{"id":3651,"date":"2020-12-08T18:03:50","date_gmt":"2020-12-08T18:03:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/historyed.site\/?page_id=3651"},"modified":"2021-01-14T20:55:35","modified_gmt":"2021-01-14T20:55:35","slug":"1-solar-eclipses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/historyed.site\/index.php\/courses\/centuries\/ancient\/session-5\/1-solar-eclipses\/","title":{"rendered":"1) Solar Eclipses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Topic 1 &#8211; Session 5 &#8211; The Ancient Centuries<\/p>\n<p>How do historians determine when events occurred I ancient history?  Ancient accounts of eclipses can be timed by modern scientists.  We can calculate when an eclipse occurred.  We can read ancient accounts of it and proximate events.  Voila!  We can date those events and extrapolate from there.<\/p>\n<div class=\"one-half first\">\n<p>.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3786\" src=\"https:\/\/historyed.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Solar-Eclipse.jpg\" alt=\"Solar eclipse\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/historyed.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Solar-Eclipse.jpg 450w, https:\/\/historyed.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Solar-Eclipse-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"one-half\">\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Outline<\/h4>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/historyed.site\/index.php\/courses\/centuries\/ancient\/\">Course<\/a> The Ancient Centuries<br \/>\n<a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/historyed.site\/index.php\/courses\/centuries\/ancient\/session-5\/\">Session 5<\/a> 800 to 700<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Other Topics for This Session<\/strong><br \/>\nOne| <a href=\"https:\/\/historyed.site\/index.php\/courses\/centuries\/ancient\/session-5\/2-western-china-overrun\/\">|Two|<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/historyed.site\/index.php\/courses\/centuries\/ancient\/session-5\/3-first-olympics\/\">|Three|<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/historyed.site\/index.php\/courses\/centuries\/ancient\/session-5\/4-assyrian-revolts\/\">|Four|<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/historyed.site\/index.php\/courses\/centuries\/ancient\/session-5\/5-romes-beginnings\/\">|Five<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Further Information<\/h1>\n<h2>Articles<\/h2>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Solar_eclipse#Historical_eclipses\">Historical Eclipses<\/a> <a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Assyrian_eclipse\">Assyrian Eclipse<\/a> <a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eclipse_of_Thales\">Eclipse of Thales<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Videos<\/h2>\n<p><center><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AD83dpEjHlg\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tTxz_d2q7Js\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Topic 1 &#8211; Session 5 &#8211; The Ancient Centuries How do historians determine when events occurred I ancient history? Ancient accounts of eclipses can be timed by modern scientists. We can calculate when an eclipse occurred. We can read ancient accounts of it and proximate events. Voila! 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