Measuring Time by the Stars: The Calendar That Shaped Ancient Egypt
How did the ancient Egyptians use the stars and the seasons to organize their lives?
In this episode of The Gentle Inquiry, we travel back thousands of years to explore the remarkable calendar system of ancient Egypt. Built around a 365-day solar year, the Egyptian civil calendar divided the year into three seasons—Inundation, Emergence, and Harvest—reflecting the rhythms of the Nile and the agricultural life that depended upon it.
We'll discover why the Egyptians added five special days to the end of the year, how the absence of a leap year created the fascinating “wandering year,” and why…
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