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Ab Sectora Condita - "From the Founding of the Sector"<br>
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Ab Sectora Condita (ASC) was the calendar system of the old [[Apollo Sector]], still used for many things in Shireroth today. Its name comes from the Ab Urbe Condita (AUC) calendar of ancient Rome.
A calander system based on the number of days since August 6th, 1999.<br>
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Each day since that date represent a single year of time passed. While originating in the [[Apollo Sector]], this system has spread to other nations.<br>
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The ASC calendar counts the days from the founding of the Apollo Sector, August 6 1999. For example, August 6 2000 would be 365 ASC. Dates before August 6 1999 are written as bASC.
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The ASC calendar is usually used in situations where it lends credibility to the micronational time scale. A war lasting ten days seems unusual; one lasting ten years seems more likely. The reigns of Kaisers tend to go abnormally long in this system, usually around a century, but this is explained by referring to the Kaisers' semi-divine bloodline giving them extra longevity.
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Shireroth was founded in 264 ASC, but its fictional history dates back to the 4th millennium bASC.
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Gregorian to ASC conversion [http://www.shireroth.org/asc/asc.html program].
 
Gregorian to ASC conversion [http://www.shireroth.org/asc/asc.html program].
 
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Revision as of 18:51, 5 October 2008

Ab Sectora Condita (ASC) was the calendar system of the old Apollo Sector, still used for many things in Shireroth today. Its name comes from the Ab Urbe Condita (AUC) calendar of ancient Rome.

The ASC calendar counts the days from the founding of the Apollo Sector, August 6 1999. For example, August 6 2000 would be 365 ASC. Dates before August 6 1999 are written as bASC.

The ASC calendar is usually used in situations where it lends credibility to the micronational time scale. A war lasting ten days seems unusual; one lasting ten years seems more likely. The reigns of Kaisers tend to go abnormally long in this system, usually around a century, but this is explained by referring to the Kaisers' semi-divine bloodline giving them extra longevity.

Shireroth was founded in 264 ASC, but its fictional history dates back to the 4th millennium bASC.

Gregorian to ASC conversion program.


See Also: Apollo Standard Time, Apollo Sector