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BCE stands for "before Common Era" or "before Christian Era". It is a modern replacement for the original "before Christ" (BC).

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Which century is 1500 bce in?

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.


What are the plays of Euripides?

TragediesAlcestis_(play)(438 BCE, second prize)Medea_(play)(431 BCE, third prize)Heracleidae_(play)(c. 430 BCE)Hippolytus_(play)(428 BCE, first prize)Andromache_(play)(c. 425 BCE)Hecuba_(play)(c. 424 BCE)The_Suppliants_(Euripides)(c. 423 BCE)Electra_(Euripides)(c. 420 BCE)Heracles_(Euripides)(c. 416 BCE)The_Trojan_Women(415 BCE, second prize)Iphigenia_in_Tauris(c. 414 BCE)Ion_(play)(c. 414 BCE)Helen_(play)(412 BCE)Phoenician_Women(c. 410 BCE)Orestes_(play)(408 BCE)The_Bacchaeand Iphigenia_at_Aulis(405 BCE, posthumous, first prize)Rhesus_(play)(uncertain date)Fragmentary tragediesThe following plays have come down to us today only in fragmentary form; some consist of only a handful of lines, but with some the fragments are extensive enough to allow tentative reconstruction.Answers.comTelephus(438 BCE)Cretans (c. 435 BCE)Stheneboea (before 429 BCE)Bellerophon_(play)(c. 430 BCE)Cresphontes (ca. 425 BCE)Erechtheus (422 BCE)Phaethon(c. 420 BCE)Wise Melanippe (c. 420 BCE)Alexandros (415 BCE)Palamedes (415 BCE)Sisyphus_fragment(415 BCE)Captive Melanippe (412 BCE)Andromeda_(play)(412 BCE with Euripides' Helen)Antiope (c. 410 BCE)Archelaus_(play)(c. 410 BCE)Hypsipyle (c. 410 BCE)Philoctetes (c. 410 BCE)Satyr playCyclops_(play)(uncertain date)


The year 88 BCE is in which century?

88 BCE is in the first century BC or BCE.


What century is 3000 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.


Were people alive in BCE?

yes. bce was before christ jesus. but since jesus is a myth, there were people in bce.