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The Chronography of 354 AD. Part 6: the calendar of Philocalus.  Inscriptiones Latinae Antiquissimae, Berlin (1893) pp.256-278. Die Calenderbilder, Berlin (1888) figures 19, 20, 22-28, 30, 32.

MENSIS IANVARIVS
habet dies XXXI.

      1 A A A KAL·IAN SENATVS·LEGITIMVS
  [Image of January has not been preserved]    2   B B IIII·NON DIES·AEGYPTIACVS
3   C C III LVD             VOTORUM·NVNC·PATIO
4 B D D PRIDIE LVDI
5   E E NON LVDI
6   F F VIII·IDVS DIES·AEGYPTIACVS
7 C G G VII IANO·PATRI·CM·XXIIII
8   A H VI  
9   B A V SENATVS·LEGITIMVS
10 D C B IIII  
11   D C III DIES·CARMENTARIORVM
12   E D PRIDIE  
13 E F E IDIB IOVI·STATORI·CM·XXIIII
14   G F XIX·KAL·FEB  
15   A G XVIII CARMENTALIA
16 F B H XVII DIES·AEGYPTIACVS
17   C A XVI LVDI·PALATINI
18   D B XV LVDI
19 G E C XIIII LVDI
20   F D XIII N·GORDIANI·CM·XXIIII
21   G E XII LVDI
22 H A F XI LVDI
23   B G X SENATVS·LEGITIMVS                      SOL·AQVARIO
24   C H IX N·D·HADRIANI·CM·XXIIII                    
25 I D A VIII N·CHARTIS
26   E B VII  
27   F C VI  
28 K G D V  
29   A E IIII  
30   B F III  
      31 A C G PRIDIE  

MENSIS FEBRVARIVS
habet dies XXVIII.

      1   D H KAL·FEB N·D·HERCVLIS·CM·XXIIII
      2   E A IIII·NON  
3 B F B III SENATVS·LEGITIMVS
4   G C PRIDIE LVDI·GOTTICI
5   A D NON LVDI
6 C B E VIII·IDVS LVDI
7   C F VII LVDI·DIES·AEGYPTIACVS
8   D G VI LVDI
9 D E H V GOTTICI·CM·XXIIII
10   F A IIII  
11   G B III GENIALICI·CM·XXIIII
12 E A C PRIDIE LVDI·GENIALICI
13   B D IDIB VIRGO·VESTA·PARENTAT     SENAT·LEGIT
14 F C E XVI·KAL·MAR  
15   D F XV LVPERCALIA
16   E G XIIII  
17 G F H XIII QVIRINALIA
18   G A XII  
19   A B XI  
20 H B C X                                              SOL·PISCIBVS
21   C D IX FERALIA
22   D E VIII CARISTIA
23 I E F VII TERMINALIA
24   F G VI REGIFVGIUM
25   G H V LORIO·CM·XII       DIES·AEGYPTIACVS
26 K A A IIII  
27   B B III N·D·CONSTANTINI·CM·XXIIII
      28   C C PRIDIE LVDI·VOTIVI

MENSIS MARTIVS
habet dies XXXI.

      1 A D D KAL·MAR N·MARTIS·CM·XXIIII
      2   E E VI·NON  
3   F F V SENATVS·LEGITIMVS        DIES·AEGYPTIACVS
4 B G G IIII  
5   A H III ISIDIS·NAVIGIVM
6   B A PRIDIE  
7 C C B NON IVNONALIA
8   D C VIII·IDVS  
9   E D VII ARMa·ANCILIA·MOVENT
10 D F E VI  
11   G F V  
12   A G IIII  
13 E B H III IOVI·CVLTORI·CM·XXIIII
14   C A PRIDIE MAMVRALIA     SENATVS·LEGIT
15   D B IDIB CANNA·INTRAT
16 F E C XVII·KAL·APR  
17   F D XVI LIBERALICI·CM·XXIIII                            SOL·ARIETE
18   G E XV  
19 G A F XIIII QVINQVATRIA
20   B G XIII PELVSIA
21   C H XII N·MINERVES
22 H D A XI ARBOR·INTRAT
23   E B X TVBILVSTRIVM
24   F C IX SANGVEM     DIES·AEGYPTIACVS
25 I G D VIII HILARIA
26   A E VII REQVETIO
27   B F VI LAVATIO
28 K C G V INITIVM·CAIANI
29   D H IIII  
30   E A III  
      31 A F B PRIDIE N·D·CONSTANTi·CM·XXIIII

MENSIS APRILIS
habet dies XXX.

