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[Fred Nerks]

The other stone block portrays a "stone clock" or a "stone calendar". This monument represents a semicircle, divided into 10 equal parts...

Ten months of equal length? October 8 November 9 December 10.

Just how old might that stone clock be?

[Fred Nerks]

http://www.geocities.com/calendopaedia/roman.htm?200831

The Roman Calendar is believed to have been devised originally by Romulus (circa 750 BC), the founder of Rome. It was basically a lunar calendar and had ten months, six of 30 days and four of 31 days making a total of 304 days. The year started with the month of March and ended with the month of December. This was then followed by a gap before the next year started. The next year would start on a new moon to bring the calendar back into step with the lunar cycle. Many of the month names were based on the month number as follows :-

Month
Number Name Meaning
1 Martius Mars - god of war
2 Aprilis Origin uncertain
3 Maius Goddess Maia
4 Iunius Goddess Juno
5 Quintilis Fifth month
6 Sextilis Six month
7 September Seventh month
8 October Eighth month
9 November Ninth month
10 December Tenth month