Sextilus
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- Also see: Sextilis in 10-month Roman calendar.
In the 12-month Roman calendar, Sextilus is after Quintilus[1][2] (and Quintilus is also a Roman name). Sextilus was the former Latin name for the sixth (later eighth) month in the Roman calendar that occurred after Quintilus and before Septembris. The month of Sextilus/Sextilis was renamed to Augustus in honor of Caesar Augustus, who ruled Rome after Julius Caesar.[1][2]
[edit] See also
- Month names: Ianuarius, Februarius, Martius, Aprilis, Maius, Junius, Quintilus, 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.
