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Roman religion was divided into two. Spirits watched over people, families and households, and the paterfamilias was in charge of the household worship that honored them. Romans also had a set of ...

This Sunday we will enter the calendar year 2017. This date was calculated by early medieval Christians who adjusted the pagan Roman calendar to designate the number of years since the birth of Christ ...

How did they decide the order of the months? Calendars have been around since cavemen scratched lines in sticks to count the full moons. People need calendars to know when to plant crops and when to ...