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BC was dated before christ because B stood for before, and Christ stood for C.
Obviously, there could not have been a recognizable BC period until the advent and ascension of Christ. Only then was it possible to date historical events from Him. Before His arrival, calendars were kept by religious and civil authorities (Babylonians, Aztecs, Hebrews, Chinese, Egyptians, Romans ) and histories were recorded and prophesies made according to them. Those same calendars were kept and maintained by the same people after He came and went. It is unclear to what extent the year numbers (537, 1921 2144, etc.) of each calendar were promulgated to and practically utilized by their respective general publics. There was an historical tendency for ancient events to have been fixed in time in terms of natural catastrophes, and various kings' and emperors' reigns, e.g. "in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake," etc. It wasn't until early in the 6th century AD after the ascendancy of the Church, and the relative vacuum in civil Rome that the BC/AD convention was rolled out. At this writing, that's just shy of 1500 years.
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People living on the site of Rome 700 years before Christ were called?
People living on the site of Rome 700 years before Christ were called Etruscan.They were actually called Latins, because I had the same question in a history quiz and that was not the answer.
Who were the sea people in the early years before christ?
There were many sea going people before the birth of Christ.
How many years before Christ were people living in the valley of Mexico?
Since the last Ice Age, some 47,000 years ago (45,000 BC) they were however, small groups of people of nomadic nature.
What does 2000 BC mean?
BC means Before Christ. Its method of calculating time.
Is 69 bc before Christ?
There are about 4 years that people are arguing about concerning the actual date of the birth of Christ but 69 BC is definitely before Christ's birth.
Where do kachin people come from?
Before Christ 200 years, Kachin people come from Mongolia.
Is 1200 before Christ or after Christ?
It depends whether it is BC or AD If it was BC it was 1200 years before Christ If it was AD it was 1200 years after Christ
What century is before Christ?
before christ is 2000 years prior
How many years before Christ did Job live?
Job lived 1800- 2000 years before Christ.
How may years before christ did moses live?
Moses live around 1,500 years before Jesus the Christ.
What came first 543 bc or 1776 bc?
1,776 years Before Christ or the Common Era came before 543 years Before Christ.
What does BC mean?
It is used to denote years Before Christ
