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	July in Roman Old Style calendar. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		When the Roman calendar was revised by adding January and February to the beginning of the year, Quintilis became the seventh month; however, this was still the name of the month even though it was no longer in numerical order.
		Quintilis was renamed Iulius (Julius) and later July, in 44 B.C. in honor of Gaius Julius Caesar (c.
		The changing of Quintilis to Julius may be considered a proper tribute to Julius Caesar because after several long years of civil strife, he was credited with making many administrative reforms at Rome, including the revision of the inaccurate ancient calendar.
	www.wordquests.info /july-history.html (701 words)

	Quintilis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Quintilis is Latin for "fifth." It was the former Latin name for the fifth (later seventh) month in the Roman calendar that was after Junius and before Sextilis.
		Quintilis was renamed to Julius in honor of Julius Caesar, who was born in that month.
		This is one of the dies comitiales (C), when citizen committees could vote on criminal or political matters.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Quintilis (959 words)

	Quintilis with Senex Caecilius (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The month of July was originally named Quintilis.
		A calendar for The Roman Month of Quintilis shows various festivals and other notable dates, like the birthday of Julius Caesar (July13) and the Furrinalia (July 25).
		The Furrinalia (July 25), was a festival in honor of Furrina, goddess of springs, and it reinforced the appeal for fresh water and protection from drought.
	lonestar.texas.net /~robison/quintilis.html (340 words)

	Howstuffworks "How Time Works"
		The months in the original Roman calendar were Martius, Aprilis, Maius, Junius, Quintilis, Sextilis, September, October, November and December.
		The names Quintilis through December come from the Roman names for five, six, seven, eight, nine and 10.
		Later, he decided to make Januarius the first month instead of Martius, making Februarius the second month, which explains why leap day is at such a funny point in the year.
	people.howstuffworks.com /time6.htm (542 words)

	Christian Calendar and Intercalation
		It had three main versions: The Roman, the Julian and the Gregorian calendars, the difference between which lies in the way they approximate the length of the tropical year and in their rules for approximating the occurrence of Easter.
		In 44 BC Quintilis was renamed 'Julius' (July) in honor of Julius Caesar, and in 8 BC Sextilis became 'Augustus' in honor of emperor Augustus.
		When Augustus had a month named after him, he presumably wanted his month to be a full 31 days long, so he removed a day from February and shifted the length of the other months so that August would have 31 days.
	www.alinaam.org.za /library/calendar2.htm (1389 words)

	Facts and Figures: All Things Roman
		Romulus, the founder of Rome, created the Roman calendar of 304 days with ten months, with the New Year starting with month of March.
		The months after June were Quintilis (fifth month) and Sextilis (sixth month).
		During or after the reign of the first emperor, Augustus Caesar, the great-nephew of Julius Caesar, the month of Quintilis was changed to July after Julius Caesar, while the month of Sextilis was changed to August, after Augustus.
	www.timelessmyths.com /classical/allthings.html (1717 words)

	Numa Pompilius by Plutarch
		The next is called May, from Maia, the mother of Mercury, to whom it is sacred; then June follows, so called from Juno; some, however, derive them from the two ages, old and young, majores, being their name for older, and juniores for younger men.
		To the other months they gave denominations according to their order; so the fifth was called Quintilis, Sextilis the sixth, and the rest, September, October, November, and December.
		Afterwards Quintilis received the name of Julius, from Caesar, who defeated Pompey; as also Sextilis that of Augustus, from the second Caesar, who had that title.
	www.4literature.net /Plutarch/Numa_Pompilius/7.html (865 words)

	Developing Time Measurement - Page 6 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		To realign the calendar with the seasons, Caesar ruled that the year we know as 46 B.C. should have 445 days, the year of confusion.
		In 44 B.C.E. Quintilis was renamed 'Julius' (July) in honor of Julius Caesar, and in 8 B.C.E. Sextilis became 'Augustus' in honor of emperor Augustus.
		When Augustus had a month named after him, he wanted his month to be a full 31 days long, so he removed a day from February and shifted the length of the other months so that August would have 31 days.
	arapaho.nsuok.edu /~wilkinso/time6.html (358 words)

	Fourth of Quintilis: Whidbey Island History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		That might have happened if the Romans had not changed the name of our seventh month to July.
		Every year Oak Harbor has its own Old Fashioned Fourth of July Celebration, with the great 'Fourth of Quintilis' fireworks at City Beach Park, starting at about 10 p.m.
		An Oklahoma newspaper once printed a picture of a deserted farmhouse in a sand-swept field and offered a prize for the best essay on land erosion.
	whidbeyhistory.historywiz.org /fourthofquintilis.htm (816 words)

	Annie's "Month of July" Page
		The Romans called the month Quintilis, which means fifth.
		Later, the Romans moved the beginning of the year to January 1, but did not change the names of the months.
		The Roman statesman Julius Caesar was born during this month.
	www.annieshomepage.com /july.html (466 words)

	Imperium News Quintilis DLXIII (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		They are expected to arrive in the province later in the month of Quintilis.
		Fleet #1 carrying 3,600 D in luxury goods in 1 transport, reached port with the loss of 0 ships for disaster and 0 for piracy.
		PMT’s return was 11,160 D. Total PMT return 11,160 D. In all for 3,600 D. worth of trade goods, PMT made a profit of 7,560 D. Of the 14 groups of 500 slaves offered at the Quintilis market, 4 groups have been assigned to PMT while the rest have been bought by NPC traders.
	www.ancientworlds.net /aw/Post/591302 (3235 words)

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		A lay sung at the Feast of Castor and Pollux on the Ides of Quintilis, in the year of the city 451.
		While flows the Yellow River, While stands the Sacred Hill, The proud Ides of Quintilis Shall have such honour still.
		Far over hill and valley Their mighty host was spread; And with their thousand watch-fires The midnight sky was red.
	www.cs.utah.edu /~goller/books/MACAULAY/1482.NEW (2769 words)

	End of the Roman Republic
		ulius Caesar was born on the 13th day of Quintilis (now July) in the year we refer to as 100 B.C. His full name was Gaius Julius Caesar, the same as his father's.
		Gaius was his given name, Julius was his surname.
		For detailed data about Caesar and/or Rome, you should visit both N.S. Gill's Julius Caesar and Bill Thayer's RomanSites.
	www.12x30.net /julius.html (434 words)

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