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
July panel from a Roman mosaic of the months (from El Djem, Tunisia, first half of 3rd century AD)
July
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July is the seventh month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. It was named by the Roman Senate in honour of Roman general and statesman Julius Caesar in 44 B.C.,
Quintilis
…in the old. After his death in 44 BC, the month of Quintilis, his birth month, was renamed Julius in his honor, hence July. Like the modern month of July, this was one of the "long" months that had 31 days. Quintilis was under the guardianship (tutela) of the Romans' supreme deity Jupiter, with sacrifices…
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July, from the Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry