How long ago was 1000bc?

Answer 1

Well, 1000 BC was a thousand years before the birth of Christ. Our calendar goes by the reckoning that there have been 2009 years since he was born, so just add 2009 to 1000- it was 3009 years ago. (N.B. In actuality, our calendar is out by 4 years re. the date of Christ's birth- he was actually born 4 years earlier than our calendar says he was, but because all dates in history are now measured in the current calendar, this is irrelevant to all practical purposes).