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Various ancient Greek calendars began in most states of ancient Greece between autumn and winter except for the Attic calendar, which began in summer.. The Greeks, as early as the time of Homer, appear to have been familiar with the division of the year into the twelve lunar months but no intercalary month Embolimos or day is then mentioned, with twelve months of 354 days. [1]
6 BC in various calendars; Gregorian calendar: 6 BC VI BC: Ab urbe condita: 748: Ancient Greek era: 193rd Olympiad, year 3: Assyrian calendar: 4745: Balinese saka calendar: N/A: Bengali calendar: −599 – −598: Berber calendar: 945: Buddhist calendar: 539: Burmese calendar: −643: Byzantine calendar: 5503–5504: Chinese calendar ...
In 46 BC, Julius Caesar reformed the calendar, which thus became known as the Julian calendar after himself. This reform fixed the calendar to 365 days with a leap year every fourth year, and made June 30 days long; however, this reform resulted in the average year of the Julian calendar being 365.25 days long, slightly more than the actual ...
55 Greek Baby Names. Whether a Greek name honors family heritage or you're seeking something fresh and new, here are 55 Greek baby names to consider: Nikolai. Ares. Adonis. Rhea. Callie. Ophelia ...
In his poem on the Roman calendar, Ovid has three goddesses present three different derivations of the name Iunius. Juno asserts that the month is named for her. Juventas ("Youth") pairs Iunius with Maius: the former, she says, comes from junior, "a younger person", in contrast to maiores or the "elders" for whom May was named.
The sacrificial calendar of Athens is an Ancient Greek religious document inscribed on stone as part of the Athenian law revisions from 410/9–405/4 and 403/2–400/399 BC. It provides a detailed record of sacrificial practices , listing festivals , types of offerings (both animal and non-animal), and payments to priests and officials.
The Mounichia or Mounichia (Ancient Greek: Μουνίχια) was an ancient Athenian festival held on the 16th (full moon time) of the month Mounichion (spring) of Athenian calendar in the honor of Artemis Mounichia.
1971 – Takis Gonias, Greek footballer and manager; 1971 – Emily Mortimer, English actress [15] 1971 – Alan Stubbs, English footballer, coach, and manager; 1972 – Daniel Cavanagh, English singer-songwriter and guitarist; 1972 – Anders Iwers, Swedish bass player; 1972 – Jarrod Moseley, Australian golfer