Catilina's Riddle
“Scholars nowadays tend to prefer original Latin spellings, which I have followed in the case of Catilina, if only for its euphony. The stress falls on the third syllable, which has a long i.
I have also used contemporary Latin names for a number of cities.
Some of these (with their more familiar names) include: Faesulae (Fie-sole), Arretium (Arezzo), Massilia (Marseille), and Florentia (Florence).
Dates are given according to the Roman calendar before it was reformed by Julius Caesar. These are the months of the year (with English names and spellings, if different, in parentheses, along with their number of days): Januarius (January, 29 days), Februarius (February, 28 days), Martius (March, 31 days), Aprilis (April, 29 days), Maius (May, 31 days), Junius (June, 29 days), Quinctilis (July, 31 days), Sextilis (August, 29 days), September (29 days), October (31 days), November (29 days), and December (29 days).
The Romans did not reckon the days of the months by consecutive numbers, as w...e do, but by their positions in relation to certain nodal days, namely the Kalends (the first day of the month), the Nones (the fifth or seventh day), and the Ides (the thirteenth or fifteenth day).MoreLess
I have also used contemporary Latin names for a number of cities.
Some of these (with their more familiar names) include: Faesulae (Fie-sole), Arretium (Arezzo), Massilia (Marseille), and Florentia (Florence).
Dates are given according to the Roman calendar before it was reformed by Julius Caesar. These are the months of the year (with English names and spellings, if different, in parentheses, along with their number of days): Januarius (January, 29 days), Februarius (February, 28 days), Martius (March, 31 days), Aprilis (April, 29 days), Maius (May, 31 days), Junius (June, 29 days), Quinctilis (July, 31 days), Sextilis (August, 29 days), September (29 days), October (31 days), November (29 days), and December (29 days).
The Romans did not reckon the days of the months by consecutive numbers, as w...e do, but by their positions in relation to certain nodal days, namely the Kalends (the first day of the month), the Nones (the fifth or seventh day), and the Ides (the thirteenth or fifteenth day).MoreLess
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