tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post3697153174148901244..comments2024-03-23T12:38:46.260+00:00Comments on The History Girls: A new year by Mary HoffmanMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-74625129766043925352017-01-01T16:12:30.943+00:002017-01-01T16:12:30.943+00:00Glad you have cleared that up, Caroline!
Happy Ne...Glad you have cleared that up, Caroline!<br /><br />Happy New Year to you too.Mary Hoffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-52237683902903143742017-01-01T01:13:20.408+00:002017-01-01T01:13:20.408+00:00Great post, Mary! But I don't disagree with yo...Great post, Mary! But I don't disagree with you. It's just that March was the beginning of the Roman year only until about 700 BC. At that time Numa Pompilius shunted the months January and February in before March. That's why by Ovid's day, the Roman new year was celebrated on the first of January (see Ovid's Fasti). That also explains why September, originally the seventh month (*septem* means "seven") is now the ninth, etc! <br /><br />P.S. Happy New Year!Caroline Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07249424644829463560noreply@blogger.com