The first calendar in history was the Egyptian calendar. It followed the seasons very well. However in 738 BC, the founder of Rome, Romulus changed it into a 10-moth, 304-day calendar and named the months after Roman gods or used Latin numbers.
1 Martius (from Mars)
2 Aprilis (from Aphrodite)
3 Maius (from Maia)
4 Juniius (from Juno)
5 Quintilis (from Quinque = five)
6 Sextilis (from Sex = six)
7 September (from Septem = seven)
8 October (from Octo = eight)
9 November (from Novem = nine)
10 December (from Decem = ten)
This calendar didn't follow the seasons but still became the basis for the calendar we use today.
Later, Numa Pompilius added January and February. Then in 46 BC, Julius Caesar added one day every four years. Because of this leap year system, the calendar follows the seasons better. He renamed Quintilis "July" after his own name. Also, in 8 BC, Augustus Caesar renamed Sextilis "August" after his own name. In 1582 AD, Pope Gregory VIII calculated a year to be 365.242 days long to make the calendar go along with the seasons.
January is named for Janus (Ianuarius), the god of the doorway and beginnings in Roman mythology.
February was named after the Latin term Februltus, which means "a righting of wrongs," as in the Roman calendar February was a month where purification rituals were to take place. January and February were the last two months to be added to the Roman calendar, since the Romans originally considered winter a monthless period.
2006-07-11 17:18:53
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answered by Porgie 7
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The months in our calendar are based on those in the roman calendar. The months are named after Roman Gods and in some cases Emperors (like August is named after Augustus).
Try visiting http://www.crowl.org/Lawrence/time/months.html for more details, they provide a very good history of all this.
2006-07-09 22:37:55
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answered by Sentient 2
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2016-12-14 06:11:34
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answered by nyce 3
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english months
january is the month of janus is a god of romans
july for julius ceser, august 4 auguestus ceaser
september ,october ,november,and december are named after numbers ie, 7-sept, oct-8, like that
remains i don't know
2006-07-09 22:40:00
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answered by corrona 3
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The common names of many moths are derived from the behaviour and appearance of their Caterpillars.
2006-07-09 22:37:17
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answered by bmxcollections 5
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Link below will take you to the answers..
2006-07-09 22:41:26
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answered by Anonymous
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