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**Subotan** · 01-01-2010, 13:24

Why did the century start in 2001?

**Tellos Athenaios** · 01-01-2010, 13:47

Because there never was a year 0. Actually since the calendars are such a messy affair today could be, in fact, 16 December 2015.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/12...f_days_decade/

EDIT: The thing RTW -or rather its [modified] engine- has got going for it is: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Commanders

**lars573** · 01-02-2010, 20:04

Originally Posted by Subotan

Why did the century start in 2001?

Play Medieval 2, there is an event about the concept of zero (as we know it) being brought to europe from India via the muslim world. When BC/AD concept was created in the first/third (I really don't know) century there was no zero. So AD reconing starts with 1 AD not 0 AD. However today we recon from 0-9 as being a decade. And adding zeroes for larger units. Even Star Wars uses a year 0 for their time reconings. IE episode 4 takes place in 0 ABY. /NERD!

**Kekvit Irae** · 01-03-2010, 08:17

Originally Posted by lars573

Play Medieval 2, there is an event about the concept of zero (as we know it) being brought to europe from India via the muslim world. When BC/AD concept was created in the first/third (I really don't know) century there was no zero. So AD reconing starts with 1 AD not 0 AD. However today we recon from 0-9 as being a decade. And adding zeroes for larger units. Even Star Wars uses a year 0 for their time reconings. IE episode 4 takes place in 0 ABY. /NERD!

<NERD>
Actually, the majority of A New Hope takes place in 0 BBY. The Battle of Yavin takes place in the third month of the year, so from the first of the year to the third month is considered 0 BBY, and from the third month to the last month of the year is referred to as 0 ABY.
</NERD>