August
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Augustis the 8thmonthof theyearin theGregorian Calendarand one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31days.
This month was originally namedSextilisinLatin,because it was the sixth month in the ancientRoman calendar,which started in March about 735 BC underRomulus.It became the eighth month either when January and February were added to the beginning of the year by KingNuma Pompiliusabout 700 BC or when those two months were moved from the end to the beginning of the year by thedecemvirsabout 450 BC (Roman writers disagree). It was renamed in honor ofAugustusin 8 BC because several of the most significant events in his rise to power, culminating in the fall of Alexandria, which fell in this month. Lore claims August originally had 29 days in theRoman Republicancalendar. Augustus took two days from February and gave it to August when Sextilis was renamed in his honor. SeeMonth lengthshow this commonly believed lore was proven wrong.
August'sfloweris thegladiolusorpoppy,and itsbirthstoneis theperidot.
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Assumption of the Virgin Mary byPieter Paul Rubens
