Quintilus
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- Also see: Quintilis in 10-month Roman calendar.
In the 12-month Roman calendar, Quintilus is after Junius,[1][2] and Quintilus is also a Roman name. Quintilus (capitalized) was the former Latin name for the fifth (later seventh) month in the Roman calendar that occurred after Junius and before Sextilus. The month of Quintilus/Quintilis was renamed to Julius in honor of Julius Caesar, who was born in that month.[1][2]
[edit] See also
- Month names: Martius, Aprilis, Maius, Junius, Sextilis, Septembris, Octobris, Novembris, Decembris.
- Leap month: Mercedinus or Intercalis.
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b "A Brief Journey through The Millenium: The Julian Calendar", Mathew Ensoll, Auckland Astronomical Society, 2006, webpage: AAS-JourneyThroughMillenium.
- ^ a b "Los Cielos de Agosto" (Spanish: "The Skies of August"), Jorge R. Ianiszewski, Circulo Astronomico, 2006, webpage: CirA-Agosto.
