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BC = "Before Christ" - this is used after a year that spans the time before the birth of Jesus Christ, according to a Christian monk who created the system in the 6th century.
AD = "Anno Domini" - this is a Latin term that means "in the year of the Lord" in English. It is used to refer to years after the birth of Jesus Christ, continuing to the present day. The current year 2011 is meant to be two thousand and eleven years since the birth of Jesus.
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In history what do the letters BC stand for?
BC = Before Christ AD = Anno Domini
AD in a taimetable is the same as BC?
No, AD means Anno Domini, latin for Year of the lord i.e. after Jesus Christ was "born" BC meant Before Christ, it now means Before Current (era). HTH
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
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
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.
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 one is further in time AD and BC?
Ad because bc started after
Is BC before or after AD?
BC is before AD (Before Christ) (After Death)
How do you subtract BC and AD?
BC= negative number AD= Positive number
