[Right Wing Assault]

BCE = Before the Christian era

CE = Christian era

Common? Yes, what they have in common is that they are based on the (approximate) birth of Christ, who, if you want, can be viewed as an historical person if not the Son of God.

[DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis]

Heh heh. Good one.

[Norman Bates]

BCE = Before the Christian era

CE = Christian era

I've seen that before. A simple way to circumvent them.

[MrB]

BCE = Before the Christian era

CE = Christian era

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That’s how I read those notations every time I see them.