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The '''New Byzantine Calendar''' was a calendar used by multiple races, including some [[Human]]s and [[Hath]]. Dates were written as a four-digit year, a two-digit month and a two-digit day. For example, [[24th July]] 6012 would be written as "60120724". ([[DW]]: ''[[The Doctor's Daughter]]''). However, in said episode, Donna suggests that the first two digits could be some sort of "big old space date", with the two-digit year, month and day following it. On the whole, it is unclear which system is used.
The '''New Byzantine Calendar''' was a calendar used by more than one race, including some [[human]]s and [[Hath]]. Dates were written as a four-digit year, a two-digit month then a two-digit day (YYYYMMDD). For example, [[24 July]] [[6012]] would be written as "60120724". [[Donna Noble]] compared the format to the one used by [[American]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor's Daughter (TV story)|The Doctor's Daughter]]'')


==Behind the scenes==
It is unclear exactly when the New Byzantine Calender was in use - whether it was just a different version of writing dates (so, the [[61st century]]) or an entirely new dating system. A [[New Roman Empire]] was mentioned to exist in the year [[12005]] in ''[[The End of the World]]'', but other than the name (the Byzantine Empire was the name given to the Eastern Roman Empire in the real world) there is little to connect them. Another possible origin might be the city of [[New Byzantium]] mentioned in [[Shadowmind]]. This could suggest there was a "New Byzantine Empire", that had succeeded the New Roman Empire.
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Latest revision as of 19:10, 5 October 2022

The New Byzantine Calendar was a calendar used by more than one race, including some humans and Hath. Dates were written as a four-digit year, a two-digit month then a two-digit day (YYYYMMDD). For example, 24 July 6012 would be written as "60120724". Donna Noble compared the format to the one used by Americans. (TV: The Doctor's Daughter)

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