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[–] wraith@lemmy.ca 2 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (1 children)

Yeah, more or less. Spitballing, but it's probably still more related to the Sun. The 25th would've been on of the first days studious Romans could tell the daytime was growing longer.

This whole period in Roman History is extremely cool. Maybe not to live in though lol.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

I really need to pick up some books about early Christianity and its relationship to the Roman Empire. Certainly cool history.

[–] wraith@lemmy.ca 2 points 18 hours ago

My first rec would be Rod Bennett's The Early Church in Her Own Words. It's a good starting point that grounds you in what the early authors of Christianity were thinking and discussing.