Calendars (Superpowers)

In Superpowers, various Calendation Systems are used by the five superpowers: the Roman Empire, the Mayan Conglomerate, Japanese Shogunate, the Mongol Empire, and the Inca Empire.

Solar Calendar
This type of calendar is used by the Romans, Mayans and the Japanese. It is based on the period of revolution of teh earth around the sun, which is approx. 365 days. Every four years, an extra day was inserted to keep up with the irregularities. This year is often referred to as a leap year.

The Roman solar calendar has 12 divisions called months (though these have little relation to the moon), having 30 or 31 days, save for Februarius, the second month, which normally has 28 days and a 29th day is added every leap year. The months are named after Roman gods and important people, except the last four months. The order of the months of the Roman calendar is as follows:


 * 1) Januarius (named after the Roman god Janus, 31 days)
 * 2) Februarius (named after the Etruscan god Februus, 28 or 29 days)
 * 3) Marcus (after the Roman god of war, Mars, 31 days)
 * 4) April (scholars are unsure of the etymology, 30 days)
 * 5) Maia (after Maia, goddess of spring, 31 days)
 * 6) Juno (after the queen of the gods, 30 days)
 * 7) Julius (after Julius Caesar, 31 days)
 * 8) Augustus (after Augustus, first Roman emperor, 31 days)
 * 9) September (Septer means seven, 30 days)
 * 10) October (Octo means eight, 31 days)
 * 11) November (Novem means nine, 30 days)
 * 12) December (Decem means ten, 31 days)

On the other hand, the Mayan and Japanese solar calendars do not have such "divisions". Instead, they simply count the days from which the earth is in the spring equinox until the next cycle, and so on. Gabsboy123 10:56, November 15, 2010 (UTC)