Every March 15, the dark history behind the 74th day in the Roman calendar has led many to think of bad omens and doom, but the day has a deep history and purpose. The date has been used in a variety ...

Numa Pompilius receives the laws of Rome from the nymph Egeria, a work by Felice Giani. Credit: Public domain / Wikimedia Commons According to Ovid, Varro, Fulvius, and other classical sources, the ...

As the new year arrives, we often find ourselves lost in the transition of dates and months. However, the pages of the ...

Imagine a year so long, it had 15 months and lasted 445 days. That was the year 46 BC, also known as the Year of Confusion. This period in Roman history was marked by a chaotic calendar system that ...

Julius Caesar in 45 B.C. adjusted the Roman calendar, which had been thrown into chaos by the time he came into power. Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu ...

H/T to Eric J. Lyman at Religion News Service for his blog item: Meet the priests of Italy’s ‘Roman beefcake’ calendar Officially, it’s called “Il Calendario Romano” — The Roman Calendar — but it is ...