Aquí hay un desglose de las etapas clave:
Calendario romano temprano (c. 753 a. C.):
* basado en lunar: El primer calendario romano era principalmente lunar, con 10 meses y un total de 304 días.
* Enfoque religioso: El calendario estaba profundamente entrelazado con festivales y ceremonias religiosas.
Introducción del año salto (c. 450 a. C.):
* Attempting to align: The Romans realized their calendar didn't align well with the seasons. They added an extra month (February) to attempt a better synchronization with the solar year.
* Not fully accurate: The addition of February still wasn't enough to fully correct the calendar's drift.
Julius Caesar's Reforms (45 BCE):
* Calendario Julian: Julius Caesar, along with the Alexandrian astronomer Sosigenes, established the Julian calendar.
* Solar-based: This calendar introduced a 365-day year, with an extra day added every four years (leap year) to maintain synchronicity with the solar year.
* New order of months: Caesar rearranged the months, established the order we use today, and named July after himself.
Augustus' Modifications (8 BCE):
* Augustan Calendar: Augustus Caesar added August, named after himself, to the calendar.
* Slight tweaks: He also made minor adjustments to the length of certain months to ensure accuracy.
The transition to a solar calendar was not complete until the Julian calendar was established by Julius Caesar.
It's important to note that while the Julian calendar was a significant improvement, it still had its limitations and wasn't entirely accurate. La introducción del calendario gregoriano en 1582 finalmente abordó esas discrepancias, marcando otro punto fundamental en la evolución de nuestro sistema calendario actual.
