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Why is it that in the year BC the count is descending and in the year AD the count is ascending?
The 'B' in 'BC' stands for 'BEFORE'. All the years 'BC' are years "Before" something. As time 'before' something goes along, you get closer and closer to the event, so the number of years 'before' it is descending. Until finally you reach the event, and you are at the year 'ZERO' before it. The 'A' in 'AD' stands for 'AFTER'. All the years 'AD' are years "After" something. If you're counting years 'after', you start at 'zero' when the event happens. Then as time 'after' it goes along, you get farther and farther from the event, so the number of years 'after' it is ascending.
Is 3400 BC before 1600 BC?
Yes, 3400 BC is before 1600 BC.
Is 2700 BC before or after 495 BC?
Before.
Is 4000 bc older than 1400 bc?
Yes. BC stands for "Before Christ", so that 20 BC is five years before 15 BC 4000 BC is 2600 years before 1400 BC
What century is 73 BC?
The car event
Is BC before or after AD?
BC is before AD (Before Christ) (After Death)
What important event happened between 280 bc to 210 bc?
lighthouse of Alexandria :}
What is the BC?
BC : Before Christ
A coin found in the earth dated 55 BC and what was it?
A forgery. No coin could be marked 55 BC, no one knew that the key event that the modern calendar was based on was going to happen before it actually happened.
What does BC in 10000 BC mean?
BC means "Before Christ", but also "Before the Current era".
What is before 1bc?
If you mean bc as in Before Christ then it is 2 bc followed by 3 bc and so on.
When did the Olympics become a global event?
776 BC
