How did Ancient Greeks tell the date? - The Athenian Calendar

The video explores how ancient Greeks, particularly Athenians, understood and used calendars. It explains the civic democratic calendar used for political purposes and the festive calendar for festivals, both based on lunar cycles. The video also discusses synchronization methods for aligning lunar and solar years, and how Athenians denoted years using events like the Olympiad or the eponymous Archon.

Explain the significance of the eponymous Archon in the context of the Athenian calendar.

What was the role of the Olympic Games in dating years in ancient Greece?

How would an Athenian respond to the question of what date it is today?