[Flightdeck]

I've always wondered what year people said it was during the time before christ. Obvioulsy they weren't counting backwards.

[Kenny Bunk]

Well, if they were Romans, they had a an A.U.C. system.

It stands for Ab Urbe Condita "From the founding of the city," which I believe was around 753 B.C. However, at the time, there reportedly were already unscrupulous antique coin dealers in Naples marking coins "B.C." for the tourist trade.

It's been downhill ever since.

[Kenny Bunk]

Well, if they were Romans, they had a an A.U.C. system.

It stands for Ab Urbe Condita "From the founding of the city," which I believe was around 753 B.C. However, at the time, there reportedly were already unscrupulous antique coin dealers in Naples marking coins "B.C." for the tourist trade.

It's been downhill ever since.