NovaRoma:Dates

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This is one of the Nova Roma wiki help files.

We have a large set of 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:

{{Jul 7}} {{2000}}

This is what will appear in the article:

Non. Quin. ‡ Q. Maximo M. Minucio cos. ‡ MMDCCLIII a.u.c.

Years

Conversion

Templates convert recent years to Roman-style consular dating. (List of available templates).

Type:

{{2004}}

to get:

Cn. Salvio Cn. Equitio cos. ‡ MMDCCLVII a.u.c.

This year AUC

Type:

{{AUC}}

to get the current year AUC in Arabic numerals:

2777

This year Consular

Type:

{{{{CURRENTYEAR}} }}

to get the current year in Consular form:

M. Cotta C. Petronio cos. ‡ MMDCCLXXVII a.u.c.

Roman Dates

Conversion

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

Type:

{{Jan 1}}

to get:

Kal. Ian. ‡.

• 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:

• {{Feb 25b}}
• {{Feb 26b}}
• {{Feb 27b}}
• {{Feb 28b}}

Today

Type:

{{{{CURRENTMONTHABBREV}} {{CURRENTDAY}}}}

to get today in Roman dating:

a.d. X Kal. Dec. ‡

"Today is a.d. X Kal. Dec. ‡." or "Hodiernus dies a.d. X Kal. Dec. ‡ est."

Market day

Nundinal letter this year

Type:

{{marketday}} 

for the current market day. It is now set to G.

Nundinal letter today

Type:

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

for the nundinal letter for "today". The letter today is G.