Greetings all,
Today we commemorate the Emperor
Constantine I declaring Sunday the Dies Solis Invicti (Sun-day) as a day
of rest in the Empire on 7th in 321 AD:
He can therefore be credited with officially inaugurating the weekend! :)
Interestingly this may be an early attempt by Constantine to get the citizens of the Empire all on the same page. Sunday was already a holy rest day for Christians. His declaring Sunday an official state sanctioned day associated with Sol Invictus made it a "day off" for everyone.
Interestingly this may be an early attempt by Constantine to get the citizens of the Empire all on the same page. Sunday was already a holy rest day for Christians. His declaring Sunday an official state sanctioned day associated with Sol Invictus made it a "day off" for everyone.
-Marcus Cassius Julianus
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