The Even Bigger Ten

[Chris Mortika]

In two of the specials, the Decemverate is referred to as "the Twelve" rather than "the Ten". Is this just an error?

[Paz]

A decemvirate with twelve members? That's like the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy being 'a trilogy in five parts'.

[Dhjika]

Paz wrote:

A decemvirate with twelve members? That's like the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy being 'a trilogy in five parts'.

Or the Big Ten conference having 14 teams

[Chris Mortika]

Well, it has been over a year since we've seen Grandmaster Torch...

[BartonOliver]

Considering the origins of the word, I think it's probably a typo.

Decemviri

[Belafon]

The Dodecacemvirate?

[Wraith235]

Torch a member of the Decemverite ?

I shudder the thought

[Matthew Downie]

December is the twelfth month, though, just as October is the tenth, etc...

[DrParty06]

Eyes of the Twelve and Half Life 3 confirmed?

[Joe Jungers]

Matthew Downie wrote:

December is the twelfth month, though, just as October is the tenth, etc...

That was before the Caeser boys added themselves to the calender.

Julius - July
Augustus - August

[Chris Mortika]

Joe...

Spoiler:

That's not the origin I've understood.

Julius Ceasar did reform the calendar (hence "Julian calendar' in use till 1582) but he renamed summer months, not added them.

New Year's Day was celebrated in Rome at the beginning of March. (The Julian calendar changed that to January) October was the eighth month, starting with March = 1.

[Joe Jungers]

I stand corrected - though here's a link to a source that has explanations for all 12 months

Names of the Month

[John Compton]

It was a typo from an earlier version. There are ten members of the Decemvirate.

[Netopalis]

The other two are Dreng, who the Ten refuses to acknowledge, and Zarta, who refuses to allow the Ten to acknowledge her.

[Rei]

I was thinking Torch and Amenopheus.

In any case, Illuminati confirmed.