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