. History of Rome and the Roman people, from its origin to the establishment of the Christian empire . he fire Avhich burned night and day on her altar. If it sliould The Koman year seems to have at first counted only ten moutlis: March, April, May,June, the v., vi., vii., viii., ix. and xth. month?. These latter, from the seventh to the tenth, havenot changed their name; we still say September, October, November and December. Livy(i. 19) attributes to Numa the division of tie year of 355 days into twelve lunar months,with the insertion of coniplemeiuary mouths, which at the end of nineteen ye

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. History of Rome and the Roman people, from its origin to the establishment of the Christian empire . he fire Avhich burned night and day on her altar. If it sliould The Koman year seems to have at first counted only ten moutlis: March, April, May, June, the v., vi., vii., viii., ix. and xth. month?. These latter, from the seventh to the tenth, havenot changed their name; we still say September, October, November and December. Livy(i. 19) attributes to Numa the division of tie year of 355 days into twelve lunar months, with the insertion of coniplemeiuary mouths, which at the end of nineteen years put thelunar year in agreement with the solar. Each month was divided into three parts, thekalends, which marked the first day, the nonos (nonii-i, ninth), wliicli comprised the ninedays preceding the ides, and these {, iduare, io divide), which began in the middle of the month, tlie last day of which was called the eve of the kalends. ^ Pliny, Nat. Hist. xvi. 85. The regia, which was asserted to be the liouse of Numa, was the bead pontiffs residence; behind it were the atrium and temple of esta.. oo 00 -s z — o s < = I- — UJ o z=) o o s < ?= ir = a. r UJ c z UJ Sa <