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To: lastchance

BTW what are the years between BC and AD called?


105 posted on 07/12/2018 9:13:20 PM PDT by Tuketu (The Dim Platform is splinters bound by crazy glue. TRUMP is the solvent.)
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To: Tuketu

There are no years between B.C. and AD. B.C. is before the birth of Christ. A.D. Is after his birth. Not after his death. Anno Domini is “Year of the Lord”. Yes the one is English and the other Latin. There used to be A.C.n. (Ante Christi, natum) but the usage changed to English some time ago.


106 posted on 07/13/2018 8:08:25 AM PDT by lastchance (Credo.)
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