Julian calendar

restoration of the Roman calendar in hopes of creating a more standardized one. This reformation called the Julian calendar consisted of 365 days within a year, and 365.25 days within a leap day year, compared to the prior of 355 days each year within the Roman calendar. The new Julian calendar was based completely upon the earth’s revolutions around the sun, and Caesar declared the year was to begin January 1st, instead of on the vernal equinox in late March. The Julian calendar still lives on…

Julius Caesar was an ambitious dictator who lived from 100 B.C.E. - 44 B.C.E. Throughout his life, he held many titles, from being a soldier to a politician, although eventually he became the dictator perpetuum. The Julian calendar was his most memorable legacy, which he invented. His brutal murder on the Ides of March signaled the end of his powerful rule in Rome. Julius Caesar was born on July 13th 100 B.C.E. His religion was Roman Polytheism, and he was sided with the political…

Teachers are often confused when they have students with different family beliefs. What they can add in their classrooms curriculum, and what they should avoid talk about it? For that, It must have a background about their students’ religions. So they can react to them in their ceremonies and rituals. At the same time, teachers cannot ban children to talk about their family’s religious practices in classroom discussions, because children always talk about what they see. But the teachers should…

Throughout the years, the tradition of celebrating the birth of Jesus has always been on December 25th, or as many people know it, Christmas. Many people believe it to be the date that Jesus was born. It is also believed that he was born in a wonderful nativity scene surrounded by animals and loving people. However, many scholars believe December 25th may not be the date of his actual birth and he might not have been born in a manger. These ideas are because of the conflicting stories between…

The Romans set many standards for people that have lasted through time. The Roman Empire lasted over 500 years and has left the world with the many developments. These developments include roads, calendar, flushing toilets, sewers, architecture, and the love for watching people compete. The romans many monuments to showcase the power of Rome and give the people entertainment. Many of these monuments can still be found today. The Romans created many things that the world can wonder at. The Romans…

Although Julius Caesar may have been a power hungry dictator, some of the things he did in his days were beneficial to the world. For example, Caesar abolished the roman republic, he created the calendar we know today, and he never lost a war. “Veni, vidi, vici.” A famous quote by Julius Caesar it means “I came, I saw, I conquered” people may miss take this quote to be about him being a power hungry dictator, however the way I view it is he came to a place with a corrupted government, and when…

In the ancient times, the Mediterranean world thrived through the Roman Empire. One may assume that Rome gained their characteristics and thrilling social events from the Greeks, but their overall assumptions are wrong. Rome brought about many new reforms and ideas that would later be used in the modern world. First, Rome had created a sense of value for the women in the empire. For example, women not only could obtain property but also if a wealthy widow, could stay independent and not marry…

of great ideas of their time and use today, such as the development of the alphabet, sewers and sanitation, the original concept of “lawyers”, and roads. The Roman Empire did invent “Aqueducts, Underfloor heating, Concrete and the Julian Calendar (which our modern calendar is based on.)” (bbc.com). Concrete played an important part in Roman building, helping them construct structures like aqueducts that included arches (which are still used by architects today). As one reflects…

a smart military general and making the people more inclined to give him more power, which they did if the form of naming him dictator. Caesar achieved many of his goals in the 2 year period he was dictator before he was murdered. He reformed the calendar and also helped resolve the Roman debt crisis, as well as planning for an invasion of Parthian Empire. This made Caesar a very effective leader in the short time he was ruling Rome. Julius Caesar 's actions throughout his lifetime made him a…

the long term. Calendars allowed them to keep track of festivals, seasons, and agriculture. Though it was difficult to work with, it improved with time. For daily occurrences like meeting or meal times, knowing the time of day was convenient to know. These simple aspects that the Romans created simplified life for them. Timekeeping and calendars posed as an important aspect of Roman life and improved over time to become even more useful to people today. Though the Roman calendar was not very…