The year following 1 B.C. is 1 A.D.
There is no year 0; this is why the new century (and the new millennium) officially started on 01-01-2001, rather than the year 2000.
BC is before AD (Before Christ) (After Death)
BC - Before Christ AD - Anno Domini
AD followed BC. BC stood for Before Christ, and AD after him (Anno Domini, "year of our lord").Note that this means 1 BC was immediately followed by 1 AD, with no "zero year" between them.
The last BC date before AD is 1 BC. The Gregorian calendar does not have a year zero; it transitions directly from 1 BC to AD 1. Thus, 1 BC is the final year in the Before Christ (BC) designation, immediately preceding the Anno Domini (AD) era.
2010 BC is 4019 years before AD 2010.
BC is before AD (Before Christ) (After Death)
BC, before Christ came before AD, anno domini
BC : before Christ AD : anno domino
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
BC comes first as in Before Christ, AD is Anno Domini or after Christ
BC - Before Christ AD - Anno Domini
To understand this, should know two concepts. The birth of Jesus Christ is the dividing point of world history. From the point, left (BC) turns minus and right (AD) turns plus. BC (Before Christ) : - AD (Anoo Domini) : + This year is 2017 AD so 2017+323 = 2340 years ago from now.
bc comes first because bc stands for before christ
BC = Before Christ. AD = Anno Domini (latin) the year of Christ's birth.
BC is "before Christ" and AD "anno domini"
ad=after death bc=before christ this is how i remember it
AD followed BC. BC stood for Before Christ, and AD after him (Anno Domini, "year of our lord").Note that this means 1 BC was immediately followed by 1 AD, with no "zero year" between them.