The Impact of Caesar's Reforms on the Empire

Julius Caesar declared a 12 month, 365 day year for Rome in 46 BC. The Julian calendar would remain in effect until the 1500s when it was tweaked by Pope Gregory to reflect the subtle drift of the equinoxes over the centuries. Next week we will get more into the specifics of Caesar's legal authority through this period. But suffice it to say that growing contingent of the waning nobility did not believe for a second Caesar's claims that he would restore the old order as soon as order itself was restored. And though Caesar was clearly aiming for immortality, they knew that in fact he could and must be killed.