Primer on the Roman dating system (not that kind of dating o.O)
The days are measured as a distance from an important date in the month, i.e. the kalends, the nones (pronounced with a long O) and, of course, the ides.
The kalends always falls on the 1st of the month. The ides fall on either the 13th or the 15th, depending on the month. The old rhyme they teach us to remember it is "In March, July, October, and May the ides are on the fifteenth day." The nones falls on the 5th when the idess fall on the 13th, and on the 7th when the ides falls on the 15.
gtg, I'll continue this lesson in another post when I have time.
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Primer on the Roman dating system (not that kind of dating o.O)
The days are measured as a distance from an important date in the month, i.e. the kalends, the nones (pronounced with a long O) and, of course, the ides.
The kalends always falls on the 1st of the month. The ides fall on either the 13th or the 15th, depending on the month. The old rhyme they teach us to remember it is "In March, July, October, and May the ides are on the fifteenth day." The nones falls on the 5th when the idess fall on the 13th, and on the 7th when the ides falls on the 15.
gtg, I'll continue this lesson in another post when I have time.