The Romans measured the passing days in a way that is delightfully complex. Here is a brief introduction, with concepts listed in roughly ascending complexity.
Latin Month | Abbreviation | English Month | |
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1. | IANVARIVS | ian. | January |
2. | FEBRVARIVS | feb. | February |
3. | MARTIVS | mar. | March |
4. | APRILIS | apr. | April |
5. | MAIVS | mai. | May |
6. | IVNIVS | ivn. | June |
7. | IVLIVS | ivl. | July |
8. | AVGVSTVS | avg. | August |
9. | SEPTEMBER | sept. | September |
10. | OCTOBER | oct. | October |
11. | NOVEMBER | nov. | November |
12. | DECEMBER | dec. | December |
NONIS FEBRUARIIS (non. feb.) = February 5
KALENDIS APRILIBUS (kal. apr.) = April 1
IDIBUS MARTIIS (id. mar.) = March 15
DIE VII ANTE IDUS MARTIAS (a.d. vii id. mar.) = March 9
PRIDIE KALENDAS IANVARIAS (prid. kal. ian.) = December 31
A calendar for March (MARTIVS):
Roman day (Day number) |
kal. (1) |
vi (2) |
v (3) |
iv (4) |
iii (5) |
prid. (6) |
non. (7) |
viii (8) |
vii (9) |
vi (10) |
v (11) |
iv (12) |
iii (13) |
prid. (14) |
id. (15) |
xvii (16) |
xvi (17) |
xv (18) |
xiv (19) |
xiii (20) |
xii (21) |
xi (22) |
x (23) |
ix (24) |
viii (25) |
vii (26) |
vi (27) |
v (28) |
iv (29) |
iii (30) |
prid. (31) |
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