Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this documentary Adrian Hundhausen presents his incredible discovery: that the Ancient Greeks told time VERY differently from the Ancient Romans, and that virtually every translation of time expressions in Ancient Greek is *wrong* — including translations of the the New Testament into Latin, English, and other languages. This finding promises to reveal subtle but critical insights into the the original Greek text of the New Testament as well as pagan texts, opening up a dimension of the ancient Eastern Mediterranean world very difficult for us to comprehend in the modern age.
Journey with me and Adrian as we take you to scenic Palestrina, Italy, where a sundial and a mosaic will unlock deep secrets hidden from scholars and the people for centuries.
Adrian's book The PHAROS (Φάρος) on Amazon: amzn.to/4j3b6Qo
Thanks to much to Adrian Hundhausen for planning this documentary, and for having brought this incredible research to the world.
Thanks so much as always to Irene La Preziosa, whose clear, subtle, and thoughtful cinematography made this interview possible.
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Intro and outro music: Overture of Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) by Mozart
0:00 Intro to Ancient Greek Hours
1:03 Temple of Fortuna Primigenia at Praeneste
2:04 Two types of sundials
3:45 "Stretchy" seasonal hours
5:54 We use Roman hours, not Greek ones
8:27 1st Quiz: Test on ROMAN Hours
12:12 2nd Quiz: Test on GREEK Hours
18:03 The Nilotic Mosaic
19:58 The earlest known sundial
21:38 But how did the Greeks tell time?
23:15 A Greek Sundial with the Hours Marked
24:14 3rd Quiz: What Time Is This in GREEK?
28:42 Greek ZONE Mode
29:52 The Origin of the Days of the Week
34:16 Why the Eagles lost the Super Bowl in 2023
36:17 What about the Jews and the Christians?
37:35 Quiz Re-Take: How the Greeks told the hours
43:22 Egeria's Latin Translation of Greek Hours
45:33 Did Jesus really die " *around* 3pm" ?
47:46 The fate of the hippo-hunters
50:14 The real meaning of "περὶ (ταύτην τὴν) ὥρᾱν"
51:12 The Actual Time of Jesus' Death
53:49 The Syriac translation, and the cause of original mistranslation
57:12 How long did the Greek hour system endure?
58:50 The Solar Eclipse of 1330 AD
1:02:06 Why did the Romans tell time differently?
1:03:29 How important is this discovery?
1:06:01 How do you say 1pm in Ancient Greek?
1:10:41 Well, it's lunchtime.
In this documentary Adrian Hundhausen presents his incredible discovery: that the Ancient Greeks told time VERY differently from the Ancient Romans, and that virtually every translation of time expressions in Ancient Greek is *wrong* — including translations of the the New Testament into Latin, English, and other languages. This finding promises to reveal subtle but critical insights into the the original Greek text of the New Testament as well as pagan texts, opening up a dimension of the ancient Eastern Mediterranean world very difficult for us to comprehend in the modern age.
Journey with me and Adrian as we take you to scenic Palestrina, Italy, where a sundial and a mosaic will unlock deep secrets hidden from scholars and the people for centuries.
Adrian's book The PHAROS (Φάρος) on Amazon: amzn.to/4j3b6Qo
Thanks to much to Adrian Hundhausen for planning this documentary, and for having brought this incredible research to the world.
Thanks so much as always to Irene La Preziosa, whose clear, subtle, and thoughtful cinematography made this interview possible.
🦂 Support my work on Patreon:
patreon.com/LukeRanieri
📚 Luke Ranieri Audiobooks:
luke-ranieri.myshopify.com
🤠 Take my course LATIN UNCOVERED on StoryLearning, including my original Latin adventure novella "Vir Petasātus"
learn.storylearning.com/lu-promo?affiliate_id=3932873
☕️ Support my work with PayPal:
paypal.me/lukeranieri
And if you like, do consider joining this channel:
youtube.com/channel/UCLbiwlm3poGNh5XSVlXBkGA/join
🏛 Latin by the Ranieri-Dowling Method: luke-ranieri.myshopify.com/collections/frontpage/products/latin-by-the-ranieri-dowling-method-latin-summary-of-forms-of-nouns-verbs-adjectives-pronouns-audio-grammar-tables
🏺Ancient Greek by the Ranieri-Dowling Method: luke-ranieri.myshopify.com/collections/frontpage/products/ancient-greek-by-the-ranieri-dowling-method-latin-summary-of-forms-of-nouns-verbs-adjectives-pronouns-audio-grammar-tables
🏛 Ancient Greek in Action · Free Greek Lessons:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU1WuLg45SixsonRdfNNv-CPNq8xUwgam
🦂 ScorpioMartianus (my channel for content in Latin, Ancient Greek, & Ancient Egyptian)
youtube.com/ScorpioMartianus
🎙 Hundreds of hours of Latin & Greek audio:
lukeranieri.com/audio
🌍 polýMATHY website:
lukeranieri.com/polymathy
🌅 polýMATHY on Instagram:
instagram.com/lukeranieri
🦁 Legio XIII Latin Language Podcast:
youtube.com/LegioXIII
👕 Merch:
teespring.com/stores/scorpiomartianus
🦂 ScorpioMartianus.com
🦅 LukeRanieri.com
📖 My book Ranieri Reverse Recall on Amazon:
amzn.to/2nVUfqd
Intro and outro music: Overture of Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) by Mozart
0:00 Intro to Ancient Greek Hours
1:03 Temple of Fortuna Primigenia at Praeneste
2:04 Two types of sundials
3:45 "Stretchy" seasonal hours
5:54 We use Roman hours, not Greek ones
8:27 1st Quiz: Test on ROMAN Hours
12:12 2nd Quiz: Test on GREEK Hours
18:03 The Nilotic Mosaic
19:58 The earlest known sundial
21:38 But how did the Greeks tell time?
23:15 A Greek Sundial with the Hours Marked
24:14 3rd Quiz: What Time Is This in GREEK?
28:42 Greek ZONE Mode
29:52 The Origin of the Days of the Week
34:16 Why the Eagles lost the Super Bowl in 2023
36:17 What about the Jews and the Christians?
37:35 Quiz Re-Take: How the Greeks told the hours
43:22 Egeria's Latin Translation of Greek Hours
45:33 Did Jesus really die " *around* 3pm" ?
47:46 The fate of the hippo-hunters
50:14 The real meaning of "περὶ (ταύτην τὴν) ὥρᾱν"
51:12 The Actual Time of Jesus' Death
53:49 The Syriac translation, and the cause of original mistranslation
57:12 How long did the Greek hour system endure?
58:50 The Solar Eclipse of 1330 AD
1:02:06 Why did the Romans tell time differently?
1:03:29 How important is this discovery?
1:06:01 How do you say 1pm in Ancient Greek?
1:10:41 Well, it's lunchtime.
