Sextilis (lit. 'sixth') or mensis Sextilis was the Latin name for what was originally the sixth month in the Roman calendar, when March (Martius, "Mars'...

the last day of Quintilis was the pridie Kalendas Sextilis, "day before the Kalends of Sextilis" (August). Roman counting was inclusive; July 5 was...

regular Julian year of 365 days. Two extra days were added to January, Sextilis (August) and December, and one extra day was added to April, June, September...

"full months" (pleni menses) and six months of "30" days—April, June, Sextilis, September, November, and December—called "hollow months" (cavi menses)...

the ancient Roman calendar, Sextilis was the sixth month. After the Julian reform, June became the sixth month and Sextilis was renamed August Sextidi...

also the harvest festival held that month. The month was originally named Sextilis in Latin because it was the 6th month in the original ten-month Roman calendar...

Varro defined autumn as lasting from the third day before the Ides of Sextilis (August 11) to the fifth day before the Ides of November (November 9)....

calendar. Quintilis, later renamed to Julius in honour of Julius Caesar. Sextilis, later renamed to Augustus in honour of Augustus. The Romans divided their...

(Martius, Aprilis, Maius, Junius) and the others were numbered (Quintilis, Sextilis, September, October, November, and December). Numa Pompilius, the second...

Huiusque Diei) Until renamed for Augustus Caesar, this month was called Sextilis, originally the sixth month (sext-) when the year began in March. 1 (Kalends):...