Aprilis
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Aprilis or mensis Aprilis was the second month of the classical Roman calendar, following Martius and preceding Maius. In the oldest known Roman calendar, Aprilis had come second in a ten-month year t
April panel from a Roman mosaic of the months (from El Djem, Tunisia, first half of 3rd century AD)
A fragment of the Fasti Praenestini for April showing the abbreviations for the Vinalia and Robigalia (VIN and ROB), and the nundinal letters on the left edge
Maius
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Maius or mensis Maius was the third month of the ancient Roman calendar in the classical period, following Aprilis and preceding Iunius. On the oldest Roman calendar that had begun with March, it was
Aprilis
…Aprilis or mensis Aprilis (April) was the second month of the classical Roman calendar, following Martius (March) and preceding Maius (May). In the oldest known Roman calendar, Aprilis had come second in a ten-month year that began with Martius, until reforms instituted a twelve-month…
May is represented by the veneration of Mercury on this panel from a Roman mosaic of the months (from El Djem, Tunisia, first half of 3rd century AD)