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.

Contents

[edit] 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.

[edit] Years

[edit] Conversion

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

Type: 

{{2004}}

to get: 

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

For years BCE add a negative sign before the date:

Type: 

{{-509}}

to get: 

L. Iunio L. Tarquinio cos.‡ (CCXLV a.u.c.)

[edit] This year AUC

Type: 

{{AUC}}

to get the current year AUC in Arabic numerals: 

2761

[edit] This year Consular

Type: 

{{{{CURRENTYEAR}} }}

to get the current year in Consular form: 

 M. Moravio T. Iulio cos. ‡  MMDCCLXI  a.u.c.

[edit] Roman Dates

[edit] 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.

[edit] Leap year

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

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


[edit] Today

Type: 

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

to get today in Roman dating: 

a.d. III Kal. Sep. ‡

"Today is a.d. III Kal. Sep. ‡." or "Hodiernus dies a.d. III Kal. Sep. ‡ est."


[edit] Market day

[edit] Nundinal letter this year

Type: 

{{marketday}}

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

[edit] 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 }}
or
{{TodayLetter}}

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

[edit] Time in Rome

Due to caching of pages, it is not possible to get the accurate time within the wiki. The LOCALTIME template should *NOT* be used.

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