StoryNote logo

Month names "September", "October", "November" and "December" clearly lead back to the Latin numbers 7, 8, 9 and 10. How come they're the 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th months then? What happened?

by /u/heheinterwebz in /r/AskHistorians

Upvotes: 342

Favorite this post:
Mark as read:
Your rating:
Add this post to a custom list

StoryNote©

Reddit is a registered trademark of Reddit, Inc. Use of this trademark on our website does not imply any affiliation with or endorsement by Reddit, Inc.