Quintilis was the former Latin name for the fifth (later seventh) month in the Roman calendar that was after Junius and before Sextilis. Quintilis was renamed to July in honor of Julius Caesar, who was born in that month. Latin is the language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ... The Roman calendar changed its form several times in the time between the foundation of Rome and the fall of the Roman Empire. ... Junius, the pseudonym of a writer who contributed a series of letters to the London Public Advertiser, from January 21, 1769 to January 21, 1772. ... Sextilis was the Latin name for the sixth month in the Roman calendar. ... July is the seventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... Gaius Julius Caesar (Latin: IMP·C·IVLIVS·CAESAR·DIVVS¹) (b. ...

Days of the Month:

I

The Kalends of Quintilis. This is one of the dies nefasti, a day on which no legal action or public voting could take place. The Kalends (Latin k/calendæ, -arum), (or calends) correspond to the first days of each month of the Roman calendar. ...

On this day, the future Roman Emperor Gaius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (born AD 12, died AD 41, emperor AD 37-41) "Caligula" was named Consul by the Roman Senate in 31 AD. The month was known as July by this time. Roman Emperor is the title historians use to refer to rulers of the Roman Empire, after the epoch conventionally named the Roman Republic. ... For other uses, see number 12. ... For alternate uses, see Number 41. ... Gaius Caesar Germanicus Gaius Julius Caesar Germanicus (August 31, 12 – January 24, 41), also known as Gaius Caesar or Caligula, was the third Roman emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, ruling from AD 37 to 41. ... For modern diplomatic consuls, see Consulate general. ... The Roman Senate (Latin, Senatus) was a deliberative body which was important in the government of both the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire. ... For alternate uses, see Number 31. ...

Vespasian was declared emperor this day in AD 69. He was granted tribunicia potestas ("tribunician power") and these were renewed annually. Emperor Vespasian Caesar Vespasianus Augustus (November 18, CE 9 – June 23, 79), originally known as Titus Flavius Vespasianus and best known as Vespasian, was the emperor of Rome from 69 to 79. ... ... Tribune (Latin: tribunus) was a title shared by several elected magistracies and other governmental offices of the Roman Republic and Empire. ...

II

ante diem VI Nonas Quintilis (Sixth Day to the Nones of Quintilis). This is one of the dies nefasti, a day on which no legal action or public voting could take place.

III

ante diem V Nonas Quintilis (Fifth Day to the Nones of Quintilis). This is one of the dies nefasti, a day on which no legal action or public voting could take place.

IV

ante diem IV Nonas Quintilis (Fourth Day to the Nones of Quintilis). This is one of the dies nefasti, a day on which no legal action or public voting could take place.

V

The Poplifugia. This day (NP), represented some important type of religious observance.

VI

pridie Nonas (Day before the Nones of Quintilis). This is one of the dies nefasti, a day on which no legal action or public voting could take place.

VII

Nonas Quintilis (The Nones of Quintilis). This is one of the dies nefasti, a day on which no legal action or public voting could take place.

This day is the Nonae Caprotinae, or the Fig Festival. Species About 800, including: Ficus altissima Ficus americana Ficus aurea Ficus benghalensis - Indian Banyan Ficus benjamina - Weeping Fig Ficus broadwayi Ficus carica - Common Fig Ficus citrifolia Ficus drupacea Ficus elastica Ficus godeffroyi Ficus grenadensis Ficus hartii Ficus lyrata Ficus macbrideii Ficus macrophylla - Moreton Bay Fig Ficus microcarpa - Chinese Banyan Ficus... A festival or fest is an event, usually staged by a local community, which centers on some theme, sometimes on some unique aspect of the community. ...

On this day, the rex sacrorum would appear on the steps of the Capitoline Hill and announce what days of the months were holidays for the upcoming year. A sacred king, according to the systematic interpretation of mythology developed by Sir James George Frazer in his influential book The Golden Bough, was a king who represented a solar deity in a periodically re-enacted fertility rite. ... The Capitoline Hill (Capitolinus Mons), between the Forum and the Campus Martius, is one of the famous seven hills of Rome, the site of a temple for the Capitoline Triad: the gods Jupiter, his wife Juno and their daughter Minerva. ...