      1   G C KAL·APR VENERALIA·LVDI         SEN·LEG
      2   A D IIII·NON  
3 B B E III N·DEI·QVIRINI·CM·XXIIII     DIES·AEGYP
4   C F PRIDIE LVDI·MEGALESIACI
5   D G NON· LVDI
6 C E H VIII·IDVS LVDI
7   F A VII  
8   G B VI N·CASTOR·ET·POLLVc·CM·XXIIII
9 D A C V LVDI
10   B D IIII MEGALESIACI·CM·XXIIII
11   C E III N·DIVI·SEVERI·CM·XXIIII
12 E D F PRIDIE LVDI·CERIALICI·CM·XXIIII
13   E G IDIB LVDI     SENATVS·LEGITIMVS
14 F F H XVIII·KAL·MAI LVDI
15   G A XVII LVDI
16   A B XVI LVDI
17 G B C XV LVDI
18   C D XIIII LVDI                                         SOL·TAVRO
19   D E XIII CEREALICI·CM·XXIIII
20 H E F XII  
21   F G XI N·VRBIS·CM·XXIIII     DIES·AEGYP
22   G H X  
23 I A A IX  
24   B B VIII  
25   C C VII SERAPIA
26 K D D VI N·M·ANTONINI·CM·XXIIII
27   E E V  
28   F F IIII  
29 A G G III  
      30   A H PRIDIE LVDI·FLORALES

MENSIS MAIVS
habet dies XXXI.

      1   B A KAL·MAI SENATVS·LEGITIMVS
      2 B C B VI·NON LVDI
3   D C V FLORIALICI·CM·XXIIII     DIES·AEGYP
4   E D IIII LVDI·MAXIMATI
5 C F E III LVDI
6   G F PRIDIE LVDI
7   A G non LVDI
8 D B H VIII·IDVS LVDI
9   C A VII MAXIMATI·CM·XXIIII
10   D B VI N·CLAVDI·CM·XXIIII
11 E E C V  
12   F D IIII MARTIALICI·CM·XXIIII
13   G E III LVDI·PERSICI
14 F A F PRIDIE LVDI
15   B G IDIB LVDI·N·MERCVRI     SENATVS·LEG
16   C H XVII·KAL·IVN LVDI
17 G D A XVI PERSICI·CM·XXIIII
18   E B XV N·ANNONIS
19   F C XIIII ZENZIARIVS
20 H G D XIII                                                    SOL·GEMINIs
21   A E XII DIES·AEGYPTIACVS
22   B F XI  
23 I C G X MACELLVS·ROSA·SVMAT
24   D H IX  
25   E A VIII  
26 K F B VII  
27   G C VI  
28   A D V  
29 A B E IIII LVDI·HONOR·ET·VIRTVS·ZINZA
30   C F III LVDI
      31   D G PRIDIE LVDI

MENSIS IVNIVS
habet dies XXX.

      1 B E H KAL·IVN FABARICI·CM·XII
      2   F A IIII·NON  
3   G B III SENATVS·LEGITIMVS
4 C A C PRIDIE LVDI·IN·MINICIA
5   B D NON  
6   C E VIII·IDVS COLOSSVS·CORONATVR
7 D D F VII VESTA·APERIT          DIES·AEGYPTIACVS
8   E G VI  
9   F H V VESTALIA
10 E G A IIII  
11   A B III MATRALIA
12 F B C PRIDIE  
13   C D IDIB· N·MVSARUM        SENATVS·LEGITIMVS
14   D E XVIII·KAL·IVL  
15 G E F XVII VESTA·CLVDITVR                                  SOL·CANCRO
16   F G XVI  
17   G H XV  
18 H A A XIIII ANNAE·SACRVM
19   B B XIII  
20   C C XII DIES·AEGYPTIACVS
21 I D D XI  
22   E E X  
23   F F IX  
24 K G G VIII FORTIS·FORTVNAE         SOLSTITIVM
25   A H VII  
26   B A VI  
27 A C B V  
28   D C IIII  
29   E D III  
      30 B F E PRIDIE  

MENSIS IVLIVS
habet dies XXXI.

