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The Longest Year in Human History (46 B.C.E.)

Historia Civilis · explainer · Watch on YouTube

World history

What it is

Historia Civilis tells the story of 46 BCE, the 445-day year in which Julius Caesar reformed the Roman calendar. It covers the political context, including the civil war, Cato and Cicero.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Recommended as an entertaining and well-explained account of why our calendar looks the way it does.

  • 4 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2021, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “though it takes 22 minutes to get to that part.”

    Explains why the year is designed as it is, after a long lead-in.

    shagie, 2022-04 · Recommendation · in “3,200-year-old Egyptian tablet records excuses for why people missed work”

  2. “Digestable and entertaining (fragment of a) video on the topic”

    Digestible, entertaining video on Julius Caesar designing the calendar.

    comeonbro, 2022-09 · Recommendation · in “Someday aliens will land and all will be fine until we explain our calendar”

  3. “This was covered by one of my favorite series on YouTube.”

    From a favorite YouTube series covering this exact topic.

    hr0m, 2024-02 · Recommendation · in “Julius Caesar's Year of Confusion”

  4. “Historia Civilis has a great video explaining how Caeser used the longest year to his advantage in war”

    Great explanation of how Caesar used the long year in war.

    j-bos, 2024-02 · Recommendation · in “Julius Caesar's Year of Confusion”

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Topics: julius caesar, roman republic, calendar, ancient rome, history

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