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This is one of the Nova Roma wiki [[NovaRoma:Help_files|help files]].

We have a large set of [[NovaRoma:Templates|templates]] that simplify inserting Roman-style dates into wiki articles. The inserted dates also provide modern date glosses as hover text.

==Example==

Templates always use pairs of braces. If you enter:
 <nowiki>{{Jul 7}} {{2000}}</nowiki>
This is what will appear in the article:
 {{Jul 7}} {{2000}}

==Years==

===Conversion===

Templates convert recent years to Roman-style consular dating. ([[Consular Years (Nova Roma)|List of available templates]]).

Type:
 <nowiki>{{2004}}</nowiki>
to get:
 {{2004}}

===This year AUC===

Type:
 <nowiki>{{AUC}}</nowiki>
to get the current year AUC in Arabic numerals:
 {{AUC}}

===This year Consular===

Type:
 <nowiki>{{{{CURRENTYEAR}} }}</nowiki>
to get the current year in Consular form:
 {{{{CURRENTYEAR}} }}

==Roman Dates==

===Conversion===

Templates convert dates in month-day format into Roman dates:

Type:
 <nowiki>{{Jan 1}}</nowiki>
to get:
 {{Jan 1}}.

:* Months use three letter abbreviations '''without a period''': Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
:* Days are not padded with leading zeroes.

====Leap year====

For dates that fall during a leap year, use the following special templates:

* <nowiki>{{Feb 25b}}</nowiki>
* <nowiki>{{Feb 26b}}</nowiki>
* <nowiki>{{Feb 27b}}</nowiki>
* <nowiki>{{Feb 28b}}</nowiki>


===Today===

Type:
 <nowiki>{{{{CURRENTMONTHABBREV}} {{CURRENTDAY}}}}</nowiki>
to get today in Roman dating:
 {{{{CURRENTMONTHABBREV}} {{CURRENTDAY}}}}

"Today is {{{{CURRENTMONTHABBREV}} {{CURRENTDAY}}}}." or "Hodiernus dies {{{{CURRENTMONTHABBREV}} {{CURRENTDAY}}}} est."


==Market day==

===Nundinal letter this year===

Type:
 <nowiki>{{marketday}}</nowiki> 

for the current market day. It is now set to {{marketday}}.

===Nundinal letter today===

Type:
 <nowiki>{{#switch: {{ #expr: {{ #time: z }} mod 8 }} | 0=A | 1=B | 2=C | 3=D | 4=E | 5=F | 6=G | 7=H }}</nowiki>
 or
 <nowiki>{{TodayLetter}}</nowiki>

for the nundinal letter for "today". The letter today is {{#switch: {{ #expr: {{ #time: z }} mod 8 }} | 0=A | 1=B | 2=C | 3=D | 4=E | 5=F | 6=G | 7=H }}.

==Time in Rome==

Nova Roma's standard timezone is the timezone of Rome, CET.  To display the current time in Rome (in modern format), use <nowiki>{{LOCALTIME}}</nowiki>.  The time in Rome is {{LOCALTIME}}