      1   G F KAL·IVL SENATVS·LEGITIMVS
      2   A G VI·NON  
3 C B H V FVGATO·LICINIO·CM·XXIIII
4   C A IIII  
5   D B III LVDI·APOLLINARES
6 D E C PRIDIE LVDI           DIES·AEGYPTIACVS
7   F D NON LVDI
8   G E VIII·IDVS LVDI
9 E A F VII LVDI
10   B G VI LVDI
11   C H V LVDI
12 F D A IIII LVDI
13   E B III APOLLINARES·CM·XXIIII
14   F C PRIDIE  
15 G G D IDIB EQVIT·RO·PROB           LVDI·FRANCICI
16   A E XVII·KAL·AUG LVDI
17   B F XVI LVDI           SENAT·LEGIT                               SOL·LEONE
18 H C G XV ADVENT·D·CM·XXIIII           DIES·AEGYPTIACVS
19   D H XIIII LVDI·VOTIVI
20   E A XIII FRANCICI·CM·XXIIII
21 I F B XII ADVENT·DIVI·CM·XXIIII
22   G C XI LVDI
23   A D X NEPTVNALICI
24 K B E IX  
25   C F VIII N·D·CONSTANTINI·CM·XXIIII
26   D G VII LVDI·VOTIVI
27 A E H VI VICT·SARMATICAS·CM·XXIIII
28   F A V  
29   G B IIII  
30 B A C III VICT·MARCOMANNAS·CM·XXIIII
      31   B D PRIDIE  

MENSIS AVGUSTVS
habet dies XXXI.

      1   C E KAL·AVG N·DIVI·PERTINACIS·CM·XXIIII
      2 C D F IIII·NON  
3   E G III SENATVS·LEGITIMVS
4   F H PRIDIE VICT·SENATI·CM·XXIIII
5 D G A NON N·SALVITIS·CM·XXIIII
6   A B VIII·IDVS DIES·AEGYPTIACVS
7   B C VII N·CONSTANTII·CM·XXIIII
8 E C D VI LVDI·VOTIVI
9   D E V  
10 F E F IIII  
11   F G III  
12   G H PRIDIE LYCHNAPSIA
13 G A A IDIB N·DIANES
14   B B XIX·KAL·SEPTEMB  
15   C C XVIII SENATVS·LEGITIMVS
16 H D D XVII  
17   E E XVI TIBERINALIA                                         SOL·VIRGINE
18   F F XV  
19 I G G XIIII N·PROBI·CM·XXIIII
20   A H XIII  
21   B A XII DIES·AEGYPTIACVS
22 K C B XI  
23   D C X VVLCANALICI·CM·XXIIII
24   E D IX  
25 A F E VIII  
26   G F VII  
27   A G VI  
28 B B H V SOLIS·ET·LVNAE·CM·XXIIII
29   C A IIII  
30   D B III  
      31 C E C PRIDIE  

MENSIS SEPTEMBER
habet dies XXX.

      1   F D KAL·SEPT SENATVS·LEGITIMVS
      2   G E IIII·NON DIES·AEGYPTIACUS
3 D A F III  
4   B G PRIDIE  
5   C H NON MAMMES·VINDEMIA
6 E D A VIII·IDVS  
7   E B VII  
8   F C VI  
9 F G D V N·AURELIANI·CM·XXIIII
10   A E IIII  
11   B F III N·ASCLEPI
12 G C G PRIDIE LVDI·ROMANORVM
13   D H IDIB LVDI                  SENATVS·LEGITIMVS
14   E A XVIII·KAL·OCTOB LVDI
15 H F B XVII ROMANIANI·CM·XXIIII
16   G C XVI  
17   A D XV  
18 I B E XIIII N·TRAIANI         TRIVMPHALES         CM·XXIIII
19   C F XIII    PII·ANTONINI·CM·XXIIII      DIES·AEGYP
20   D G XII LVDI·TRIUMPHALES                                     SOL·LIBRA
21 K E H XI LVDI
22   F A X LVDI
23   G B IX N·DIVI·AUGVSTI·CM·XXIIII
24 A A C VIII  
25   B D VII  
26   C E VI  
27 B D F V PROFECTIO·DIVI·CM·XXIIII
28   E G IIII  
29   F H III LVDI·FATALES
      30 C G A PRIDIE LVDI

MENSIS OCTOBER
habet dies XXXI.

      1   A B KAL·OCTOB N·ALEXANDRI·CM·XXIIII
      2   B C VI·NON  
3 D C D V SENATVS·LEGITIMVS      DIES·AEGYP
4   D E IIII  
5   E F III LVDI·ALAMANNICI
6 E F G PRIDIE LVDI
7   G H NON LVDI
8 F A A VIII·IDVS LVDI
9   B B VII LVDI
10   C C VI ALAMANNICI·CM·XXIIII
11 G D D V  
12   E E IIII AVGVSTALES·CM·XXIIII
13   F F III LVDI·IOVI·LIBERATORI
14 H G G PRIDIE LVDI
15   A H IDIB LVDI      EQVVS·AD·NIXAS·FIT       SENAT·LEGIT
16   B A XVII·KAL·NOV LVDI
17 I C B XVI LVDI
18   D C XV IOVI·LIBERATORI·CM·XXIIII
19   E D XIIII LVDI·SOLIS                                            SOL·SCORPIO
20 K F E XIII LVDI      DIES·AEGYPTIACVS
21   G F XII LVDI
22   A G XI SOLIS·CM·XXXVI
23 A B H X  
24   C A IX  
25   D B VIII  
26 B E C VII  
27   F D VI  
28   G E V                                        ISIA        EVICTIO·TYRANNI
29 C A F IIII ADVENT·DIVI·CM·XXIIII        ISIA
30   B G III LVDI·VOTIVI                       ISIA
      31   C H PRIDIE LVDI                                 ISIA

MENSIS NOVEMBER
habet dies XXX.

