The Age of Redemption is a period in the history of the Imperium starting at roughly 020.M37 and ending at 034.M38. It followed the catastrophic period in Imperial history known as the Age of Apostasy.

救赎时代是帝国历史上的一个时期，大约从020.M37开始，到034.M38结束。它发生在帝国历史上被称为叛教时代的灾难性时期之后。

Overview 概述

The Age of Redemption was a period of fierce religious fervor in the Imperium. The Imperial Cult grew in power as never before and enormous numbers of suspected Heretics were rounded up and executed. Crusade after Crusade was launched to recapture the squandered wealth of the Imperium lost in the Age of Apostasy. However as the fervor peaked and these many wars of faith were launched, large numbers of worlds were left with inadequate defenses and Imperial Guard Regiments and Space Marine Chapters were increasingly drawn into longer and more terrible crusades. The result would be a period known as The Waning in which the military forces of the Imperium, exhausted by long Crusades, found themselves unable to defend against the encroachment of Orks, Chaos insurgencies, and internal strife.

救赎时代是帝国时期宗教狂热的时期。帝国教派势力空前壮大，大量疑似异端分子被围捕并处决。一次又一次的远征是为了夺回在叛教时代失去的帝国浪费的财富。然而，随着狂热达到顶峰，许多信仰战争爆发，大量世界的防御不足，帝国卫队和星际战士越来越多地被卷入更长、更可怕的远征。其结果将是一个被称为大衰落的时期，在这个时期，帝国的军事力量被长期的远征耗尽，发现自己无法抵御欧克的入侵、混沌叛乱以及内乱。

Notable Events 著名事件

• ??? - The Benedictine War 本笃战争

• 020.M37 The Great Cull: The High Lords of Terra order a systematic extermination of large numbers of Imperial worlds suspected of heresy.

• 大灭绝：泰拉的高领主下令系统地消灭大量被怀疑为异端的帝国世界。

• 321.M37 The Abyssal Crusade: Saint Basillius declares that 30 Space Marine Chapters are found wanting in the eyes of the Emperor. The Space Marines concerned embark on a penitent Crusade into the Eye of Terror to cleanse the worlds consumed by the birth of Slaanesh.

• 深渊远征：圣巴西利厄斯宣称，在帝皇的眼中，30个星际战士战团被发现不足。有关的星际战士开始了一场赎罪远征，进入恐惧之眼，以净化色孽诞生所消耗的世界。

• M37: 7th Black Crusade 第七次黑色远征

• M37: 8th Black Crusade 第八次黑色远征