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To: null and void
In A.D. 347, the Anno Domini system of dating had not yet been invented. So no one would have used it--and they would not have used Arabic numerals on a cornerstone. If they tried to date it they would have counted from the foundation of Rome (753 B.C.) or used the names of the consuls of the year.
52 posted on 04/12/2021 12:10:19 PM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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Fair point, and after Rome officially became Christian in 380 A.D., and the Roman empire fell in 476 A.D. would a fervent Christian date his new house as I477 or AVC1231?


53 posted on 04/12/2021 12:35:15 PM PDT by null and void (The media decides what news you can see and NOT SEE. But don't you dare call 'em Not-Sees)
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