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If the Roman Empire thought the world (and the year) began on September 1, how come September is September, the seventh month???? Originally posted by byzanTN:
The Byzantine (Roman) Empire did not use the birth of Christ as the starting point for its calendar, or so I have read. They counted years since the creation of the world, which they dated Sept. 1, 5509 B.C.
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Hi,
I spoke with a friend this afternoon about this topic about the dates. First of all, he was a Jew, converted to Byzantine Catholicism, just so you'll know.
He said that the Jewish New Year doesn't start until about 2 weeks after Sept 1st. (Didn't ask him what specific date is that).
Of course, he said that's based on Julian Calendar.
So...my question is...is September 1st based on Gregorian Calendar? Or is it based on Julian? It seems to me that most Orthodox here in this country celebrate New Year on Sept 1st., so I'd assume it's based on Julian Calendar.
Please enlighten me.
SPDundas
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It is my understanding that Sept 1 was set by a canon of Nicaea I. Which canon?
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As I mentioned, I READ about the Byzantine new year. I never said I understood how they arrived at Sept. 1. I am curious about that, too, so perhaps someone on the forum has more info about it.
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