Dictionary of Greek and Roman antiquities. Ed. by William Smith. Illustrated by numerous engravings on wood.

22' CALENDARIUM. CALENDARIUM.':
It should be observed that the order of most of fully explained in the work referred to at the end
these months is merely conjectural, and of some it of this article.
is not even certain as to whether they really were Of the year of the Boeotians, which began at
Lacedaemonian months. But here, as in the other the winter solstice, the following months are
lists, we follow Hermann's view, which he has I known: -
1. Bucatius (Bovtcdrsos), nearly corresponds to our January.
2. Hermaeus ('Ep/uaos) - - February.
3. Prostaterius (IlpoorawrpLos) - - March.
4. Unknown.
5. Theiluthius (~etAXoiOos) - May.
6. Unknown.
7. Unknown.
8. HIippodromius ('I1r7roopdztos) - August.
9. Panamus (IcI'a/tos) - September.
10. Unknown.
11. Damatrius (Aacucirptos) - - November,
12. Alalcomenius ('AXaNcouErLos) - - December.
The months of the year at Delphi were1. Bucatius (BovKicaros), nearly answers to our September.
2. Heraeus ('Hpaios) - - October.
3. Apellaeus ('AireAaos) - - November.
4. Unknown.
5. Dadaphorius (Aqta-ppos) - January.
6. Poetropius (loTrp&nrtos) - - February.
7. Bysius (Bronos) - March.
8. Artemisius ('AprTE[oos) - - April.
9. Heracleius ('Hpa'cXseos) - --- lay.
10. Boathous (BoaOdos) - - June.
11. Ilaeus ('IXaos) - _ July.
12. Theoxenius (~eo&'Vtos) - - August.
The names of the months at Cyzicus are given founded only on a conjecture, and the last may be
in the following order, though the first of them is either the I Oth, 1 th, or 12th:1. Boedromion (Bor1poltUt,'), nearly answers to our October.
2. Cyanepsion (KvavErlC'v) - November.
3. Apaturion ('AraroupLvch) December
4. Poseideon (florELBS&,') _ Januarvy.
5. Lenaeon (A-vaiLWv) - February.
6. Anthesterion ('AOeo'rlptV,) - - March.
7. Artemision ('AprsTELodCv) - April.
8. Calamaeon (KaXa,eaaciv) - - Lay.
9. Panemus (Tlch&,los) - June.
10. Taureon (Tavpev) - July.
I 1 and 12. are unknown.
Among the Sicilian months the following are known: —
1. Thesmophorius (~eo'uorpdpros), probably answers to our October.
2. Dalius (AdA os) - November.
3. Unknown.
4. Agrianius ('Apicdvlos) - - January.
5. Unknown.
6. Theudasius (~evSadreos) - March.
7. Artamitius ('AprajurTros) - April.
8. Unknown.
9. Badromius (Baoopoos) - - June.
10. Hyacinthius ('Tatchvlos) - - July.
11. Carneius (Kape-ios) - - August.
12. Panamus (ldvahuos) - - September.
5We further know the names of several isolated cordingly it was a lunar year of twelve months,
months of other Greek states; but as it is as yet since we find that Macedonian months are described
impossible to determine what place they occupied as coincident with those of the Athenians. (See
in the calendar, and with which of our months a letter of King Philip in Demosth. De 7oron.
they correspond, their enumeration here would be p. 280; Plut. Camnil. 19, Alex. 3, 16.) All chroof little or no use. We shall therefore confine nologers agree as to the order and succession of
ourselves to giving some account of the Macedonian the Macedonian months; but we are altogether
months, and of some of the Asiatic cities and ignorant as to the name and place of the intercalary
islands, which are better known. month, which must have existed in the Macedonian
On the whole it appears that the Macedonian year as well as in that of the Greek states. The
year agreed with that of the Greeks, and that ac- order is as follows: — 1. Dins (Aios), 2. Apellaeus