Iunius (month)
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Mensis Iunius or Iunius, also Junius, was the sixth month of the Roman calendar of the classical period, following Maius. In the oldest calendar attributed by the Romans to Romulus, Iunius had been th
June panel from a Roman mosaic of the months (from El Djem, Tunisia, first half of 3rd century AD)
Quintilis
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In the ancient Roman calendar, Quintilis or Quinctilis was the month following Junius and preceding Sextilis. Quintilis is Latin for "fifth": it was the fifth month in the earliest calendar attributed
Iunius (month)
…Romulus, Iunius had been the fourth month in a ten-month year that began with March (Martius, "Mars' month"). The month following June was thus called Quinctilis or Quintilis, the "fifth" month. Iunius had 29 days until a day was added during the Julian reform of the calendar in the mid-40s BC. The month that…
July panel from a Roman mosaic of the months (from El Djem, Tunisia, first half of 3rd century AD)