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The words "B.C" on a date, stand for "Before Christ" or in other words, years before the birth of Christ. For example, if you were to have 400 BC this would mean the year 400 Before Christ. The words "A.D" is a Latin abbreviation for "Anno Domini" wich stands for "the years of the lord"

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Before Christ and AD being something like Anno Domini

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Q: What does it mean when a date is followed by the letters BC?
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If you mean bc as in Before Christ then it is 2 bc followed by 3 bc and so on.


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How do you count BC AD?

The last date of BC was 1 BC, then the first date of AD was 1 AD, there was no zero.


Did AD come before or after BC?

AD followed BC. BC stood for Before Christ, and AD after him (Anno Domini, "year of our lord").Note that this means 1 BC was immediately followed by 1 AD, with no "zero year" between them.


In history what do the letters BC stand for?

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From the date 0 BC AD to a current date, there are trillions of people on our planet who have died.


How do I write a BC date in circa format?

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