Not to be outshone by Julius Caesar, his adoptive father, Gaius Octavius, aka Augustus Caesar, added another day to the month previously called mensis Sextilis, and thereby gained
Equal Status
Higgledy-Piggledy
August, a summer month,
Has as its namesake a
Caesar august;
Gaius Octavian's
Bastardizational
Change in the calendar
Came as a must.