The word is spelt calendar - it is derived from the Latin word
calendarium, meaning "account book", when debts, or "calends" were
due - and is not derived from "one which 'calends'."
The word is spelt calendar - it is derived from the Latin word
calendarium, meaning "account book", when debts, or "calends" were
due - and is not derived from "one which 'calends'."
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The Ides are the middle of the month as opposed to the Calends
which are the beginning of the month. Thus the Ides of March fell
on March 15; the much less famous Calends of March fell on March
1
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Falls on the 15th day of the month. The ides are on the 15th of
the month and the calends are on the first.
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Julius Caesar died on March 15, 44 BCE. The date March 15 is
called the Ides of March, the Ides being the 15th day of the month.
The Calends of the month was the first day of the month.
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Well, 2012 in Roman numerals is MMXII. As for the March 16th
part... ?
The ancient Romans used to refer to March 16 as the 17th day
before the calends of April.