Augustus and the Roman Calendar: Reforming Time Itself

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how Augustus Caesar reshaped the Roman calendar to consolidate power and project his image as a bringer of order. They cover the pre-Julian calendar's chaos, the introduction of the Julian calendar by Julius Caesar, and Augustus's key reforms: renaming Sextilis to August, adjusting leap years, and adding the Augustan holidays—including the Augustalia—that tied civic and religious life to the princeps. They discuss the role of the pontifices in managing time, the political implications of calendar control, and how Augustus's reforms influenced the Gregorian calendar still used today. The conversation reveals how controlling time itself was a subtle but powerful form of imperial propaganda. #Augustus #RomanCalendar #JulianCalendar #August #Sextilis #Pontifices #Augustalia #Epagomene #PaxRomana #Princeps #CalendarReform #RomanHistory #AncientRome #FexingoHistory #History #Podcast #ImperialPropaganda #Timekeeping Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo