Show I Heres Here's the AuthentIc Information on H w September Happened HE first appearance of September Sep Sep- T THE in the Roman calendar calendar calen calen- dar clar was as the seventh month of the year which began with March In n B. B C. C Numa added January and February to the year and September became became and has since continued to to be the ninth month This made its name a misnomer for it was derived from septimus meaning seventh sev and properly S September would be called November which is derived from novem mean ing nine The Roman senate sought to give to September the name of Tiberius and except for forthe forthe forthe the fact that the emperor was a modest man and refused the honor hon hon- or we might today be dating our letters Tib Tab 1 1917 Other emperors emperors em em- sought the glory which Ti Tiberius Tiberius Ti Ti- would not accept and Do- Do gave it his own n name The senate under Antonius Pius it the name of Antonius gave it his surname and Tacitus also gave it his own name but none of them could make it stick J |