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| Romulus, Remus, and "the Capitoline Wolf" (Wikipedia) |
Note: Many great cities have their origins in the "mists of time," and stories are concocted to account for their existence. Here's the story of Rome.
Get Ready: What do you know about the founding of your city, or the nearest large city to where you live? Is the account of the founding strictly historical, mostly historical, mostly imaginary, or entirely imaginary?
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| Detail from The Death of Caesar by Vincenzo Camuccini (Wikipedia) |
Note: March 15 (like the 15th of every month) was meant to be a "lucky day" for Romans--but it sure wasn't for Julius Caesar! Learn some Shakespeare quotes from his play, Julius Caesar, as well as some Roman calendrics.
Get Ready: Do you know what phase the moon is in as you read this? Is it nearer to full, or to new? Is it waxing or waning?
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| Maia (Wikipedia) |
Note: The name of each month has its own story. While the last four months are basically numbers (seven, eight, nine, and ten), some of the middle months' names have more "august" origins!
Get Ready: When you think of May, June, July, and August in the northern hemisphere, what sort of weather do you think of? What's happening in nature?
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| Janus (Wikipedia) |
Note: Few of us stop to think about where the months of the year (or the days of the week) got their names, but there are some fascinating stories behind them! Here are the first four months in the modern calendar.
Get Ready: When you think of January, February, March, and April in the northern hemisphere, what sort of weather do you think of? What's happening in nature?
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| In many countries, school starts in September (Wikipedia) |
Note: September. For many people, it means the start of a new school year. (After 18 years as a student and 26 as an educator, I have come to feel that "New Years Day" must be some time in September!)
Get Ready: Does September have any special significance for you? What month do you think is most important?
