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Julius Caesar
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Calendar Reform and Miscalculations
Caesar’s/) most enduring administrative legacy is the Julian calendar, introduced in 45 BCE to correct the accumulating inaccuracies of the older Roman system. The Julian year was fixed at $365.25$ days, incorporating the concept of the leap year. The primary philosophical underpinning of this reform, according to contemporary Roman astrologers, was the need to realign the solar year…