Re: [LEAPSECS] building consensus

From: John Cowan <cowan_at_CCIL.ORG>
Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2006 11:24:42 -0400

Rob Seaman scripsit:

> Of course, any old "I, Claudius" fan knows that Augustus was
> originally named Octavius. Mere coincidence that the eighth child
> would end up naming the eighth month?

Almost certainly. The eighth month was Sextilis, as July was originally
Quin(c)tilis.

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John Cowan  cowan_at_ccil.org  http://ccil.org/~cowan
In computer science, we stand on each other's feet.
        --Brian K. Reid

Received on Thu Jun 08 2006 - 08:24:59 PDT