Year of the Consulship of Scipio and Florus.
Emperor Shi huangdi was born in 259 B.C.
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
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.
88 BCE is in the first century BC or BCE.
the 21st century BC or BCE
Hammurabi is a person. King Hammurabi was the sixth ruler of ancient Babylon. He lived from 1818 BC (BCE) to 1750 BC (BCE). BC = Before Christ BCE = Before Common Era BC and BCE refer to the same time period. Use whichever abbreviation your teacher suggests.
The year after 20 BC is 19 BCE.
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BCE.