The year of confusion

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In "the year of confusion", Caesar, with the help of astronomers from distant lands, is setting up his revolutionary new calendar since the present one is The year of confusion book out of joint.

Decius is appointed as overseer of the project and stumbles upon two murders; two of the astronomers are done in 4/5. SPQR XIII: The Year of Confusion: A Mystery [John Maddox Roberts] on *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers.

Caius Julius Caesar, now dictator of Rome, has decided to revise the Roman calendar, which has become out of sync with the seasons. As if /5(27). Here, in SPQR XIII, The Year of Confusion, Decius is now a senior Senator, serving as an aide to The year of confusion book Caesar, Dictator.

Decius has the uncomfortable and difficult job of trying to explain Caesars new "Julian Calender" to the People of Rome, and smooth over the difficulties of a year with too few months, followed by a year with too many/5(12).

A magnificent addition to SPQR series, "The Year of Confusion" harks to John Maddox Roberts interests with ancient science and ancient religion. One of the astrolgers who are to set up the new Julian calendar is killed in an unusual way. The puzzle is first rate, the ambientation original/5(27). A magnificent addition to SPQR series, "The Year of Confusion" harks to John Maddox Roberts interests with ancient science and ancient religion.

One of the astrolgers who are to set up the new Julian calendar is killed in an unusual way. The puzzle is first rate, the ambientation original/5(22).

A magnificent addition to SPQR series, "The Year of Confusion" harks to John Maddox Roberts interests with ancient science and ancient religion. One of the astrolgers who are to set up the new Julian calendar is killed in an unusual way. The puzzle is first rate, the ambientation original/5(27).

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The year of confusion. [John Maddox Roberts] -- When Dictator Caius Julius Caesar rankles the public by bringing in foreign astronomers and astrologers to revise the Roman calendar, overseer Decius finds himself investigating the murders of two of.

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The Julian calendar is still used in parts of the Eastern Orthodox Church and in parts of Oriental Orthodoxy as well as by the Berbers. The Julian calendar has two types of year: a normal year of days and a leap year of days.

They follow a simple cycle of three normal years and one leap year, giving an average year that is days long.The Year of Confusion (Book): Roberts, John Maddox: "Caius Julius Caesar, now dictator of Rome, has decided to revise the Roman calendar, which has become out of sync with the seasons.

As if this weren't already an unpopular move, Caesar has brought in astronomers and astrologers from abroad, including Egyptians, Greeks, Indians, and Persians.SPQR XIII: THE YEAR OF CONFUSION.

by John Maddox Roberts. BUY NOW FROM GET WEEKLY BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS: Email Address Subscribe Tweet. KIRKUS REVIEW. Revising the Roman calendar can be deadly. In 46 BCE, ambitious Caius Julius Caesar is not only dictator but also Pontifex Maximus of Rome, putting him in charge of the calendar.

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