The Romans added January and February to the calendar but ran into a problem — math and superstition. Here's why February became the odd month out.
A superb general and politician, Julius Caesar (c.100 BC – 44 BC / Reigned ... At home, he reformed the Roman calendar, tackled local government, resettled veterans into new cities, made the ...
Everybody knows that the standard year has 365 days. But that is actually a fairly controversial statement historically, as well as being scientifically inaccurate. As was discussed in our article ...
One of these was led by his great-uncle, Julius Caesar. Then Augustus got a lucky break. In 46 BC, Caesar won the civil war and was named dictator of Rome. To secure his position, he needed an heir.
Eventually, during Julius Caesar's rule, the calendar no longer matched the actual seasons so the emperor adopted a 365-day calendar and added 10 days the calendar, including a leap day in ...
Academy Award winning actor Denzel Washington will play Brutus in this new production, the first Broadway staging of Julius Caesar in over 50 years. It will mark his first New York stage ...