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There is a common misconception that there are 33 years between B.C. and A.D. due to a misinterpretation of the term "A.D."

"A.D." is erroneously thought by many to stand for "After Death." The correct full term for "A. D." is "Anno Domini" which is Latin for "Year of our Lord," or the year of Jesus' birth -- not death.

According to the Judeo-Christian Bible, Jesus lived from 1 A.D. (There is no "0 A.D.") to 34 A.D.; furthermore, there are 0 years between B.C. and A.D.

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How many years between 1bc-1ad?

There is no year 0 in the transition from BC (Before Christ) to AD (Anno Domini). Therefore, the period between 1 BC and 1 AD is just one year.


When did 1BC end and 1AD appear?

1 BC ended and 1 AD began at the transition from December 31, 1 BC, to January 1, 1 AD. There is no "year zero" in this calendar system; the years transition directly from 1 BC to 1 AD. This system was established in the 6th century AD by Dionysius Exiguus when he devised the Anno Domini (AD) dating system.


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 is the year difference between BC and AD?

The year difference between BC (Before Christ) and AD (Anno Domini, Latin for "in the year of our Lord") is not a straightforward numerical calculation because there is no year 0 in this system. The transition goes directly from 1 BC to AD 1. Therefore, the difference between 1 BC and AD 1 is one year, while the total span between any two years across these eras can be calculated by simply adding the two years together. For example, from 500 BC to AD 500 is a span of 1000 years.


What was the period in time between BC and AD called?

There was no period between BC and AD. One followed the other. After 1 BC was the year 1 AD. There was no year zero or anything else between BC and AD. BC is Before Christ. AD is Anno Domini, the time of Our Lord, so basically from when he was born. So there is no time period in between before he was born and when he was born.

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What year came after 1bc?

1 AD came after 1 BC.


How many years between 1bc-1ad?

There is no year 0 in the transition from BC (Before Christ) to AD (Anno Domini). Therefore, the period between 1 BC and 1 AD is just one year.


Is there a 0 between 1 BC and 1 AD?

No. There was no year zero. A year is something, so it cannot be numbered as nothing. It is just like there is no zero day of a month, between the last day of one month and the first day of a new month. So we went directly from BC to AD with nothing in between. 1AD followed 1BC.


When did 1BC end and 1AD appear?

1 BC ended and 1 AD began at the transition from December 31, 1 BC, to January 1, 1 AD. There is no "year zero" in this calendar system; the years transition directly from 1 BC to 1 AD. This system was established in the 6th century AD by Dionysius Exiguus when he devised the Anno Domini (AD) dating system.


How many years between 9 BC and 12 AD?

33 years i believe ============ No. There is no interval at all from B.C. to A.D., not even a year zero. The concept of a mathematical zero had not been developed.


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 is the year difference between BC and AD?

The year difference between BC (Before Christ) and AD (Anno Domini, Latin for "in the year of our Lord") is not a straightforward numerical calculation because there is no year 0 in this system. The transition goes directly from 1 BC to AD 1. Therefore, the difference between 1 BC and AD 1 is one year, while the total span between any two years across these eras can be calculated by simply adding the two years together. For example, from 500 BC to AD 500 is a span of 1000 years.


How do you compute the difference between the year BC to AD?

Add the two year values together and subtract 1, to allow for the fact that there was no year zero. So from 1 BC to 1 AD is 1 year. 1 + 1 - 1 = 1. From 10 BC to 40 AD is 49. 10 + 40 - 1 = 49.


What was the period in time between BC and AD called?

There was no period between BC and AD. One followed the other. After 1 BC was the year 1 AD. There was no year zero or anything else between BC and AD. BC is Before Christ. AD is Anno Domini, the time of Our Lord, so basically from when he was born. So there is no time period in between before he was born and when he was born.


Did AD come before or after BC?

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.


What year begins the AD year?

The year was AD 1.


How many years between 10 BC and 10 AD?

There are 19 years between 10 BC and 10 AD. The reason for this is that there is no year 0 in the Gregorian calendar system, so the year following 1 BC is 1 AD. Therefore, you need to count from 10 BC to 1 AD (10 years) and then add the 9 years from 1 AD to 10 AD, totaling 19 years.