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AD stands for "Anno Domini," Latin for "year of the Lord." The year in AD is supposedly counted from the birth of Jesus. However, it was a couple of centuries after the time of Jesus that anyone started numbering the years that way, and thee is no guarantee that the actual year was figured out correctly. BC stands for the English phrase "Before Christ." Some countries use initials of the corresponding phrase in their own language; for example France uses AJC for "avant Jesus-Christ."
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∙ 9y agoBC means Before Christ.
AD means Anno Domini, which is Latin for "in the year of our lord".
Anything that occurred in history before 0 AD was called BC.
For example, the Great Pyramid was built in 2584 BC. And World War Two ended in 1945 AD.
However most people now use the terms BCE and CE instead.
BCE stands for "Before the Common Era".
CE stands for "Common Era".
This is because:
- Not everyone is Christian
- BC and AD is seen as forcing people to believe in the existence of Jesus
- If Jesus existed, he was not born in 0 AD anyway (the apparent year was misinterpreted)
- AD doesn't make sense in modern grammar. "12th century in the year of our Lord"
For example, the Great Pyramid was built in 2584 BCE. And World War Two ended in 1945 CE.
Most people, including historians, prefer using BCE / CE over BC / AD.
For professionalism I would advise using BCE / CE.
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What do ad and bc mean related to time?
BC = before christ AD = Anno Domini (year of our Lord) we are in the year 2011, time before year 1 was BC time afterwards (what we live in) is AD
What is mean AD AND BC?
BC = Before Christ. AD = Anno Domini (latin) the year of Christ's birth.
What do abbreviations BC and AD mean?
BC means Before Christ AD means Ano Domini (after Christ)
What does bc mean in years?
before Christ. ad is Amano Domingi
How many years are there between 30 BC and 30 AD and why?
58 years are between 30 BC and AD 30. The first thing you need to remember is that there is no year 0; the year before AD 1 is 1 BC. So the years between 30 BC and AD 30 are... 29 BC, 28 BC, 27 BC, ..., 2 BC, 1 BC, AD1, AD 2, ..., AD 27, AD 28, AD 29 29 BC through 1 BC is 29 years, and AD 1 through AD 29 is 29 years. 29 years + 29 years = 58 years
What do ad and bc mean related to time?
BC = before christ AD = Anno Domini (year of our Lord) we are in the year 2011, time before year 1 was BC time afterwards (what we live in) is AD
What does AD as in BC mean?
AD or Anno Domini in latin means 'in the year of our lord'. 0 AD is when jesus is supposed to have died. all time before that is now known as BC and all time after is AD. BC (before christ)
When a book refers to fifth century Greece does it mean bc or ad?
Most of the time it should and would be BC.
What happened in the time period between AD and BC?
Nothing. There was no time period between BC and AD. 1 BC was followed by 1 AD. There was no year zero or any gap between BC and AD.
Which one is further in time AD and BC?
Ad because bc started after
Which group of people goverened rome in the 400s?
Do you mean BC or AD? If BC, the patricians controlled the government of the Republic, if you mean AD, it would technically be the Romans, but the capital was no longer in Rome at the time.
When did the Victorians time begin in ad or bc?
AD
Which one is first AD or BC?
Alphabetically, AD is first; in terms of time, BC is first.
How do you go from BC to AD?
BC is the time before jesus christ was born therefore BC is BEFORE CHRIST and AD refers to the time after christ was born
What is mean AD AND BC?
BC = Before Christ. AD = Anno Domini (latin) the year of Christ's birth.
What was the period in time between BC and AD called?
There was no period between BC and AD. One followed the other. After 1 BC was the year 1 AD. There was no year zero or anything else between BC and AD. BC is Before Christ. AD is Anno Domini, the time of Our Lord, so basically from when he was born. So there is no time period in between before he was born and when he was born.
BC and AD w what do these dates mean?
bc= before christ ad= anno domini ( the year of our lord)
