August is the eighth month of the year (between July and September) in the Julian and Gregorian calendars and one of seven months with a length of 31 days. In the Southern Hemisphere, August is the seasonal equivalent of February in the Northern Hemisphere.
August symbols: The birthstones of August are the peridot and sardonyx. Its birth flower is the gladiolus or poppy, meaning beauty, strength of character, love, marriage and family. The zodiac signs for the month of August are Leo (until August 22) and Virgo (from August 23 onwards).
Historical Events for August, 216
Day of Week 2nd » Second Punic War: Battle of Cannae The Carthage Carthaginian army led by Hannibal defeats a numerically superior Roman Republic Roman army under command of consuls Lucius Aemilius Paullus (consul 219 BC) Lucius Aemilius Paullus and Gaius Terentius Varro.