Information AboutMercedonius |
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This month was supposed to be inserted every two years to realign Numa's 355 day Lunar calendar with the solar Seasons ( Lunisolar Calendar ). The average year thus created was 366 1/4 days (over one day longer than the Tropical Year ) and the Pontifices often forgot to insert the month at the proper time or deliberately inserted it early or late to allow some officials to stay in office longer or force others out early. The month was eliminated by Julius Caesar when he introduced the Julian Calendar in 46 BC . The name ''Mercedonius'' comes from ''merces'' meaning "wages" as workers were paid at that time of year. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINK |