November...

[TheFaQQer]

Ah, but the year used to start at the beginning of March, making February the twelfth month. This is why the extra day in a leap year comes at the end of February, rather than at the end of December.

Of course, all this was before you came to this wretched planet...

February was never the 12th month under the Romans. It was, however, the last month of the year.

There were only 10 months in the Julian calendar - the extra two were added by Pope Gregory.

 

[xoggoth]

You would expect only ten months from somebody called Julian I think.

 

[NickFitz]

There were only 10 months in the Julian calendar - the extra two were added by Pope Gregory.

No, the Roman calendar had 10 months and the extra two were added by Julius Caesar with the introduction of the Julian calendar. Linky.

And it's in Wikipedia, so it must be true, because Wikipedia is never, ever, ever wrong, so there

 

[TheFaQQer]

No, the Roman calendar had 10 months and the extra two were added by Julius Caesar with the introduction of the Julian calendar. Linky.

And it's in Wikipedia, so it must be true, because Wikipedia is never, ever, ever wrong, so there

I stand corrected - I always thought it was Gregory that added the months, rather than changing the leap year thingy.

 

[dang65]

October is the 8th month...

November is the 9th month...

December is the 10th month...

I don't think the Romans had quite got the hang of arithmetic.

It all went wrong with September.

 

[TheFaQQer]

It all went wrong with September.

That's why I will always think of today as Setting Orange, The Aftermath 13, Year of Our Lady of Discord 3173.