Julius Caesar reformed the calendar in part because it had historically been manipulated for political reasons. Roman magistrates were elected for a period of y

Julius Caesar reformed the calendar in part because it had historically been manipulated for political reasons. Roman magistrates were elected for a period of years, and the Pontifex Maximus (chief priest) was in charge of the calendar, so he would often shorten the years when his political opponents were in power and lengthen the years of his political allies.