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The Julian calendar is a solar calendar of 365 days in every year with an additional leap day every fourth year (without exception). The Julian calendar is still used as a religious calendar in parts of the Eastern Orthodox Church and in parts of Oriental Orthodoxy as well as by the Amazigh people (also known as the Berbers).
The Romans did not number each day of a month from the first to the last day. Instead, they counted back from three fixed points of the month: the Nones (the 5th or 7th, eight days before the Ides), the Ides (the 13th for most months, but the 15th in March, May, July, and October), and the Kalends (1st of the following month).
January 1 – The Julian calendar takes effect as the civil calendar of the Roman Empire, establishing a solar calendar that is based on the Egyptian calendar of the day. March 17 – Civil War : In his last victory, Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the younger in the Battle of Munda . [ 2 ]
September 26 – Julius Caesar dedicates a temple to his mythical ancestor Venus Genetrix in fulfillment of a vow he made at the battle of Pharsalus. November – Caesar leaves for Hispania to deal with a fresh outbreak of resistance. Caesar reforms the Roman calendar to create the Julian calendar. The transitional year is extended to 445 days ...
The Julian calendar was designed to have a single leap day every fourth year by repeating February 24 [b] (a doubled VI. Kal. Mart. or ante diem bis sextum Kalendas Martias) but, following Caesar's assassination, the priests mistakenly added the bissextile (bis sextum) leap day every three years due to their inclusive counting. In order to ...
Rulership of the Caesars [48 BC–AD 324] [2] C. Julius Caesar ruled 3 years, 7 months, 6 days. [14] Octavian Augustus ruled 56 years, 4 months, 1 day. [15] Tiberius Caesar ruled 22 years, 7 months, 28 days. [16] C. Gallicula ruled 3 years, 8 months, 12 days. Tiberius Claudius ruled 13 years, 8 months, 27 days. Nero ruled 14 years, 5 months, 28 ...
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March 20 – Caesar's funeral is held. Marcus Antony gives a eulogy and in his speech he makes accusations of murder and ensures a permanent breach with the conspirators against Caesar. He snatches Caesar's bloody tunic and purple toga to show the crowd the stab wounds; the citizens tear apart the forum and cremate their Caesar on a makeshift ...