Age of Aries: Difference between revisions
(Removed cat history as non-applicable. Added cats ArM2-4.) |
(Fixed cats ArM2-4. Added cat OoH as they were really the only ones to use AoA after the Roman Empire. Left in Myth Europe as it is a fictionalized period in the game, see Astrological Ages section of page.) |
||
| Line 15: | Line 15: | ||
=== Legacy Page === | === Legacy Page === | ||
The history of this page before August 6, 2010 is archived at [[Legacy:age_of_aries]] | The history of this page before August 6, 2010 is archived at [[Legacy:age_of_aries]] | ||
[[Category | [[Category:ArM2]] | ||
[[Category | [[Category:ArM3]] | ||
[[Category | [[Category:ArM4]] | ||
[[Category:Mythic Europe]] | [[Category:Mythic Europe]] | ||
[[Category:Order of Hermes]] | |||
Revision as of 20:11, 29 January 2013
The Age of Aries is a fictional designation for years, used only in the Ars Magica game. ArM5 does not use the Age of Aries (and neither did ArM1). In ArM2 through ArM4, the Order of Hermes generally recorded dates in terms of the Age of Aries, abbreviated AA, rather than using the AD Christian Calendar.
Conversion from AA to AD
In Ars Magica canon, the Age of Aries began in 139 B.C. To convert a date from AA to AD, subtract 139, so 1359 AA would be 1220 AD.
Also, according to Age of Aries reckoning, the new year begins in March rather than January.
Astrological Ages
The Age of Aries is an Astrological Age of the Zodiac. However, it is not the correct astrological age corresponding to the real-world medieval period. In Real History, the Age of Aries was from about 1658 BC to 498 BC. The correct astrological age for the Middle Ages would be the Age of Pisces. None the less, Ars Magica consistently used the "Age of Aries" until astrological dates were dropped entirely with ArM5. Perhaps the world of Mythic Europe is oriented 30 degrees east relative to our world, or perhaps (more likely) Atlas Games was aware of the error but didn't consider it important enough to correct.
References
- Houses of Hermes, pages 124 and 123
Legacy Page
The history of this page before August 6, 2010 is archived at Legacy:age_of_aries