Aurelius@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 months agoThe ancient Romans made many attempts to fix the calendar year before landing on 12 months and leap yearswww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkThe ancient Romans made many attempts to fix the calendar year before landing on 12 months and leap yearswww.bbc.comAurelius@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 months agomessage-square34fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareedgemaster72@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months ago“But my ego demands I name a month after myself and I’ll be damned if it’s one of those bloody cold months at the end of the year!”
minus-squareMindSkipperBro12@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoIt’s two months. July: Julius. August: Augustus.
minus-squareteft@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoTwo different emperors. July is named after Julius Caesar and August is named after Augustus.
minus-squareMindSkipperBro12@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoAh, thought it was both Augustus since his name was like Julius Caesar Augustus.
minus-squareteft@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoHis full name was Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus but he was most commonly called Octavian. He was born Gaius Octavius but when he was named successor to Julius Caesar he adopted Caesar’s name.
minus-squareMindSkipperBro12@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoHuh. The more you know…
“But my ego demands I name a month after myself and I’ll be damned if it’s one of those bloody cold months at the end of the year!”
It’s two months. July: Julius. August: Augustus.
Two different emperors. July is named after Julius Caesar and August is named after Augustus.
Ah, thought it was both Augustus since his name was like Julius Caesar Augustus.
His full name was Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus but he was most commonly called Octavian. He was born Gaius Octavius but when he was named successor to Julius Caesar he adopted Caesar’s name.
Huh. The more you know…