Aurelius to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish • edit-21 year agoThe ancient Romans made many attempts to fix the calendar year before landing on 12 months and leap yearswww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up1147arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1145arrow-down1external-linkThe ancient Romans made many attempts to fix the calendar year before landing on 12 months and leap yearswww.bbc.comAurelius to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish • edit-21 year agomessage-square31fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@MindSkipperBro12@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish3•1 year agoAh, thought it was both Augustus since his name was like Julius Caesar Augustus.
minus-squareteftlinkfedilinkEnglish3•1 year agoHis full name was Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus but he was most commonly called Octavian. He was born Gaius Octavius but when he was named successor to Julius Caesar he adopted Caesar’s name.
Ah, thought it was both Augustus since his name was like Julius Caesar Augustus.
His full name was Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus but he was most commonly called Octavian. He was born Gaius Octavius but when he was named successor to Julius Caesar he adopted Caesar’s name.
Huh. The more you know…