Were the names of the 10 months in the ancient Roman Calendar originally named after ordinal numbers?
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Yes!
The Roman calendar was only 10 months long and included the following months: Martius, Aprilis, Maius, Junius, Quintilis, Sextilis, September, October, November, and December. The last six months were assigned names according to their ordinal numbers.
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Short answer is No they were not. thought there are a couple of answers here, the two new added months were January which is also named after a god, ie Janus. Also February which wasnt in the orginal calendar was named after Februum, a time for purification.
The first 10 months of the old Roman Calendar were not all named after numbers or gods:
Martis - Mars god of war
Aprilis - thought to be based on the roman word for open, as in flower buds open
Mauis - Maia goddess of fertility
Iunius - Juno goddess of love and the state (though some claim its from the Junius family)
Quintilis - 5
Sextilis - 6
September - 7
October - 8
November - 9
December - 10
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