Adding two more months (Januarius and Februarius) wasn’t the problem and they probably always have existed, but starting the year with January instead of March was. This decision was made in 601 AUC (153 BCE) much later than the legendary king.
Hmm thanks for the lesson, I never really paid much attention to calendar reform in ancient Rome. Interesting to see how much random fake history is memed around.
Mars was also the god of agriculture, which was the main reason the first month was named after him, as that was when the sowing of fields started as well as war campaigns usually starting around that time of year as well.
I forget, but was Intercalaris not a month in the Roman calendar too? If I remember correctly, they had a leap month that they would implement some years to realign the calendar, but I forget if that was Intercalaris or the one that starts with an M. I always forget what it’s called.
That’s what happens when people don’t get an education.
September, October, November and December get their names precisely because they were the 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th month of the Roman calendar.
The guy who messed it up by adding two more months to, you know, match the solar year, was King Pompilius who died peacefully in his bed.
Adding two more months (Januarius and Februarius) wasn’t the problem and they probably always have existed, but starting the year with January instead of March was. This decision was made in 601 AUC (153 BCE) much later than the legendary king.
Thank you for the history lesson. I was only peripherally aware of the story.
So from your post I take it he’s no longer available for stabbing?
Hmm thanks for the lesson, I never really paid much attention to calendar reform in ancient Rome. Interesting to see how much random fake history is memed around.
Mars was also the god of agriculture, which was the main reason the first month was named after him, as that was when the sowing of fields started as well as war campaigns usually starting around that time of year as well.
I forget, but was Intercalaris not a month in the Roman calendar too? If I remember correctly, they had a leap month that they would implement some years to realign the calendar, but I forget if that was Intercalaris or the one that starts with an M. I always forget what it’s called.