David Starner scripsit: > Why isn't there exterior evidence? IIRC, there was some traffic between > the Roman empire and parts east; given the detail of Chinese history, > can't some Chinese emperor be matched to a Roman emperor and years be > counted off from there? It really seems like the people who would have > noticed the missing years if they really existed would be the people > trying to look at non-European history.
Chinese chronology is *really* shaky; discrepancies of a few centuries between traditional and revisionist dates are routine. But the clock in the sky can't be falsified. -- John Cowan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.reutershealth.com I amar prestar aen, han mathon ne nen, http://www.ccil.org/~cowan han mathon ne chae, a han noston ne 'wilith. --Galadriel, _LOTR:FOTR_
