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0 pointsstouset4mo ago0 comments

I thought Sept, Oct, Nov, and Dec were shifted by the addition of July (Julius) and August (Augustus)?

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jayknight4mo ago

That's a common misconception. Those were just renamed for the Caesars. January and February we added, before that there was just a gap in the winter.

rusk3mo ago

What were they before? Quintember? Sextober?

sfblah3mo ago

Basically, yes. Quintilis and Sextilis.

stousetOP3mo ago

TIL thanks!

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