Before christ and before common era
BCE stands for Before Common Era. BC stands for Before Christ. That are the exact same time period he difference is that BC has religious ties and BCE does not.
40000 BCE, or BC, Is simply 40,000 years before Christ was born
Second Century BCE.
It is the 4th century BC.
BC is the same as BCE. From 200 BCE to 50BC is 150 years.
BC, which is Before Christ, and BCE, which is Before Common Era, actually refer to the same thing. Years in BC/BCE work in reverse. So 12 BC/BCE came before 5 BC/BCE.
ce and bce or bc and bce
BCE = Before the Common Era or B.C.I now finally understand BC, BCE AD and CE but where does BP come in to play. Before present. Is that before 2013 or before 01?
The century for 561 bc, or more correctly 561 BC (also, BC is sometimes termed BCE) is: The 6th century BC
BCE stands for Before Common Era. BC stands for Before Christ. That are the exact same time period he difference is that BC has religious ties and BCE does not.
When referred to BC (or BCE) period, the numeration of years is backwards:1000 BC, 999BC,..... 2 BC, 1BC etc. Having said so, it is 524 BCE comes before 523 BCE.
Another way of saying BC is BCE meaning Before the Common Era
88 BCE is in the first century BC or BCE.
BCE is the name, it doesn't stand for anything.
the 21st century BC or BCE
BC in a date stands for Before Christ. The term used now is BCE for Before Common Era, Before the Christian Era or Before the Current Era.
The letters BC stand for Before Christ, referring to the period before Jesus Christ was born according to Judeo Christian beliefs. Currently, the acronym BCE is more widely used in scientific circles, meaning Before Current Era.