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Maximilien de Robespierre	Posted: Feb 17 2008, 12:10 AM Quote
Administrator Group: Administrator Posts: 62 Member No.: 1 Joined: 13-February 08	BY DECREE OF MAXIMILIEN DE ROBESPIERRE, HENCEFORTH We, the People of France, Shall Take Up this New Calendar: MONTHS Vendémiaire (Sep 22 ~ Oct 21) Brumaire (Oct 22 ~ Nov 20) Frimaire (Nov 21 ~ Dec 20) Nivôse (Dec 21 ~ Jan 19) Pluviôse (Jan 20 ~ Feb 18) Ventôse (Feb 19 ~ Mar 20) Germinal (Mar 21 ~ Apr 19) Floréal (Apr 20 ~ May 19 Prairial (May 20 ~ Jun 18) Messidor (Jun 19 ~ Jul 18) Thermidor (Jul 19 ~ Aug 17) Fructidor (Aug 18 ~ Sep 16) THE 10-DAY WEEK Three in each month * primidi (first day) * duodi (second day) * tridi (third day) * quartidi (fourth day) * quintidi (fifth day) * sextidi (sixth day) * septidi (seventh day) * octidi (eighth day) * nonidi (ninth day) * décadi (tenth day) -------------------- “Terror is only justice: prompt, severe and inflexible; it is then an emanation of virtue; it is less a distinct principle than a natural consequence of the general principle of democracy, applied to the most pressing wants of the country." --Maximilien de Robespierre
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