The Reckoning of Hellot

 

Much of Hellot uses the Ancient reckoning of the passage of time.

This begins with the reign of King Theseus, and his unification of the Ancient lands of Cecropia under Parthenine rule. The counting of summers in this period is abbreviated, R. T, for Reign of Theseus. His reign lasted 29 summers.

 

King Theseus

 

After his deposition, the reckoning is noted as After Theseus (A.T). Thus...

• the War of Ilion raged from 11 to 21 A.T. 

• Acmon founded the Agrinium in 22 A.T. and Chionopolis in 55 A.T. 

• The Emperor Crinos was born 1105 A.T, and the famed Ancient architect, Neson, circa 1270 A.T.

• the Road of Crinos was built between 1166 and 1169 A.T.
  

• Neson completed the Bridge of Homados in 1309 A.T.
  

• Sir Jade the Bronzfoot was born 2496 A.T.

• the Battle at the Pass of the Batelbrygg (Homados) was fought in 2559 A.T.
  

• the prolonged war between Rûna and Zarya began in 2762 A.T.
  

Summers before the Reign of Theseus are recorded as Before Unification (B.U). Thus...

• the mighty Ilion began as a mere village around 1700 B.U.

• Cecrops, the first king of the Parthenion, reigned from 322 to 272 B.U. 

• Acmon, hero of the war of Ilion, was born in 9 B.U. 

A new summer begins when the Sun is at his highest point in the sky...