WorksheetsRoman Calendar
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Much of our knowledge about the Roman calendar before the reforms of __________ in 46 BC remains educated guesswork.
Julius Caesar
the priesthood
Pope Gregory XIII
Lepidus
Originally, the Roman year began on
March 1st
January 1st
December 1st
May 1st
What is the Latin name for the first day of the month?
Kalendae
Idus
Nonae
What is the Latin name for the 7th/9th day of the month?
Kalendae
Idus
Nonae
If you were to take this exam on the Nones of March, what date would that be?
March 1
March 7
March 13
March 15
Mt. Vesuvius erupted and buried Pompeii and Herculaneum in A.D. LXXIX.
39
61
79
81
What day does the Nones usually fall on?
1st
5th
13th
21st
JOMM stands for what months?
June
October
July
March
May
In the JOMM months the Nones falls on the _______ and the Ides on the ________ days.
5th ....13th
9th....15th
7th....15th
9th....13th
If the Ides of March falls on the 15th. What date is the Nones of March?
1st
5th
7th
13th
Pridie means
(on) the day before
the next day
birthday
father's day
According to the Roman dating system, prīdiē Īdūs Martiās was
March 12
March 14
March 16
March 18
According to the Roman calendar, prīdie Kal. Iān. fell on
December 29
December 31
January 1
January 3
What date does prīdiē Kalendās Iānuāriās represent?
December 31
January 1
January 5
January 15
Inclusive counting means you count...
the item you start with and the item you end with
the item you end with but not the one you start with
the item you start with but not the one you end with
just the items between the starting and ending items
Ante diem means
the day after
day before
contrary to the day
next day
The Romans used a.d. as an abbreviation for ....
ad diem
ante diem
ante deum
annum dierum
ante diem III Idus Februarias would be ...
10th of February
11th of February
18th of February
3rd of February
a.d. IX Kalendas Januarias is
Dec 22
Dec 28th
Jan 9th
Dec 24th
Nonis Juliis is
July 13th
June 13th
July 7th
July 5th
