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=== Roman calendar ===
=== Roman calendar ===
* 10 lunar months: from Spring moon in March to late December... 300 days
* 10 lunar months: from Spring moon in March to late December... 300 days
** 2 (modern) months ignored becuase it was without meaning to them.. discarded
** 2 (modern) months ignored because it was without meaning to them
** caused confusion
*** Romans ignored them
** adjusted by Julis Ceasar, Augustus, and others to bring regularity
** but this system caused confusion
*** Augustus added months name for him and Julius Caesar thus using the calendar as official propoganda
** so it was adjusted by Julius Caesar, Caesar Augustus, and others to bring regularity
*** Augustus added months name for him and Julius Caesar thus using the calendar as official
 
=== Gregorian calendar ===
=== Gregorian calendar ===
* 1582
* 1582