Julian calendar
calendar introduced by Julius Caesar in 45 BC
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Summary
Julian calendar is a solar calendar[1]. It draws 24,500 Wikipedia views per month (solar calendar category, ranking #1 of 4).[2]
Key Facts
- Creator: Sosigenes of Alexandria[3]
- Instance of: arithmetic calendar[4], interval scale[5]
- Named after: Julius Caesar[6]
- Subclass of: calendar system[7]
- Commons category: Julian calendars[8]
- Has part(s): Julian dominical cycle[9], month[10], calendar year[11], week[12], day[13]
- Inception: 45 BC[14]
- Topic's main category: Category:Julian calendar[15]
- Commons gallery: Julian calendar[16]
- Location of creation: Roman Empire[17]
- Described by source: Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[18]
- Replaces: Roman calendar[19]
- Replaced by: Gregorian calendar[20]
- Different from: Julian day[21], Julian year[22]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[23]
- P14541: 2LXrK5[24]
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Influence
Things named for Julian calendar include Revised Julian Calendar[25], a calendar system[26].
Why It Matters
Julian calendar has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]
Entities named for it include Revised Julian Calendar[25], a calendar system[26].