The Fasti, Tristia, Pontic Epistles, Ibis, and HalieuticonBell & Daldy, 1872 - 503 pages |
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... called Mercedonius , consisting of twenty - two and twenty - three days alternately . This month was thrown in at the end of February in each year , and by this plan four years contained 1465 days , making an average annual excess of ...
... called Mercedonius , consisting of twenty - two and twenty - three days alternately . This month was thrown in at the end of February in each year , and by this plan four years contained 1465 days , making an average annual excess of ...
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Ovid. previously been called Quintilis and Sextilis , then received the names of Julius and Augustus , in honour of the ... called " Tertio Calendas Februarias , " or " Calendarum Februariarum , " which we translate " the third of the ...
Ovid. previously been called Quintilis and Sextilis , then received the names of Julius and Augustus , in honour of the ... called " Tertio Calendas Februarias , " or " Calendarum Februariarum , " which we translate " the third of the ...
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... called from being always nine days before the Ides ( in- cluding in the enumeration , according to the Roman custom , both the day of the Nones and the day of the Ides ) . Ides derived their appellation from the Etrurian verb “ iduare ...
... called from being always nine days before the Ides ( in- cluding in the enumeration , according to the Roman custom , both the day of the Nones and the day of the Ides ) . Ides derived their appellation from the Etrurian verb “ iduare ...
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... called because insti- tuted by Julius Cæsar . ( See Introduction . ) The month of January received its name from the god Janus , and has retained it from the days of Numa to the present time , with an interval only in the reign of the ...
... called because insti- tuted by Julius Cæsar . ( See Introduction . ) The month of January received its name from the god Janus , and has retained it from the days of Numa to the present time , with an interval only in the reign of the ...
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... called from the aged , 26 the fourth from the name of the young ; the rest that follow were denoted by their ... called ' majores natu . ' ' More stricken , ' or ' greater in age , ' would be the nearest literal translation . 27 The name ...
... called from the aged , 26 the fourth from the name of the young ; the rest that follow were denoted by their ... called ' majores natu . ' ' More stricken , ' or ' greater in age , ' would be the nearest literal translation . 27 The name ...
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