October (Roman month) October (Roman month) October (from Latin "octo", "eight") or mensis October was the eighth of ten months on the oldest Roman calendar. It had 31 days. October followed September (from "septem", "seven") and preceded November ("novem", "nine"). After the calendar reform that resulted in a 12-month year, October became the tenth month, but retained its numerical name, as did the other months from September through December. Some of the observances in October marked the close of the season for military campaigning and farming, which commenced in March ("Martius", "Mars' month"). October was under the guardianship "(tutela)" of Mars. The Romans
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