VIII

The Vitulatio or Day of Joy. It is a day of celebration honoring Vitula, the goddess of joy and victory. This is one of the dies nefasti, a day on which no legal action or public voting could take place.

IX

The Vitulatio or Day of Joy. It is a day of celebration honoring Vitula, the goddess of joy and victory. This is one of the dies nefasti, a day on which no legal action or public voting could take place.

X

ante diem VI Idus Quintilis (Sixth Day to the Ides of Quintilis). This is one of the dies comitiales (C), when citizen committees could vote on criminal or political matters.

XI

ante diem V Idus Quintilis (Fifth Day to the Ides of Quintilis). This is one of the dies comitiales (C), when citizen committees could vote on criminal or political matters.

XII

ante diem IV Idus Quintilis (Fourth Day to the Ides of Quintilis). This is one of the dies comitiales (C), when citizen committees could vote on criminal or political matters.

XIII

ante diem III Idus Quintilis (Third Day to the Ides of Quintilis). This is one of the dies comitiales (C), when citizen committees could vote on criminal or political matters.

XIV

pridie Idus (Day before the Ides of Quintilis). This is one of the dies comitiales (C), when citizen committees could vote on criminal or political matters.

XV

idus Quintilis (Ides of Quintilis). This day (NP), represented some important type of religious observance. The Roman calendar changed its form several times in the time between the foundation of Rome and the fall of the Roman Empire. ...

XVI

ante diem XVII Kalendas Sextilis (Seventeenth Day to the Kalends of Sextilis {August}). This is one of the dies comitiales (C), when citizen committees could vote on criminal or political matters. Note: as an adjective (stressed on the second syllable instead of the first), august means honorable. ...

XVII

ante diem XVI Kalendas Sextilis (Sixteenth Day to the Kalends of Sextilis [August]). This is one of the dies nefasti, a day on which no legal action or public voting could take place.

XVIII

Dies Alliensis. This is one of the dies comitiales (C), when citizen committees could vote on criminal or political matters.

XIX

The Lucaria. This is one of the dies comitiales (C), when citizen committees could vote on criminal or political matters. The Lucaria was an ancient Roman feast, solemnized in the woods, where the Romans, defeated and pursued by the Gauls, retired and concealed themselves; it was held, on July 19, in a wood, between the Tyber and the road called Via Salaria. ...

XX

ante diem XIII Kalendas Sextilis (Thirteenth Day to the Kalends of Sextilis [August]). This is one of the dies comitiales (C), when citizen committees could vote on criminal or political matters.

XXI

The Lucaria. This day (NP), represented some important type of religious observance.

XXII

ante diem XI Kalendas Sextilis (Eleventh Day to the Kalends of Sextilis [August]). This day (NP), represented some important type of religious observance.

XXIII

The Neptunalia. This is one of the dies comitiales (C), when citizen committees could vote on criminal or political matters.

XXIV

The Neptunalia. This is one of the dies nefasti, a day on which no legal action or public voting could take place.

XXV

The Furrinalia. This is one of the dies nefasti, a day on which no legal action or public voting could take place.

XXVI

ante diem VII Kalendas Sextilis (Seventh Day to the Kalends of Sextilis [August]). This day (NP), represented some important type of religious observance.

XXVII

ante diem VI Kalendas Sextilis (Sixth Day to the Kalends of Sextilis [August]). This day (NP), represented some important type of religious observance.

XXVIII

ante diem V Kalendas Sextilis (Fifth Day to the Kalends of Sextilis [August]). This is one of the dies comitiales (C), when citizen committees could vote on criminal or political matters.

XXIX

ante diem IV Kalendas Sextilis (Fourth Day to the Kalends of Sextilis [August]). This is one of the dies comitiales (C), when citizen committees could vote on criminal or political matters.

XXX

ante diem III Kalendas Sextilis (Third Day to the Kalends of Sextilis [August]). This is one of the dies comitiales (C), when citizen committees could vote on criminal or political matters.

XXXI

pridie Kalendas Sextilis (Day before the Kalends of Sextilis [August]). This is one of the dies comitiales (C), when citizen committees could vote on criminal or political matters.