Thank the Romans for that oddity. Before the Gregorian calendar used today, Roman King Numa Pompilius (715-673 BC) set about creating a way to sync the months with the lunar cycle. Doing that ...

Prior to the Gregorian and even Julian calendars, Roman King Numa Pompilius (715-673 BC) set about creating a calendar with equal-length months, the University of Chicago said. "When Numa ...

The NFL adopted Roman numerals to limit confusion because the Super Bowl is always played in the calendar year following the preceding season. So the 2024 NFL season is behind us but the Chiefs and ...

Winkler, who wrote a book about the salute. There is no Roman art, writing, or coins that display the gesture, according to Winkler. "The gesture of the raised right arm or hand in Roman and other ...

it was to honor the Roman fertility god Lupercus and the she-wolf who nursed twin brothers Romulus and Remus-- the future founders of Rome -- when they were abandoned as infants. In the 5th ...

According to a media guide from 2005 published for Super Bowl XL in Detroit, the NFL uses Roman numerals to denote Super Bowls because the title game is held in the calendar year after the ...

Roman Kemp delighted fans last year when the former I'm a Celebrity star was named as a last-minute presenter for the BRITs after Idris Elba dropped out. However, the Mail has reported that the ...