      1 D D A KAL·NOV EX·SENATO·CM·XXIIII         S·L         ISIA
      2   E B IIII·NON TER·NOVENA         DIES·AEGYPTIACVS
3   F C III HILARIA
4 E G D PRIDIE  
5   A E NON  
6   B F VIII·IDVS  
7 F C G VII  
8   D H VI N·NERVAE·ET·CONSTANTII·CM·XLVIII
9   E A V LVDI·VOTIVI
10 G F B IIII  
11   G C III  
12   A D PRIDIE LVDI·PLEBEI         SENATVS·LEGITIMVS
13 H B E IDIB LVDI
14   C F XVIII·KAL·DECEMBR LVDI
15   D G XVII PLEBEI·CM·XXIIII
16 I E H XVI N·VESPASIANI·CM·XXIIII
17   F A XV  
18   G B XIIII  
19 K A C XIII                                                          SOL·SAGITTARIO
20   B D XII  
21   C E XI  
22 A D F X  
23   E G IX  
24   F H VIII BRVMA         DIES·AEGYPTIACVS
25 B G A VII LVDI·SARMATICI
26   A B VI LVDI
27   B C V LVDI
28 C C D IIII LVDI
29   D E III LVDI
      30   E F PRIDIE LVDI

MENSIS DECEMBER
habet dies XXXI.

      1 D F G KAL·DECEMB SARMATICI·CM·XXIIII
      2   G H IIII·NON INITIVM·MVNERIS
3   A A III SENATVS·LEGITIMVS
4 E B B PRIDIE MVNVS·ARCA         DIES·AEGYPTIACVS
5   C C NON MVNVS·ARCA
6 F D D VIII·IDVS MVNVS·ARCA
7   E E VII  
8   F F VI MVNVS·KANDIDA
9 G G G V  
10   A H IIII  
11   B A III SEPTIMONTIA
12 H C B PRIDIE LVDI·LANCIONICI
13   D C IDIB LVDI         SENATVS·LEGITIMVS
14   E D XIX·KAL·IAN LVDI         DIES·AEGYPTIACVS
15 I F E XVIII N·DIVI·VERI·CM·XXIIII
16   G F XVII LVDI
17   A G XVI LVDI         SATVRNALIA
18 K B H XV LANCIONICI·CM·XXIIII                           SOL·CAPRICORNO
19   C A XIIII MVNVS·ARCA
20   D B XIII MVNVS·KANDIDA
21 A E C XII MVNVS·ARCA
22   F D XI  
23   G E X MVNVS·ARCA
24 B A F IX MVNVS·CONSVMMAT
25   B G VIII N·INVICTI·CM·XXX
26   C H VII  
27 C D A VI  
28   E B V  
29   F C IIII  
30 D G D III N·DIVI·TITI·CM·XXIIII
      31   A E PRIDIE MAGISTRATI·IVRANT

Notes to the online edition

The original consisted of the image on the left-hand page, and the table on the right-hand page.  This has been reproduced above.  The page which had the January image was lost from the archetype of all the illustrated copies.  Abbreviations:

CM = Circenses missus ('games ordered')
N = Natalis ('birthday')
LVDI = games
Senatus legitimus = Senate allowed (days on which the senate could sit)
Dies Aegyptiacus = Egyptian days (unlucky days)

The second column is the days of the week.  The third is the 'nundinales' ('nine day cycle'), which refers to the fact that market day in Rome was every 8 days, and the cycle counted both ends.

The images come from these manuscripts: Barberini Ms: February, March (another March from the Brussels ms. is included by Strzygowski as plate 21), August, September, October, November, December. Vienna Ms: April, May, June, July.  Plates 29 and 31 are the facing pages from the Rome ms. for October and November.

The solar symbol is included in Mommsen, CIL, but is not visible on the pages of other mss. printed by Strzygowski or in Inscriptiones Italiae.

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This text was transcribed by Roger Pearse, Ipswich, UK, 2006.  All material on this page is in the public domain - copy freely.  The text was edited by Theodore Mommsen.

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