Happy Sextilis! (No, It's Not What You Think It Is)

August at one time was known as Sextilis which is the Latin word for sixth.  The Roman calendar initially only had 10 months with March as the first month of the year.  The Julian calendar then added two months at the beginning of the year and thereby skewed the numbering system they were using toContinue reading “Happy Sextilis! (No, It's Not What You Think It Is)”