Yeah, I was thinking more in terms of day-by-day, single week at a time schedules. You’re taking more in terms of the whole calendar year. So let’s split the difference there, as the reality is somewhat in the middle. I agree with you on things like diversions and holidays.
That being said, you also seem to be focusing on a very urbanized population. The Greeks and Romans both had plenty of very rural communities that existed to provide agricultural products to cities. And slaves. Especially before cars, even being 10km from three edge of a city could make a trip in just got the market a sunup to sundown trip. Ancient people also certainly practiced classicism. While theatrical performances were both cultural and sometimes what we might consider “religious,” the expectation that it was as egalitarian as a football game still excludes a large number of the overall population of whatever empire we’re taking about. That’s just simple logistics.
And we agree as well about the nuclear family with no multigenerational living being a uniquely post-WWII Western thing. One which sends to be fading in practicality.
Yeah, I was thinking more in terms of day-by-day, single week at a time schedules. You’re taking more in terms of the whole calendar year. So let’s split the difference there, as the reality is somewhat in the middle. I agree with you on things like diversions and holidays.
That being said, you also seem to be focusing on a very urbanized population. The Greeks and Romans both had plenty of very rural communities that existed to provide agricultural products to cities. And slaves. Especially before cars, even being 10km from three edge of a city could make a trip in just got the market a sunup to sundown trip. Ancient people also certainly practiced classicism. While theatrical performances were both cultural and sometimes what we might consider “religious,” the expectation that it was as egalitarian as a football game still excludes a large number of the overall population of whatever empire we’re taking about. That’s just simple logistics.
And we agree as well about the nuclear family with no multigenerational living being a uniquely post-WWII Western thing. One which sends to be fading in practicality.