before christ is 2000 years prior
3rd century BC (before christ)
BC means Before Christ. So, in this case, eighth century BC means: eight centuries Before Christ. Christ, as in Jesus Christ was born in the year 0. So, everything before the year 0, is called Before Christ, or B.C.
Yes it was 17 centuries before the 17th century.
3rd century before christ
Zechariah.6th century before Christ.
India, about 6th century before the birth of Christ
in the 5th century B.C. (Before Christ)
It was written in 11 century before Christ (BC)
The 2nd century began approximately 100 years (+/- 10 years) after Jesus Christ was born. Time divides from BC (or BCE) to AD (or CE) with the estimated birth year of Jesus.
He was not born in a century. It is believed that he was born in 1341 BC (Before Christ).
were poor and lived in filthy crowded conditions
86 BC is the first century BC (Before Christ). BC is a designation used to label or number years in the Julian and Gregorian calendars that precede the year 1 AD (Anno Domini which is Latin for "in the year of the Lord").The centuries in relation to 86 BC are as follows: 7th century BC 6th century BC 5th century BC 4th century BC 3rd century BC 2nd century BC 1st century BC (86 BC)