If the weather was like it is now they must have gone through the years at a cracking pace.....lol Roz > They didn't. It was dreamed up well after the birth of Christ by the Church > of Rome I believe. Before then they went by the movement of the sun and > moon and the changes in the climate to determine what time it was during the > day and when spring summer etc occurred. > > How could it be 53 BC (before Christ) before he had arrived? > > Anonymous > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brian" <brian@lordbramhall.co.uk> > To: <GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 12:32 AM > Subject: [GEN-FRIENDS] I WONDERED > > > > I have often wondered, in 53 BC how did they know it was 53 BC? > > > > Brian > > List Admin > > > > > > > > > > --- > > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > Version: 6.0.317 / Virus Database: 176 - Release Date: 22/01/2002 > > > > > > ==== GEN-FRIENDS Mailing List ==== > > Please delete unwanted taglines and signatures before > > sending your message to avoid over-long messages. > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.317 / Virus Database: 176 - Release Date: 22/01/2002 > > > ==== GEN-FRIENDS Mailing List ==== > If you are a blood donor please ask to go on the Bone Marrow > Register. You won't be told about it if you don't ask. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com