From human civilization to the unknown
The Living Codex of Civilization
A structured, multilingual, source-backed codex of civilization — the civilizations of Earth, the ones taking shape now, and the ones humanity may one day create, discover or encounter. Facts and speculation are kept apart, always.
39civilizations
102cultures
Today · 5 November 2026
ThursdayToday in other calendars
- Chinese calendar (Nongli)Bingwu year (Horse), month 9, day 27
- Hebrew calendar25 Heshvan 5787 AM
- Islamic calendar (Umm al-Qura)25 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH
- Solar Hijri calendar (Persian)14 Aban 1405 SH
- Ethiopian calendar26 Tikimt 2019 EC
- Maya calendars13.0.14.1.7 1 Manik' 0 Keh
Chinese almanac
Auspicious Sacrifices and ancestor offerings · Building a stove · Receiving wealth · Catching pests · Hunting · Avoid everything else
Avoid Breaking ground · Breaking ground for a grave · Opening for business · Burial
On this day
- 1 year ago · Ronald Venetiaan
- 100 years ago · John Berger
- 1000 years ago · Mathilda of Essen
- 1879 · James Clerk Maxwell
- 1913 · Vivien Leigh
Coming up
- Winter Clothes Day (Hanyi)9 November 2026
- Hanukkah5 December 2026
Civilizations
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See all- 13.8 billion years agoThe Universe
- 4.5 billion years agoEarth forms
- 3.5 billion years agoEarly life
- 302 thousand years agoHomo sapiens
- 10th millennium BCEAgricultural Revolution
- 35th century BCEEarly cities
- 32nd century BCEWriting
- 1760sIndustrial Revolution
- 1945Nuclear Age
- 2040sPermanent lunar presence?E2
Beyond Humanity
Emerging, hypothetical and fictional civilizations — kept strictly apart from the historical record and labelled by evidence level.
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