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So, what would somebody say the year was if they were asked at that point?
39 0 ReplyA universal calendar hasn't been established yet so it would depend on where you are.
For example today in 59 BC under the Athenian calendar would be 17 of Thargelion, Ol.180.1
94 0 ReplyBut that's a conversion that everyone knows anyways.
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Consulship of Caesar and Bibulus - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/59_BC lists some options of how it would be called in various places
32 0 ReplyI wasn't aware that every year had a wikipedia page...but I tried some others and it kinda seems like it does.
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In Egypt they would say the 8th year of Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator
15 0 ReplyWikipedia says 695 Ab urbe condita.
10 0 ReplyIn 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.
19 0 ReplyThe system would also work in the UK the past few years.
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Pretty sure they would respond, "Get away from me, demon! Stop talking in tongues!"
10 0 ReplyI'm pretty sure the concept of somebody speaking another language from you existed back then.
7 0 ReplyGet away from me, demon! Stop talking in tongues!
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5 0 ReplyThey probably woukdn't even know their own age
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