The month of July was named in honour of Julius Caesar (born on 12 or 13 July 100 BC).
It was originally called Quintilis, since it was the fifth month of the year in the Roman calendar, which began in March. This also explains the names of September, October, November, and December, which come from the Latin words for ‘seven’, ‘eight’, ‘nine’, and ‘ten’.
Its name was changed during the Julian calendar reform in 45 BCE, after Julius Caesar’s death and deification, and the name of Quintilis became ‘July’.
Also the name of the eighth month was later changed to honour Caesar’s heir, Augustus.
🔵 “Fere libenter homines id, quod volunt, credunt”
(Gaius Iulius Caesar- De Bello Gallico)
🔵 “Gli uomini per lo più prestano fede a ciò che desiderano.”
🔵 “Men generally believe what they wish to be true.”
🔵 “Les hommes croient volontiers ce qu’ils désirent.”
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Thank you for your kind words. 🙏
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“Les hommes croient volontiers ce qu’ils désirent.”
C’est ce qui fait le succès des charlatans, en commerce comme en politique.
Très bonne journée à toi, Luisa.
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Hélas. Je suis parfaitement consciente de cela.
Bon après-midi
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Io sono nata a luglio e questa cosa mi ha sempre riempito di orgoglio.
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💛🌹💛
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Ha-ha-ha! The irony of history. Today it is Ceaser’s birthday, tomorrow it will be Cardinal de Mazarini…And these French celebrate their Liberté, Egalté, Fraternité! 🙂 🙂 🙂
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😉😁😉
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La bellezza del latino… la complessità insita in esso.
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Vero… e pensare che lo si conosce sempre meno
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Io per primo, sigh…
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Non lo sapevo, curiosità interessante😊
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Sono contenta di averti comunicato qualcosa di nuovo.
Buona serata
😊🌹😊
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Si assolutamente 😊🙋💚buona serata
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Buona serata a te ❤
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Thanks for sharing
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Thank you for appreciating
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Il desiderio è un’arma potente: può creare o distruggere!!!
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Vero
Grazie per la citazione
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Not a lot has reached changed since 55BC.
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I know…
Thank you for stopping by and commenting.
It’s a long time since you last published an article 🤔🤔🤔
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