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
The year 456 BC falls in the 5th century BC. The designation "BC" (Before Christ) counts backwards from the year 1 AD, so the 5th century BC includes the years 500 to 401 BC. Therefore, 456 BC is part of that range.
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.
The years between are the years from 249 BC to 1BC, and 1AD to 249AD, ie. 498 years.
49 years
2450 years
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.)
Yes it was. The years BC count backwards to the year 1 BC (12000, 11999, 11998 etc)
Oh, what a happy little question! BC stands for "Before Christ," and it helps us count the years before the birth of Jesus. So, in a way, BC does go backwards in time, helping us understand history and how far back events occurred. Just like painting, understanding time can be a beautiful journey of discovery.
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.
years were numbered to count backward to indicate the number of years an event had occurred “before Christ” or “B.C.”
Yes, by 150 years. in BC or BCE as they like to call it nowadays, you count downwards.
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
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)
Because during BC the years were "backwards." For instance, instead of going from 2008 to 2009 it would be 2009 to 2008. (:
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.
The year that comes after 184 BC is 183 BC.
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.