Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Happy 2761th Birthday!
On 21 April, 753 BC, so goes the legend, Rome was founded. And this is celebrated every year in Rome. Today at 12 AM sharp, the bells from the city hall tower on the Capitol rang during 10 minutes to celebrate this event.
Of course it is more than likely that the story about the founding fathers, Romulus and Remulus, is only a myth. Still, no remainders older than from the middle of the 8th century BC have been found, so at least the date seems to be rather accurate.
And in case you wondered: 2009 + 753 is 2762, so why did I put 2761? Because the year "0" does not exist, of course.
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posted by Vince | 5:56 PM
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