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There is no period of time between BC and AD, because AD does not stand for "after death", it stands for "Anno Domini", which is a Latin term that translates to English as "in the year of our Lord".

BC = Years before the birth of Jesus Christ

AD = Years since the birth of Jesus Christ

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