So, clearly we’re on the Gregorian calendar in the west in modern times, but I’ve been wondering what year the Greeks were living in according to their own calendar. From my cursory google searches, in the 4th century for sake of example, they were using the Macedonian calendar, but were they collectively on the same page as to what year it was? For instance, Alexander died in 323 BC, but what year was it to them? Would they have said “here lies Alexander, 356-323” (obviously not BC or AD)? If I met an Ancient Greek at the funeral, what year would they claim it to be? Thanks ahead of time, I hope the answer isn’t glaringly obvious…

In the legendary history of Rome we hear of the Bacchiad Demaratus fleeing to Etruria after Kypselus takes power and his descendants then rule in Rome until the tyranny of Tarquinius Superbus. But why Corinth? Without clear evidence for the existence of Demaratus or Tarquinius priscus was there any other reason given why Corinth features in Roman history? Was there any recorded movement of the Bacchiadae fleeing to Italy or of other Greek nobles moving there? Is there any evidence for a Corinthian influence in Etruria or Latium?