Polaris as the north star is younger than the Roman Empire! Because of the precession of the Earth's axis, Polaris didn't become the north star until about 500

Polaris as the north star is younger than the Roman Empire! Because of the precession of the Earth's axis, Polaris didn't become the north star until about 500 AD. To the ancient Egyptians, Thuban was the north star. When humans were first discovering agriculture 12,000 years ago, Vega was the north star. Wikipedia has a great table showing the cycle of north stars: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pole_star#Precession_of_the_equinoxes https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pole_star#Precession_of_the_...