The current period is 400-600 AS.

This corresponds to around 1500-500 BCE in our world, including the Hittites with their innovations in iron working, Homer's epics and the first Greek Olympic Games, the Chinese Zhou Dynasty, the Olmecs and their colossal heads in Mesoamerica, and the rise of organized religions such as Hinduism and Judaism.

With this time shift, the world of CivSim has officially entered the Classical Era! Among other things, this means that Cartography, Currency, and Iron Working are now available to research.

The Anteperiod for permissible post dates before the current time frame is 350-400 AS, while the Postperiod for permissible post dates after the current time frame is 600-650 AS.

The next time shift, to 600-800 AS, will occur at 11:59 PM EDT on Sunday, August 5th.