Calendars
9 days before a full moon
Nones
Named the 11th & 12th months Ianuarius and Februarius in 750BC
Numa Pompilius
In the modern calendar, which months have 31 days?
October, March, August, December, January, July, May
In March, July, October, and May the Ides fall on the ______ day
15th
The Romans divided the morning hours and evening hours into this many parts each
3
Because of a mistake by Dionysius Exiguus, our miscalculation of the current year is off by ____ years
4
The nighttime was divided into ______ watches, called vigiliae
4
In March, July, October, and May the Nones fall on the ______ day
7th
The Roman week consisted of ____ days (counting inclusively)
9
The month of Sextilis was renamed for him after his death on the 19th of that month in AD14
Augustus
In what months did the Ides fall on the 13th?
Augustus, November, Ianuarius, Aprilis, Februarius, September, December, Iunius
The first Roman lunar calendar was only 10 months long. Which two months were missing?
February, January
1/12 of daylight was called this in Roman times
Hora
Full moon
Ides
How would you say "May 13th" in Latin?
ante diem III Ides Maius
When was the concept of dating from Anno Domini (i.e. the birth of Christ) introduced?
the 6th century A.D.
From what two Latin words do we get our word 'noon'
de meridie and suprema
What did the Senate do in regards to the calendar in 153 BC?
moved Januarius and Februarius from the end of the year to the beginning
What did the word 'calendar' originally mean?
An account book
Changed the calendar to a solar one in 45BC, taken from Egypt
Julius Caesar
What was the reason Iunius was named what it was?
Juno
New Moon
Kalends
What was the reason Aprilis was named what it was?
Latin word for 'open'
What was the reason Maius was named what it was?
Maia, mother of Mercury
The beginning and end of a Roman week ended on:
Market Day
What was the reason Martius was named what it was?
Mars
Introduced a new calendar in 1582 because the solar calendar was 11 minutes too long each year
Pope Gregory
Created the first Roman calendar, a lunar one
Romulus
