Mostly because ancient calendars sucked and they constantly drifted out of alignment.
That issue originated in the ancient Roman Calendar, which is so old that we really don’t know who invented it or when, but it’s been likely some time around 700 BC.
So all in all, a 10 day error over 2700 years isn’t all that bad.
Mostly because ancient calendars sucked and they constantly drifted out of alignment.
That issue originated in the ancient Roman Calendar, which is so old that we really don’t know who invented it or when, but it’s been likely some time around 700 BC.
So all in all, a 10 day error over 2700 years isn’t all that bad.