The idea of epoch usually refers to a historical period.
From the Latin epŏcha , the term epoch makes reference to different concepts related to time . This is, for example, the date of an event from which years begin to be counted. For example: “On November 9, 1989, with the fall of the Berlin Wall, a new era began in the history of humanity,” “The defeat of the Dream Team in the 2002 world championship marked the end of an era for “international basketball.”
An era is, on the other hand, a time period that can be distinguished or defined by the historical events that happened in it and determined their ways of life: “The costumes from the Victorian era are my favorites.”
At a less precise level, the notion of era is used to name a certain period of time or a season of considerable duration: “At that time, men wore long hair and believed that a better world was possible,” “ "I'm not going to see the national team since the time of Kempes and Fillol."
"Of time" and "making time"
In this sense, we cannot forget that there is the adjective phrase “period” which is one that is used to refer to a thing that belonged to a past time and that was typical of it. This can apply to objects and things such as a type of pants, a car or a hairstyle.
Period dresses or furniture are those that are used to recreate a time spent in the theater or cinema. They are, therefore, part of the scenery and costumes of the work in question: “I was impressed by the quality of the period dresses used in the film.”
In the same way, there is an expression that also makes use of the term that concerns us now. This is the verbal phrase “making an epoch.” It is used to make it clear that a specific fact or event has become a milestone in history, which will mean that it will be remembered for a long time.
The medieval era attracts many people.
A Spanish magazine
In addition to all of the above, we cannot forget the fact that there is a Spanish publication that uses the concept we are analyzing as a title. We are referring to the magazine “Época”, which was born in the mid-1980s and has since become a leading publication in that country.
Of a marked political nature, it is one that is framed within right-wing ideology and that in recent years has seen a thematic turn. Thus, now the same, Sunday supplement of the newspaper “La Gaceta”, also incorporates reports and articles on issues such as beauty, tourism, gastronomy, current events, interviews with important figures on the national and international scene or culture (cinema, television, theater, music…).
The two most notorious cases that gave relevance to the magazine “Época” were the accusations of electoral fraud against former Vice President of the Government María Teresa Fernández de la Vega and of drug consumption against Infanta Elena's ex-husband, Jaime de Marichalar.
geological epoch
A geological epoch , finally, is a division of a geological period.
From highest to lowest hierarchy, geological time can be divided into eon, era, system (or period), epoch (or series) and floor.