Roman Calendar

Much of our knowledge about the Roman calendar before the reforms of __________ in 46 BC remains educated guesswork.

• Julius Caesar

• the priesthood

• Pope Gregory XIII

• Lepidus

Originally, the Roman year began on

• March 1st

• January 1st

• December 1st

• May 1st

What is the Latin name for the first day of the month?

• Kalendae

• Idus

• Nonae

What is the Latin name for the 7th/9th day of the month?

• Kalendae

• Idus

• Nonae

If you were to take this exam on the Nones of March, what date would that be?

• March 1

• March 7

• March 13

• March 15

Mt. Vesuvius erupted and buried Pompeii and Herculaneum in A.D. LXXIX.

• 39

• 61

• 79

• 81

What day does the Nones usually fall on?

• 1st

• 5th

• 13th

• 21st

JOMM stands for what months?

• June

• October

• July

• March

• May

In the JOMM months the Nones falls on the _______ and the Ides on the ________ days.

• 5th ....13th

• 9th....15th

• 7th....15th

• 9th....13th

If the Ides of March falls on the 15th. What date is the Nones of March?

• 1st

• 5th

• 7th

• 13th