BC means Before Christ. So, in this case, eighth century BC means: eight centuries Before Christ. Christ, as in Jesus Christ was born in the year 0. So, everything before the year 0, is called Before Christ, or B.C.
It is in the first century BC.
199 to 100bc The first year of the 2nd century BC was 200 BC, and the last year was 101 BC.
The century for 561 bc, or more correctly 561 BC (also, BC is sometimes termed BCE) is: The 6th century BC
The Year 776 BC was in the 8th century BC.
The sixth century BC:1BC - 100BC = 1st century BC;101BC - 200BC = 2nd century BC;201BC - 300BC = 3rd century BC...and so on:501BC - 600BC = 6th century BC.Remember that there was no 0 A.D., so the first century BC ended with 1BC, swiftly followed by the first century AD that started with 1AD.
As with any year between 800 BC and 701 BC, 790 BC was in the eighth century BC.
Judism
The year 215 BC would be described as the third century BC. The 8th century refers to the years 700 to 799 AD.
17 dols and a strawpenny.
The year 340 BC is classified as the 4th century BC.
It's in the ninth century BC.
It is in the middle of the 8th century BC. The years 1 to 100 BC (inclusive) are the 1st century BC. 101 to 200 are the 2nd century BC 201 to 300 are the 3rd century BC 301 to 400 are the 4th century BC 401 to 500 are the 5th century BC 501 to 600 are the 6th century BC 601 to 700 are the 7th century BC 701 to 800 are the 8th century BC . . . and so on.
The 10th century BC.
86 BC is the first century BC (Before Christ). BC is a designation used to label or number years in the Julian and Gregorian calendars that precede the year 1 AD (Anno Domini which is Latin for "in the year of the Lord").The centuries in relation to 86 BC are as follows: 7th century BC 6th century BC 5th century BC 4th century BC 3rd century BC 2nd century BC 1st century BC (86 BC)
It is the 4th century BC.
196 BC is in the 2nd century BC.
The year 597 BC falls in the 6th century BC. This is because the 1st century BC includes the years 100 BC to 1 BC, so the 6th century BC includes the years 600 BC to 501 BC. Therefore, 597 BC is part of that century.