Sextilus

Sextilus

: "Also see: Sextilis in 10-month Roman calendar".In the 12-month Roman calendar, Sextilus is after Quintilus (and "Quintilus" is also a Roman name). "Sextilus" was the former Latin name for the sixth (later eighth) month in the Roman calendar that occurred after Quintilus and before Septembris. The month of Sextilus/Sextilis was renamed to "Augustus" in honor of Caesar Augustus, who ruled Rome after Julius Caesar. "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: Ianuarius, Februarius, Martius, Aprilis, Maius, Junius, Quintilus, Septembris, Octobris, Novembris, Decembris.
* Leap month: Mercedinus or Intercalis.

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