Augustus’ solar meridian functioning and the birth of the western leap year

Augustus’ solar meridian functioning and the birth of the western leap year

Abstract In 12 BCE, Augustus undertook the responsibility for the calendar, which had gradually fallen out of alignment with the true dates of solstices and equinoxes. Augustus’ calendar reform, entailing the introduction of a leap day every four years, coincided with the erection of a grand meridia...

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Main Authors: V. Baiocchi, M. Baumgartner, M. Barbarella, M. T. D’Alessio, S. Del Pizzo, F. Giannone, F. Radicioni, A. Stoppini, G. Tosi, S. Troisi, L. Alessandri
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Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
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Augustus
Solar meridian
Ancient Rome
Leap year
Calendar
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-00653-8
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