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They’re the Latin numerals for 7, 8, 9, and 10 verbatim. But why is December the 10th month?

They’re the Latin numerals for 7, 8, 9, and 10 verbatim. But why is December the 10th month?

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[–] • 1 pt

How could they so stupidly keep at least four months named literally the number they aren’t?

[–] • 3 pts

How would I know I'm not a Roman Calendar.

[–] [deleted] • 1 pt (edited )

Maybe the 10 months had 36 or 37 days each. I don't know that that is the case but it's worth looking into if this is intriguing you.

Edit: Looks like they just didn't count 61.25 days from 738BC to 452BC which means we are 17,517.5 days ahead, or, approx 47.99 years ahead... the year is 1974 right now.

https://www.britannica.com/science/Roman-republican-calendar

Edit 2: today is 4/17/1974