Why Rome's first sundial told the wrong time

Rome's first sundial showed the wrong time for 100 years

100 years

Rome took a sundial from Sicily in 264 BC and installed it without adjusting it for Rome's different latitude. It showed the wrong time for a century before the mistake was finally recognized in 164 BC.

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