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= Answer = AD stands for the Latin Anno Domini, meaning "Years" (Anno) of our "Lord" Domini and refers to the birth of Jesus which was about 2009 years ago. BC is before Christ. = Answer = Our Calender is a calender based on the sun and before 1582 has 365 1/4 days in a year. In 1582 Pope Gregory decreed a new calender of leap years but excluded the leap years on the century ie 1900 but put it back every 4 centuries ie 2000. It is a continuation of the Egyptian calender which dates back to about 327BC.
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∙ 12y agoBC= Before Christ. Everything before the birth of Christ is recorded with a BC after it. For example, Stonehenge was built in 3500 BC. This means Stonehenge was built 3500 years before the birth of Christ
AD= Anno Domini. This is latin for After Christ. All dates after the birth of Christ are recorded with an AD after it. For example, this is the year 2011 AD. This means this year is 2011 years after the birth of Christ
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Is ad older then bc?
Okay Will AD is older than BC because AD is very old not like BC
Is 3000 bc closer to ad or bc?
It isn't a question of closer to ad or bc, it IS bc. 3000bc would be -3000ad.
How do you subtract BC and AD?
BC= negative number AD= Positive number
What does AD or BC stand for?
BC comes before AD on a timeline. BC or BCE means before common era, AD means "In the year of Our Lord."BC first AD after
What does BC and AD stand for in Greek?
BC is "before Christ" and AD "anno domini"
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.
Is ad older then bc?
Okay Will AD is older than BC because AD is very old not like BC
Why BC and AD?
BC : before Christ AD : anno domino
Is 3000 bc closer to ad or bc?
It isn't a question of closer to ad or bc, it IS bc. 3000bc would be -3000ad.
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 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.
What comes first BC or AD?
bc comes first because bc stands for before christ
Which is later BC or AD?
AD
Which one is further in time AD and BC?
Ad because bc started after
How do you subtract BC and AD?
BC= negative number AD= Positive number
AD and bc timeline?
BC - Before Christ AD - Anno Domini
Is BC before or after AD?
BC is before AD (Before Christ) (After Death)
