Viggen Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 A newsletter subscriber asked a question that i will pass on to you guys... Would all of the territories occupied by the Roman Army keep the identical time, or were there time zones in effect, or local times observed? The Roman army kept 3 hour watches through out the nite; So, was it midnite in Rome at the same moment that it was midnite in Jerusalem in 30 AD? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primus Pilus Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 A newsletter subscriber asked a question that i will pass on to you guys... Would all of the territories occupied by the Roman Army keep the identical time, or were there time zones in effect, or local times observed? The Roman army kept 3 hour watches through out the nite; So, was it midnite in Rome at the same moment that it was midnite in Jerusalem in 30 AD? No, it was midnight when the moon reached the middle of the sky at whatever location you were in at that moment. In Jerusalem this would've happened a few hours earlier than in Rome. Since there was no fast transit or instantaneous communication people of the ancient world wouldn't have been concerned with this sort of thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roman wargamer Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 yes, in the ancient 'old world' and Rome, they use mainly the sun and moon to tell the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldrail Posted June 17, 2006 Report Share Posted June 17, 2006 It was only the arrival of railways that made a common time so important. The ancient world probably wasn't even aware that time zones existed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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