Julian calendar

Summary

Julian calendar is a solar calendar^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Julian calendar is the creator of Sosigenes of Alexandria^[3].
• Julian calendar's instance of is recorded as solar calendar^[4].
• Julian calendar's instance of is recorded as arithmetic calendar^[5].
• Julian calendar's instance of is recorded as interval scale^[6].
• Julius Caesar is named after Julian calendar^[7].
• Julian calendar is a type of calendar system^[8].
• Julian calendar's Commons category is recorded as Julian calendars^[9].
• Julian calendar comprises Julian dominical cycle^[10].
• Julian calendar comprises month^[11].
• Julian calendar comprises calendar year^[12].
• Julian calendar comprises week^[13].
• Julian calendar comprises day^[14].
• 45 BC marks the founding of Julian calendar^[15].
• Julian calendar's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Julian calendar^[16].
• Julian calendar's Commons gallery is recorded as Julian calendar^[17].
• Julian calendar's location of creation is recorded as Roman Empire^[18].
• Julian calendar's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[19].
• Julian calendar's replaces is recorded as Roman calendar^[20].
• Julian calendar's replaced by is recorded as Gregorian calendar^[21].
• Julian calendar's different from is recorded as Julian day^[22].
• Julian calendar's different from is recorded as Julian year^[23].
• Julian calendar's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[24].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include solar calendar^[4], arithmetic calendar^[5], and interval scale^[6]. Julian calendar is a type of calendar system^[8].

Origins

Julius Caesar is named after Julian calendar^[7]. 45 BC marks the founding of it^[15].

Use and Application

Components include Julian dominical cycle^[10]; month^[11], an unit of time^[25]; calendar year^[12], a type of year^[26]; week^[13], an unit of time^[27]; and day^[14], an unit of time^[28].

Influence

Things named for Julian calendar include Revised Julian Calendar^[29], a calendar system^[30].

Why It Matters

Julian calendar has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for it include Revised Julian Calendar^[29], a calendar system^[30].