August means Augustus Caesar’s month. Augustus Caesar completed the calendar reform started by Julius Caesar and also named a month after himself.
Augustus became the first emperor of Rome after Julius was assassinated in 44 BC.
Events in August
- The Feast of the Assumption
Born in August?
Birthstone: Peridot
Flower: Gladiolus
Tropical Zodiac: Leo (July 23 to August 22 and Virgo (August 23 to September 22)
Sidereal Zodiac: Cancer (July 17 to August 16) and Leo (August 17 to September 16)
In Pure Spirit
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