Quintilus

Quintilus

: "Also see: Quintilis in 10-month Roman calendar".In the 12-month Roman calendar, Quintilus is after Junius, and "Quintilus" is also a Roman name. "Quintilus" (capitalized) was the former Latin name for the fifth (later seventh) month in the Roman calendar that occurred after Junius and before Sextilus. The month of Quintilus/Quintilis was renamed to "Julius" in honor of Julius Caesar, who was born in that month. "A Brief Journey through The Millenium : The Julian Calendar", Mathew Ensoll, Auckland Astronomical Society, 2006, webpage: [http://www.astronomy.org.nz/aas/Journal/Aug2003/JourneyThroughMillenium.asp AAS-JourneyThroughMillenium] .] "Los Cielos de Agosto" (Spanish: "The Skies of August"), Jorge R. Ianiszewski, "Circulo Astronomico", 2006, webpage: [http://www.circuloastronomico.cl/cielo/agosto.html CirA-Agosto] .]

ee also

* Month names: Martius, Aprilis, Maius, Junius, Sextilis, Septembris, Octobris, Novembris, Decembris.
* Leap month: Mercedinus or Intercalis.

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