Roman Timekeeping
janandonly
13 points
4 comments
September 19, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (2 comments)
zulux
The Hours-Varry-By-Season is also reflected in older Japanese timekeeping: futeijihō
Rendello
I've always been interested by the κλεψύδρα, water clock . Searching that term now brings up hourglasses, which is a connection I've surprisingly never made. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_clock