2007-01-18 17:18:33 · 7 answers · asked by Peacock11 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
january and february
2007-01-18 17:21:04 · answer #1 · answered by Joe Schuler 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
January and February, added by Numa Pompilius, the second king of Rome circa 700 BC.
If you'll note, September begins with "sept," which means seven. Oct--eight, Nov-nine, Dec--ten.
Good info here: http://beyondthecrossroads.com/past/archives/2006/01/08/twelve-months/
2007-01-18 17:22:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There weren't two months added. The modern gregorian calendar is shorter than the old julian calendar.
2007-01-18 17:22:36 · answer #3 · answered by novae2 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Julius Caesar and Caesar Augustus both wanted to have months named after them. They replaced month #5 and month #6. Neither of them wanted to have less than 31 days in their month, so they "borrowed" days from February.
The month of January was dedicated to the god Janus, the two-faced god, and was not originally the first month of the year.
2007-01-18 17:24:28 · answer #4 · answered by Shinigami 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe they took a month away to make it 12.
2007-01-18 17:21:36 · answer #5 · answered by Pantherempress 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That would be the last two, literally.
2007-01-18 17:21:44 · answer #6 · answered by melissa 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that was november and december
2007-01-18 17:21:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