Multiple choice general knowledge culture

Who is responsible for standardizing January 1 as the beginning of the year?

  1. Julius Caesar

  2. Pope Gregory

  3. Nero

  4. Augustus
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Explanation

Julius Caesar introduced the Julian calendar in 45 BCE, which established January 1 as New Year's Day. This reform standardized the calendar across the Roman Empire. Pope Gregory XIII later reformed the calendar (Gregorian calendar) in 1582, but did not change the start of the year.

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