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cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Brian M. Scott" <BMScott@...> wrote:
>
> > but I took it for granted that you would at least know
> > about the Gregorian calendar.
>
> Apparently I know rather more about it than you do: it
> wasn't used anywhere prior to 1582.
>
That the Gregorian calendar was introduced in the 16th century is
common knowledge and was not at all in dispute here. One thing you
might choose to dispute though, is my unpremeditated assumption that
pre-Christian events are often timed with a back-projected Gregorian
date. Thus, any Hindu can tell you that Kali Yuga, the miserable Age
of Strife, started with Krishna's death on 18 February 3102 BC. At
that time, even the Romans probably didn't use the month
name "February" yet, let alone anyone using Gregorian reckoning. But
such back-projection seems to be fairly common usage.
We could also go back to determining the IE Urheimat, though.
Kind regards,
KE