<P> The Romans later renamed months after Julius Caesar and Augustus , renaming Quintilis as `` Iulius '' ( July ) in 44 BC and Sextilis as `` Augustus '' ( August ) in 8 BC . Quintilis was renamed to honour Caesar because it was the month of his birth . According to a senatus consultum quoted by Macrobius , Sextilis was renamed to honour Augustus because several of the most significant events in his rise to power , culminating in the fall of Alexandria , occurred in that month . </P>
<P> The Romans later renamed months after Julius Caesar and Augustus , renaming Quintilis as `` Iulius '' ( July ) in 44 BC and Sextilis as `` Augustus '' ( August ) in 8 BC . Quintilis was renamed to honour Caesar because it was the month of his birth . According to a senatus consultum quoted by Macrobius , Sextilis was renamed to honour Augustus because several of the most significant events in his rise to power , culminating in the fall of Alexandria , occurred in that month . </P>
when were july and august added to the calendar
when were july and august added to the calendar
44 BC 8 BC
44 BC 8 BC