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The '''Old Time, '''also referred''' '''to as the '''"Dark Time"''' and the '''"Age of Pythias"''' refers to the time on [[Gallifrey]] before [[Rassilon]] had created the [[Time Lord]] civilisation. Details of this time were detailed in [[the Book of the Old Time]] ([[TV|TV: ]][[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|''The Deadly Assassin'']]), and forbidden knowledge from this time was in [[the Black Scrolls of Rassilon]] ([[TV]]: [[The Five Doctors (TV story)|''The Five Doctors'']]).

During this time the [[Great Schism]] occurred, a war in between the forces loyal to Rassilon and the female priesthood of the [[Pythia]]. Pythia lost, her ruling matriarchy destroyed and banished from Gallifrey. As punishment for her defeat, Pythia [[curse|cursed]] the Time Lords with [[sterility]]. This led to the creation of [[Loom|Looms]], as a means of reproducing without sex. ([[PROSE]]: [[Lungbarrow (novel)|''Lungbarrow'']]).

Rassilon during this period harassed the exploding energy of a collapsing [[Qqaba|star]], in the process creating the [[Eye of Harmony]] from which the Time Lords gained their power of [[time travel]]. The event was described in the Book of the Old Time:<blockquote>"...and Rassilon journeyed into the [[black hole|black void]] with a great fleet. Within the void, no light, would shine and nothing of that outer nature continue in being, except that which existed within the [[Sash of Rassilon]]. Now Rassilon found the Eye of Harmony which balances all things, that they may neither flux, nor wither, nor change their state in any measure. And he caused the eye to be brought to the world of Gallifrey wherein he sealed this beneficence with the [[Great Key of Rassilon|great key]]. Then the people rejoiced..." ([[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'')</blockquote>According to one account, when Rassilon first opened a black whole to draw the power of time travel, he burst open a hole into an [[Spiral Yssgaroth|inhabited plane]], upon which the [[Great Vampire|Great Vampires or the Yssgaroth]] were accidentally unleashed into the [[N-Space|universe]], starting the [[Eternal War]]. ([[PROSE]]: [[Interference - Book One (novel)|''Interference'']], [[TV]]: [[State of Decay (TV story)|''State of Decay'']], [[PROSE]]: [[The Pit (novel)|''The Pit'']]).

During this period too, both [[validium]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Silver Nemesis (TV story)|Silver Nemesis]]''), and the [[Hand of Omega]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') were created.

[[Lady Peinforte]] threatened to reveal [[the Doctor]]'s secret "from the Old Time". ([[TV]]: ''[[Silver Nemesis]]'')