"The Longest Year in History: Julius Caesar's Year of Confusion"

Julius Caesar's reform of the Roman calendar in 46BC, which aimed to align it with the seasons, resulted in the longest year in history at 445 days. The early Roman calendar, based on lunar and agricultural cycles, had become unruly, leading to confusion and mismatches with the seasons. Caesar's advisor, Sosigenes, added two new months to the year and introduced leap years to align the calendar with the solar year. Later, Pope Gregory made further adjustments to create the Gregorian calendar, which is still in use today but not without its own discrepancies.