The seventh month of the year named by the Roman Senate in honor of Julius Caesar. This month was originally called Quintilis
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July, his birth month (formerly Quintilis). But although Caesar instituted the new Julian calendar, he did not rename the month for himself, as is commonly assumed. It was his heir, Octavian, who became Augustus Caesar, who renamed the 7th month Iulius in his honor.Julius Caesar never named a month after himself. It was the senate that honored him by naming the month of July after him.
July for Julius Caesar august for Augustus Caesar it was also called the Julian calendar after Julius Caesar Only one month is named after a Roman emperor and that is the month of August. The other months were/are named after gods or numerals. July was named after a Roman, Julius Caesar, but he was not an emperor and the month was only named for him after he had been declared a god.
August is named for Augustus Caesar, and July is named for Gaius Julius Caesar
AnswerWhile some of the months were named after ancient gods, July never was. The month was originally Quintilis (the fifth month, effectively 'Quintember' or the like), but this was changed to Julius - July - in honour of Julius Caesar. Since Julius Caesar was recognised as a Divus (god who had been a human) after his death, we could say that Julius Caesar is the god after whom July was named.