Sextilis

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Sextilis was the original Latin name for the sixth month of the early Roman calendar, later renamed August in honor of Emperor Augustus.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman calendar month
month
associatedWithRuler Augustus NERFINISHED
calendarType Roman calendar
correspondsToMonthInGregorianCalendar August
culturalContext ancient Rome NERFINISHED
eraOfUse Roman Republic NERFINISHED
early Roman Empire
etymologyRoot Latin "sex" (six)
hasNumericalOrder 6
historicalStatus obsolete month name
honorificRenamingTarget Imperator Caesar Divi Filius Augustus NERFINISHED
languageOfName Latin
laterRenamedAs August NERFINISHED
meaningOfName sixth
originalNameOf August NERFINISHED
positionInYear sixth month
predecessorMonth Quintilis
renamedBy Roman Senate NERFINISHED
renamedInHonorOf Augustus NERFINISHED
renamingReason to honor Emperor Augustus
replacedByName Augustus (month name)
successorMonth September NERFINISHED
usedBeforeReform Julian calendar reform NERFINISHED
usedInCalendar early Roman calendar

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Roman calendar includedMonth Sextilis