Аннотация
Steven Saylor
Roma
To the shade of Titus Livius, known in English as Livy, who preserved for us the earliest tales of earliest Rome
ROMAN MONTHS AND DAYS
The names of the Roman months were Januarius, Februarius, Martius, Aprilis, Maius, Junius, Quinctilis (later Julius, to honor Julius Caesar), Sextilis (later Augustus, to honor Caesar Augustus), September, October, November, and December.
The first day of each month was called the Kalends. The Ides fell on the 15th day of Martius, Maius, Quinctilis, and October, and on the 13th day of the other months. The Nones fell nine days before the Ides.
LEGEND IS HISTORICAL, JUST AS HISTORY IS LEGENDARY.
Alexandre Grandazzi, The Foundation of Rome
A STOP ON THE SALT ROUTE
1000 B.C.
As they rounded a bend in the path that ran beside the river, Lara recognized the silhouette of a fig tree atop a nearby hill. The weather was hot and the days were long. The fig tree ...
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