The Roman Calendar - Revision history

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	:; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dionysius_Exiguus ''Wikipedia,'' "''Dionysius Exiguus''"]		:; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dionysius_Exiguus ''Wikipedia,'' "''Dionysius Exiguus''"]

	:: Dionysius Exiguus (Dennis the Small, Dennis the Dwarf, Dennis the Little or Dennis the Short, meaning humble) (c.â€‰470 ~~â€“~~ c.â€‰544) was a 6th-century monk born in Scythia Minor, modern Dobruja shared by Romania and Bulgaria. He was a member of the Scythian monks community concentrated in Tomis, the major city of Scythia Minor. Dionysius is best known as the "inventor" of the Anno Domini (AD) era, which is used to number the years of both the Gregorian calendar and the (Christianized) Julian calendar.		:: Dionysius Exiguus (Dennis the Small, Dennis the Dwarf, Dennis the Little or Dennis the Short, meaning humble) (c.â€‰470 - c.â€‰544) was a 6th-century monk born in Scythia Minor, modern Dobruja shared by Romania and Bulgaria. He was a member of the Scythian monks community concentrated in Tomis, the major city of Scythia Minor. Dionysius is best known as the "inventor" of the Anno Domini (AD) era, which is used to number the years of both the Gregorian calendar and the (Christianized) Julian calendar.

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Days of the Week

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	== Days of the Week ==		== Days of the Week ==
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Months

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	:: Traditionally, the original Roman calendar consisted of 10 months totalling 304 days, winter being considered a monthless period. Around 713 BC, the semi-mythical successor of Romulus, King Numa Pompilius, is supposed to have added the months of January and February, allowing the calendar to equal a standard lunar year (354 days). Although March was originally the first month in the old Roman Calendar, January became the first month of the calendar year under either Numa or the Decemvirs about 450 BC (Roman writers differ). In contrast, specific years pertaining to dates were identified by naming two consuls, who entered office on May 1 and March 15 until 153 BC, when they began to enter office on January 1.		:: Traditionally, the original Roman calendar consisted of 10 months totalling 304 days, winter being considered a monthless period. Around 713 BC, the semi-mythical successor of Romulus, King Numa Pompilius, is supposed to have added the months of January and February, allowing the calendar to equal a standard lunar year (354 days). Although March was originally the first month in the old Roman Calendar, January became the first month of the calendar year under either Numa or the Decemvirs about 450 BC (Roman writers differ). In contrast, specific years pertaining to dates were identified by naming two consuls, who entered office on May 1 and March 15 until 153 BC, when they began to enter office on January 1.
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	#~~REDIRECT~~ [[~~Solemnities~~, ~~Feasts~~, ~~and Memorials~~]]		== Days of the Week ==
			{\|{{Prettytable}}
			\|-
			!#
			!Hebrew Name
			!Pagan Name
			!Pagan God
			\|-
			\|1<sup>st</sup>
			\|Yom rishon
			\|Sunday
			\|Sun
			\|-
			\|2<sup>nd</sup>
			\|Yom sheyni
			\|Monday
			\|Moon
			\|-
			\|3<sup>rd</sup>
			\|Yom slishi
			\|Tuesday
			\|Tiw (God of war)
			\|-
			\|4<sup>th</sup>
			\|Yom revi'i
			\|Wednesday
			\|Woden
			\|-
			\|5<sup>th</sup>
			\|Yom khamishi
			\|Thursday
			\|Thor
			\|-
			\|6<sup>th</sup>
			\|Yom shishi
			\|Friday
			\|Frige, goddess of love
			\|-
			\|7<sup>th</sup>
			\|Yom shabbat (day of rest)
			\|Saturday
			\|Saturn, father of Zeus
			\|}

			== Months ==

			:; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January ''Wikipedia,'' "January"]

			:: Traditionally, the original Roman calendar consisted of 10 months totalling 304 days, winter being considered a monthless period. Around 713 BC, the semi-mythical successor of Romulus, King Numa Pompilius, is supposed to have added the months of January and February, allowing the calendar to equal a standard lunar year (354 days). Although March was originally the first month in the old Roman Calendar, January became the first month of the calendar year under either Numa or the Decemvirs about 450 BC (Roman writers differ). In contrast, specific years pertaining to dates were identified by naming two consuls, who entered office on May 1 and March 15 until 153 BC, when they began to enter office on January 1.
			{\|{{Prettytable}}
			\|-
			!#
			!Name
			!Meaning
			\|-
			\|align="right"\|1
			\|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January January]
			\|Janus, God of the doorway (doorway to the year)
			\|-
			\|align="right"\|2
			\|February
			\|Purification ("spring cleaning")
			\|-
			\|align="right"\|3
			\|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March March]
			\|Mars
			\|-
			\|align="right"\|4
			\|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April April]
			\|"Opening," hence "Spring"?
			\|-
			\|align="right"\|5
			\|May
			\|Maia, Goddess of fertility; or elders (?)
			\|-
			\|align="right"\|6
			\|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June June]
			\|Juno; or juniors (?)
			\|-
			\|align="right"\|7
			\|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July July]
			\|Julius Caesar
			\|-
			\|align="right"\|8
			\|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August August]
			\|Augustus Caesar
			\|-
			\|align="right"\|9
			\|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September September]
			\|Seventh month
			\|-
			\|align="right"\|10
			\|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October October]
			\|Eighth month
			\|-
			\|align="right"\|11
			\|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November November]
			\|Ninth Month
			\|-
			\|align="right"\|12
			\|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December December]
			\|Tenth Month
			\|}

			== Ab Urbe Condita ==

			:; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ab_urbe_condita ''Wikipedia,'' "''Ab urbe condita''"]

			:: ''Ab urbe condita'' (related with Anno Urbis Conditae: AUC or a.u.c. or a.u.) is a Latin phrase meaning "from the founding of the City (Rome)", traditionally dated to 753 BC. AUC is a year-numbering system used by some ancient Roman historians to identify particular Roman years. Renaissance editors sometimes added AUC to Roman manuscripts they published, giving the false impression that the Romans usually numbered their years using the AUC system. In fact, modern historians use AUC much more frequently than the Romans themselves did. The dominant method of identifying Roman years in Roman times was to name the two consuls who held office that year. The regnal year of the emperor was also used to identify years, especially in the Byzantine Empire after 537 AD when Justinian required its use.

			== Denny the Dwarf ==

			:; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dionysius_Exiguus ''Wikipedia,'' "''Dionysius Exiguus''"]

			:: Dionysius Exiguus (Dennis the Small, Dennis the Dwarf, Dennis the Little or Dennis the Short, meaning humble) (c.â€‰470 â€“ c.â€‰544) was a 6th-century monk born in Scythia Minor, modern Dobruja shared by Romania and Bulgaria. He was a member of the Scythian monks community concentrated in Tomis, the major city of Scythia Minor. Dionysius is best known as the "inventor" of the Anno Domini (AD) era, which is used to number the years of both the Gregorian calendar and the (Christianized) Julian calendar.

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Redirected page to Solemnities, Feasts, and Memorials

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