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On Roman Calendars and Leap Years and how Shopping in Rome might make you Superstitious

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Michelle Ciani
Feb 29, 2024
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Fragments of the Fasti Antiates Maiores calendar (84-55 BCE) at the Museo Nazionale Romano Palazzo Massimo alle Terme , February 2024. I was there last week to see the Camilian Demetrescu – DACICA exhibit

Cosa fai di bello on this leap year day? Are you doing anything fun on this extra day? 

I had never really paid attention to leap years until the last …

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