Sextilis

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The sextilis ( Latin sextus = "the sixth") was initially the sixth month of the ancient Roman calendar and was 29 days long. It is the forerunner of the Julian month of Augustus and thus also of today's August . Sextilis corresponds to the Etruscan month of Ermius . With the in the year 153 BC Chr. Made relocation of the year beginning of the year in office on January 1 , embodied Sextilis after the eighth month of the year.

With the calendar reform of Gaius Iulius Caesar took place in 45 BC. The changeover from the Roman bound lunar calendar to the Julian solar calendar . Two additional days were added and the sextile was extended to 31 days. The later renaming to the month name Augustus was in the year 8 BC. On the basis of a resolution by the Senate, among other things, because Augustus took up his first consulate that month .

Days of the sextilis

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Day characters and dates of the month
Day Roman name Nundinae Day character Festive events
1 K A. F. "SPEI VICTOR II"
2 IV (ante diem NON ) B. F.
3 III C. C.
4th PR (pridie NON) D. C.
5 NON E. F. "SALVTI"
6th VIII (ante diem EID ) F. F.
7th VII G C.
8th VI H C.
9 V A. C.
10 IV B. C.
11 III C. C.
12 PR (pridie EID) D. C.
13 OATH E. NP
14th XVII (ante diem K Septembres ) F. F.
15th XVI G C.
16 XV H C.
17th XIV A. NP "PORT" Portunalia in honor of Portunus
18th XIII B. C.
19th XII C. F "VINA" Vinalia Rustica in honor of Jupiter
20th XI D. C.
21st X E. NP "CONS" Ludi Consualia , in honor of Consus
22nd IX F. EN + QRCF
23 Tubilustrium (VIII) G NP "PEOPLE" Vulcanalia , in honor of Vulcanus
24 VII H QRCF (C)
25th VI A. NP "OPIC" Opiconsivia , in honor of Ops
26th V B. C.
27 IV C. NP "VOLTV" Volturnalia , in honor of Volturnus
28 III D. C.
29 PR (pridie K Septembres) E. C.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Macrobius , Saturnalia 1,12,35; Further reasons were therefore that Augustus brought the legions of Mark Antony on the Janiculum under his command in one August (43 BC), ended the civil wars and subjugated Egypt to the Roman Empire (30 BC) and three triumphs in Rome (29 BC) celebrated.
  2. ↑ In the Fasti only the numbers were given without accompanying text, for example: Instead of ante diem III Nonas Sextilis only III .