Likewise, Sextilis later became Augustus to honor Augustus Caesar. Quintilis was later renamed Julius in his honor. to make each month have either 30 or 31 days, with the exception of Februarius, which had 29 days and gained an extra day every fourth year.
Julius Caesar modified the Roman calendar in 46 B.C. when a small council of Romans, called the Decemvirs, moved February to follow January. The calendar stayed in that order until 452 B.C. To account for the remaining 60 or so days, Januarius was added to the beginning of the year and Februarius to the end of the year during Numa's reign around 700 B.C. The names Quintilis through December derived from the Latin words for five through ten. that included the following months: Martius, Aprilis, Maius, Junius, Quintilis, Sextilis, September, October, November, and December. To make things even more confusing, the ancient Romans borrowed from the ancient Greeks to develop the idea of a 10- month calendar that left approximately 60 days unaccounted for.įor example, the ancient Romans started using a 10- month calendar in 738 B.C. Unfortunately, the lunar cycle is approximately 29.5 days, which does not divide evenly into the 365.25 days that make up a year.Īs a result, the earliest ancient Roman calendars had months that were either 29 or 30 days. The ancient Romans, like ancient civilizations before them, based their concept of the month on the Moon. The Gregorian calendar was a modification of the Julian calendar, which itself was a modification of the ancient Roman calendar. To solve this mystery, we must dig deep into the history of our modern calendar, which is known as the Gregorian calendar. What's the deal with that? Have you ever WONDERed why all the months of the year don't have the same number of days? If you check your calendar, you'll notice that February only has 28 days (unless it's a leap year), September only has 30 days, October only has 31 days, and November only has 30 days. No? Well, there's a good reason for that and you've probably already guessed it: those aren't even real days! Do you know anyone who has a birthday on February 30? How about September 31? Maybe October 32 or November 31?
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