November (Roman month) have been the most ancient holidays, becoming part of the calendar before 509 BC. Unless otherwise noted, the dating and observances on the following table are from H.H. Scullard, "Festivals and Ceremonies of the Roman Republic" (Cornell University Press, 1981), pp. 196–198. After the Ides, dates for the Julian calendar are given; pre-Julian dates for particular events, when April had one less day, are noted parenthetically. November (Roman month) November (from Latin "novem", "nine") or mensis November was originally the ninth of ten months on the Roman calendar, following October ("octo", "eight") and preceding December ("decem", "ten"). It had 29
Iunius (month) Iunius (month) On the ancient Roman calendar, mensis Iunius or Iunius, also Junius (June), was the fourth month, following "Maius" (May). In the oldest calendar attributed by the Romans to Romulus, "Iunius" was the fourth month in a ten-month year that began with March "(Martius," "Mars' month"). The month following June was thus called "Quinctilis" or "Quintilis", the "fifth" month. "Iunius" had 29 days until a day was added during the Julian reform of the calendar in the mid-40s BC. The month that followed "Iunius" was renamed "Iulius" (July) in honour of Julius Caesar. In his poem on the Roman