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Ok_Construction_1638 t1_j6mdbqn wrote

Reply to comment by Schnutzel in eli5 why do we use a 12 month calendar? by brybob19

Is it not because the Romans had 10 months and then Julius Caesar and Augustus each decided to add an additional month?

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Schnutzel t1_j6mez8s wrote

The Romans had a 10 month calendar centuries before Ceaser. Then January and February were added. July and August weren't added to the calendar, they were renamed from Quintilis and Sextilis.

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