The Problem of Designating the Year in the Early Byzantine Written Tradition
Journal: GRAPHOSPHAERA Writing and Written Practices
Year: 2024

In the late Roman and early Byzantine written traditions, there were various calendars and chronology systems, which gave rise to the problem of designating the year and dates. The use of dating according to different calendar systems was complicated by the fact that in different calendars years began at different times. The article offers an overview of the main methods of chronology used in the late Roman and early Byzantine periods, and also pro-vides examples of the combination of various da