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August Random Thread, Part 2 — Happy New Year!

The second installment of the monthly abode of undirected conversation continues to commemorate the founding of MuseBlog (and concomitant dawn of a new era) in August 2005. Hail ourselves! Hail! Hail! Hail!

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May Random Thread — Happy New Year!

We’re saved! Until 222 B.C., apparently, the Roman consular year began on May 1. Then the Romans changed it to start on the Ides of March, and in 154 B.C. they switched to January 1.

Still, the early May date is good enough for us. The picture shows a much later Roman gold piece (ca. 43 B.C.) embossed with the image of a consul between two bodyguards (lictors).

Thanks to The Man For Aeiou and ZMZ for ferreting out this theme-saving information.

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