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Calends
the name of the first day of the month in the ancientRoman calendar. Calends, like nones and ides, were used tocount the days of the month, which were reckoned backward from these days, for example, “the sixth day before the calends of March” or “the third day before the nones of January.” The expression ad Calendas Graecas denotes a time that will nevercome, since calends were used only in the ancient Roman calen-dar. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | March 16 would be the 17th day before the calends of April, and so forth. The Romans called their new year Calends and Julius Caesar named the first month January after the two-headed god Janus who looks backward in memory and forward in hope. |
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