What Is the Roman Calendar: Republican Calendar Adds January and February

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The Roman calendar is the ancestor of our modern calendar. Some of its features are still in use today.

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Republican Calendar Adds January and February

Months in the Republican Calendar

Month Names	Number of Days
Ianuarius	29
Februarius	28
Martius	31
Aprilis	29
Maius	31
Iunius	29
Quintilis	31
Sextilis	29
September	29
October	31
November	29
December	29

Following another calendar reform, which later Roman writers attributed to Romulus' successor, Numa Pompilius, the Republican calendar was instituted. To account for the days of winter between the years, two additional months were introduced: Ianuarius and Februarius.

This meant that some of the month names no longer agreed with their position in the calendar. For example, September means “the 7th month,” but it was now the 9th month of the year—an inconsistency that was preserved and is still part of the Gregorian calendar we use today.

A common year was now divided into 12 months of different lengths: 4 “full” months with 31 days, 7 “hollow” months with 29 days, and 1 month with 28 days.

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