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Thanks, so that does seem to confirm that when the Romans added Jan/Feb, they put them at the beginning of the year right from the start. Unfortunately it still

by Nition 3y ago

Thanks, so that does seem to confirm that when the Romans added Jan/Feb, they put them at the beginning of the year right from the start. Unfortunately it still doesn't really have an answer to why they didn't put them at the end, except that it fits with the chosen name (Janus = God of all beginnings. But of course you could name something before or after deciding where to put it).

coliveira 3y ago
For the Romans, the year was a government concept. They counted the years by the administration of a certain official. The change to start in January happened simply because they changed the date of inauguration for the council.