wonder how they worked and what type of dial form they used.
Were they kept by specialists or did all the men have them, and were there
versions for both civil and natural time?
Best,
Jim Tallman
www.
Dear Mario,
Thank you again for all your help.
I now have a better understanding of
how the Roman Army kept time both day
and night.
For ordinary people, the change from
unequal hours to equal hours must have
been very difficult.
This is more difficult than changing
from liras to euros. There
