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Ianuarius, Januarius, or January,
fully Mensis Ianuarius ("month of J****") and
abbreviated Ian., was the
first month of the
ancient Roman calendar, from...
- "nine") and
preceding Ianuarius. It had 29 days. When the
calendar was
reformed to
create a 12-month year
starting in
Ianuarius,
December became the twelfth...
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depicted as
having two faces. The
month of
January is
named for J**** (
Ianuarius).
According to
ancient Roman farmers' almanacs, Juno was
mistaken as the...
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Januarius (/ˌdʒæn.juˈɛəriəs/ JAN-yoo-AIR-ee-əs; Latin:
Ianuarius;
Neapolitan and Italian: Gennaro), also
known as
Januarius I of Benevento, was Bishop...
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Festivals in
ancient Rome were a very
important part in
Roman religious life
during both the
Republican and
Imperial eras, and one of the
primary feat...
- In
modern Italian, z
represents /ts/ or /dz/,
whereas the
reflexes of
ianuarius and
hodie are
written with the
letter g (representing /dʒ/ when before...
- do not
correspond to the
modern Gregorian calendar.
January (in Latin,
Ianuarius) is
named after J****, the god of
beginnings and
transitions in Roman...
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February derived. It was
eventually placed second in order,
preceded by
Ianuarius ("month of J****", January) and
followed by
Martius ("month of Mars",...
- Aprus.
April was the
second month of the
earliest Roman calendar,
before Ianuarius and
Februarius were
added by King Numa
Pompilius about 700 BC. It became...
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names and
irregular numbers of days:
January (31 days), from
Latin mēnsis
Iānuārius, "Month of J****", the
Roman god of gates, doorways,
beginnings and endings...
