Let's count up to 2025 by New Year's Eve!
The old thread, in its second year got deleted Β
So, I'm starting a new one!
We've a lot of catching up to do, so here we go:
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Let's count up to 2025 by New Year's Eve!
The old thread, in its second year got deleted Β
So, I'm starting a new one!
We've a lot of catching up to do, so here we go:
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John the Baptist begins baptizing people in the river Jordan.
Local official offered comment: "Dirty hippy. These sorts always have their heads in the clouds."Β
Revival at 11:00
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Roman Emperor Claudius, backed by four legions, invades Brittania.
"This time we're serious. We've brought war elephants."
Local man: "what the hell is that???"
Ogham script at 11:00
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Thank you, thank you Β
But I can't wait to get to other historical hilarity lime the Black Death or the Inquisition Β
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Agricola, Roman governor of Brittania finally brings the last stronghold of the Druids under Roman control.
Back in 60 AD, Paulinus, unable to complete the conquering of the island of Anglesey due Boudica's revolt and the Iceni burning Londinium to the ground, Agricola finally gains control of the island.
When asked for a statement, he said the first order of business would be to build a proper Roman road to the town of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrnrobwllllantrysiliogogogoch*.
*This is a troll, that's the town's actual name.
Lessons in Welsh at 11:00
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Todays report on arts and literature: Josephus completes his work Jewish Antiquities in twenty volumes. A master work translating Jewish history from the beginning through the first Roman-Jewish war. The books are in Greek, designed to help gentiles understand the Jewish people.
Rome's response: "Yeah? So?" And then they go straight on to persecuting the Jews harder than before.
Greek translations at 11:00
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