Questions and Answers: Volume 33

Everything Everywhere Daily

Gary Arndt

History, Education

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 2 August 2025

⏱️ 18 minutes

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The month of August was named in honor of the emperor Augustus Caesar by the Roman Senate. Originally called Sextilis, the sixth month in the early Roman calendar, it was renamed in 8 BC to recognize Augustus’s achievements, particularly his victories and consolidation of power. According to Roman tradition, the month was chosen because several of his significant accomplishments occurred during Sextilis. In reality, the Senate was really just trying to suck up to Augustus. Instead, they should have asked him some questions Stay tuned for the 33rd installment of questions and answers on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Quince Go to quince.com/daily for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! Mint Mobile Get your 3-month Unlimited wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month at mintmobile.com/eed Jerry Compare quotes and coverages side-by-side from up to 50 top insurers at jerry.ai/daily American Scandal Follow American Scandal on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe to the podcast! https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/ -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Austin Oetken & Cameron Kieffer Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Update your podcast app at newpodcastapps.com Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Disce aliquid novi cotidie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The month of August was named in honor of the Emperor Augustus by the Roman Senate.
0:05.1	Initially called Sextilius, the sixth month in the early Roman calendar, it was renamed in
0:10.0	8 BC to recognize Augustus's achievements, particularly his victories in consolidation of power.
0:16.3	According to Roman tradition, this month was chosen because of several of his significant
0:19.9	accomplishments occurred in the month of Sextilius. In reality, the Senate was really just trying to suck up
0:26.4	to Augustus. Instead, they should have probably asked him some questions. Stay tuned for the
0:32.7	33rd installment of questions and answers on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
0:37.0	Music installment of questions and answers on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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