Why 46 BC Had 445 Days: Caesar's Year of Confusion

Описание: The year 46 BC was 445 days long; Julius Caesar added extra months to realign the Roman calendar, creating what was known as the "Year of Confusion."   The 'Year of Confusion' was a radical solution to a growing problem. The old Roman calendar was a lunisolar system which required an extra month to be inserted periodically to keep it aligned with the seasons. Political turmoil often prevented this, causing festivals and agricultural schedules to drift wildly. Advised by the Alexandrian astronomer Sosigenes, Caesar's reform abandoned the lunar model for a purely solar one. The 445-day year was achieved by adding two special, one-time months between November and December of 46 BC, correctly resetting the calendar before the new, more stable Julian system took effect.