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BC means before christ. It is a time (I think incorrectly) denoted as the year the christian prophet, Jesus. Any time before this is said to be 1 year before christ, 2 years before christ etc
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Why are BC dates are counted backwards?
It is a countdown to the birth of your savior. 10 BC is ten years before the birth of christ. 9 BC is nine years before the birth of christ, etc. In the Christian world the year is 2012 AD. If you are Muslim the year is 1433 AH. The AD and AH originated from Latin and indicate after birth, not after death.
How many year between 250 bce and ce 250?
The years between are the years from 249 BC to 1BC, and 1AD to 249AD, ie. 498 years.
How many years is it from 321 BC to 272 BC?
49 years
How many years are between 3186 BC and 735 BC?
2450 years
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 year comes before 1 BC?
2 B.C.The years before 1 AD go backwards; 2 BC was before 1 BC, 3 BC was before 2 BC, and so on. After 1 AD, the years go forward; 1, 2, 3....(We are in the year 2011 A.D.)
Is 1200 BC before 776 BC?
Yes it was. The years BC count backwards to the year 1 BC (12000, 11999, 11998 etc)
Does BC go backwards?
Yes, prior to the birth of Jesus Christ years counted backwards.....30 B.C. stands for 30 years Before Christ
Why are the years before christ calculated backwards?
Because you're counting down to a time that was in the future - 1 BC would have been 1 year before He was born, 10 BC was nine years earlier, etc.
Why does the dates go backwards in BC?
years were numbered to count backward to indicate the number of years an event had occurred “before Christ” or “B.C.”
Which one is earlier - 30000 BC or 10000 BC?
6,000 BC is earlier. A timeline works like so: the "J" represents the birth of Christ, which is the event which separates BC and AD. From the "J" forward is where we are now. The numbers increase 0 to 2011. From the "J" backwards the number decreases 0 to (whenever the world began). Therefore 6,000 BC come before 3,000BC. BC_____________________________J___________________________________ AD
Is 1300 BC older than 1150 BC?
Yes, by 150 years. in BC or BCE as they like to call it nowadays, you count downwards.
Is 442 BC before or after 384 BC?
BC (also BCE) is before CE, which is a secular form of the suffix AD.BC = Before ChristBCE = Before Current Era (same years as BC)AD = Anno Domini (Year of our Lord, i.e. year after Christ)CE = Current Era (same years as AD)
How could Moses receive the commandments in1440 BC and Adam and Eve were not created until 4000BC?
Because during BC the years were "backwards." For instance, instead of going from 2008 to 2009 it would be 2009 to 2008. (:
What year becomes before 523 bce?
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.
Why do b c years go backwards?
The B.C. stands for 'Before Christ'. Therefore they go backwards as 1B.C. is 1 year before the birth of Jesus. Say it was 108 years previous to the birth of Christ, it would be 108B.C.
What year came after 184 BC?
The year that comes after 184 BC is 183 BC.
