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The Byzantine Clock That Counts from Creation

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A live clock presents the current moment in the Byzantine Creation era, alongside Julian and Gregorian dates and the Constantinopolitan indiction.

Landing page captured for the 2026-08-31 issue.

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The clock derives several calendar views from the current instant rather than merely formatting a date: its documented payload includes Byzantine year and day-of-year data, Julian and Gregorian fields, year boundaries, and the Constantinopolitan indiction. The machine-readable endpoint is versioned at 1.1.0, exposes a JSON Schema, and accepts a UTC parameter. The page also documents an iframe embed, making the historical clock usable as a small component rather than only a standalone curiosity.

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