Original sixth month in the Roman calendar.
1He enlarged the pomerium and renamed the month called Sextilis, Augustus.
2He chose Sextilis, his great victory month, for his memorial.
3He chose the month that was called Sextilis, the month that Alexandria had fallen.
4Toward the end of Sextilis, with the break in the weather, something seemed to change in Antony.
5The month Sextilis is sacred to Ceres.
6On the 1st of August (Sextilis, as it was then called) Octavian entered the open gates of Alexandria.
7The battle occurred after the summer solstice, three days before the new moon of the month of August, then called Sextilis.
8Originally called Sextilis (sixth month) in keeping with the original view of the year starting on the first day of March.
9And let's not forget the many Roman celebrations of wine; The Vinalia Priora on Aprilis 23, The Vinalia Rustica on Sextilis 19.
Translations for sextilis