The Herculaneum Papyri Are More Than 1800 Papyri That Were Carbonized By The Eruption Of Mount Vesuvius

The Herculaneum papyri are more than 1800 papyri that were carbonized by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius (79 CE), constituting the only surviving library from antiquity that exists in its entirety. Now using new x-ray technique, these scrolls are being read for the first time in millennia

Oh yeah, 100% true. I gotta share a related story.

The most threatening thing my friend Jason has ever done to me is send me a voice message in the middle of the night which consisted solely of him, perfectly recreating the cadence of the Arby's Guy, saying:

ARBY'S. WE HAVE YOUR MEAT.

hi. i’m not american. WAS ANYONE GOING TO TELL ME THAT THE OFFICIAL ARBY’S SLOGAN IS “WE HAVE THE MEATS” OR WAS I SUPPOSED TO FIND THAT OUT FOR MYSELF TODAY JUST NOW

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I can relate to this on every level

Time is a tricky thing to keep track of, especially across vast interstellar distances. Every civilization uses its own relative date system, its own years and days. These are the major ones found across known space:

Hyperspace Era (HE): HE is the most commonly used system, based on the Klex discovery of hyperspace. Although hyperspace technology has been invented independently by most major starfaring civilizations, and the Tel Azor actually discovered it 2000 years before them, Klex are ubiquitous in the known galaxy and their system is the one that stuck. Year Zero is (coincidentally) 0 CE / Current Year is 5244 HE

Before/After Death of Azor (BDA/ADA): Used by the Azoradi –by far the oldest living civilization in the known galaxy, although the surviving pockets of it are mere fragments of its former glory. The Tel Azor homeworld, for which their species is named, suffered a terrible catastrophe at the height of the civilization’s history, though none alive remember exactly what happened. The world still exists, but the now-nomadic Tel Azor speak of the entire star system being cursed. Year Zero is 1206 CE / Current Year is 4038 ADA

Solar Era (SE): SE is the second-most commonly used dating system, based on the founding of the now-faded Solar Reach. Most human-descended starfaring cultures still use this, even if only in academic context. Year Zero is 2500 CE / Current Year is 2744 SE

Aeryne Unity (AU): Another stellar civilization long faded from glory, the aarakocra of many ancient settled worlds still mark their dates from the founding of their ancestors’ Aeryne Confederation. Year Zero is 3002 CE / Current Year is 2242 AU

Age of Tiamat (AT): Dragonborn of the many worlds of the great Vayenir date their calendars from the empire’s founding. Unfortunately, the Age of Tiamat seems to be drawing to a close, as the empire crumbles from the combination of house infighting and ineffective defense against the rising Kreth Imperium. Year Zero is 3424 CE / Current Year is 1820 AT

Kreth Dominion (KD): The newest galactic power to arise in the known galaxy is the Divine Imperium of Hexath, more commonly called the Kreth Imperium. Though small, it is a belligerent and power-hungry theocracy. The Kreth worlds mark time from the founding of the Imperium. Year Zero is 4537 CE / Current Year is 707 KD

Now of course, these are numbers based on an Earth year. These worlds all orbit at different rates, so the actual date number would be different in each system. Haven't figured that part out yet, but getting there.