Roman Calendar Flashcards
To understand how Romans measured time
What was the Kalendae
the first day of each month
What was the Idus
the middle of every month either the 13th (months with 30 days) or 15th (months with 31 days)
What was the Nona?
nine days before the Idus (either the 5th or the 7th)
how were dates reckoned
days before (ante diem) the Kalendae, Nonae, Idus
what was the day before teh Kalendae, Nonae, or Idus called
pridie (the day before) pr. Kal. pr. Non.
pr. Id.
how were the years reckoned
by the names of the elected consuls for that year expressed as an ablative absolute (Caesare et Bibulo Consulibus/ Caesare Bibulo Coss.)
How else did the Romans measure their years
A.U.C. (ab urbe condita) from the founding of the city as this date in our calendar is traditinoally set at 753 BCE, back in ancient Rome 753 BCE would have been considered year I A.U.C.
what were the names of the days in a religious week
dies Solis, dies Lunae, dies Martis, dies Mercurii, dies Iovis, dies Veneris, dies Saturni
how was a work day calendar arranged
in 8 day weeks
