Jonty Grinter, John Lees, Dorothy Bragg, Ivor Jones, John Walter, Gerardo Prietto, Robert Nielson, Don Davies, John Ure
Advertisement This looks like it could be your lucky year, John Bryson. According to Jonty Grinter of Katoomba, “originally the ides (C8) in the Roman calendar were the mid-month days corresponding to the full moon. In March, May, July and October this was the 15th and all other months the 13th.” John Lees of Castlecrag adds, “To the Romans ‘ides’ meant the middle of the month. Don’t forget the number of days in Roman months was not the same as for our months.” At age 92 Dorothy Bragg of Avalon Beach can still clearly recall learning, “‘In March, July, October, May, the Ides...
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