It is an acronym for "before Common Era", a replacement for the original term "before Christ" (BC).
88 BCE is in the first century BC or BCE.
540 BCE. In years BCE (BC), the years count backward until the year 1 BCE is reached. The year 1 CE (AD) immediately follows 1 BCE, and begins counting upward; there is no year 0.
The year 1500 BCE falls within the 16th century BCE. The centuries are counted backward in BCE (Before Common Era) dating, so the 1st century BCE spans from 100 BCE to 1 BCE, making the 16th century BCE cover the years from 1600 BCE to 1501 BCE. Thus, 1500 BCE is the last year of the 16th century BCE.
The year 3000 BCE falls in the 30th century BCE, as the centuries are counted backward before the common era (CE). Each century consists of 100 years, so the 30th century BCE spans from 3100 BCE to 3001 BCE. Thus, 3000 BCE is the last year of the 30th century BCE.
There is not a year zero. So, when 1 BCE ends, 1 CE begins. The division is at midnight on 31 December, 1 BCE.
The year 10500 BCE ended at the beginning of the year 10499 BCE.
The year 10500 BCE ended at the beginning of the year 10499 BCE.
Birth Year: 535 BCE Death Year: 475 BCE
88 BCE is in the first century BC or BCE.
540 BCE. In years BCE (BC), the years count backward until the year 1 BCE is reached. The year 1 CE (AD) immediately follows 1 BCE, and begins counting upward; there is no year 0.
21 bce
Third century BCE
4568 BCE. Not 4567 BCE because there was no year 0. Answer valid in 2011.
There is not a year zero. So, when 1 BCE ends, 1 CE begins. The division is at midnight on 31 December, 1 BCE.
431 BCE to 404 BCE.
It was established in 331 BCE, and he died in 323 BCE.
246 BCE to 210 BCE He ruled the year after his coronation in 247 BCE until his death in 210 BCE