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Common Era and Before Common Era, and are now used like BC and AD because not all people are catholic/christian/etc. and don't belive in christ, so this can be used for all purposes

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What year divides BCE and CE?

There is not a year zero. So, when 1 BCE ends, 1 CE begins. The division is at midnight on 31 December, 1 BCE.


What set of years does the ancient era span?

It is generally accepted as 600 BCE to 500 CE.


What is older 1500 b.c. or 2500 b.c.?

1600 BCE - with BCE you count backwards, with CE you count forwards - 0 is the neutral point from which you count rather way.


How many year are there between 200 BCE and 2000 CE?

Assuming that BCE is a renaming of BC and CE is a renaming of AD of the calendar devised by Dionysius Exiguus in 247 Anno Diocletiani which he designated 531 AD since he calculated that Jesus was born 531 years earlier, becoming his year 1 AD, which was preceded by 1 BC as zero was not invented for another 500 years or so, then between 200 BCE and 2000CE there are the 199 years 199 BCE to 1 BCE and the 1999 years from 1 CE to 1999 CE, making a total of 199 + 1999 = 2198 years between 200 BCE and 2000 CE (exclusive). However, as people were celebrating 2000 CE as the start of the third millennium CE, the second must have run from 1000 CE to 1999 CE and thus the first must have run from 0 CE to 999 CE which means that in the BCE/CE calendar there is a year 0, which means between 200 BCE and 2000 CE there is an extra year, meaning there are 2199 years between 200 BCE and 2000 CE (exclusive). Which dates have been corrected for this extra year in the BCE/CE calendar over the BC/AD calendar I would love to know; for example, Julius Caesar was assassinated on 15 March 44 BC, so is that 15 March 43 BCE?


What are the dates for the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire?

Roman Republic 4xx to 28 BCE. Roman Empire 28 BCE to 476 CE, however the Byzantine Empire in the east continued until 1453 CE.

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What century is year CE 1- CE 100?

The first century CE began at the beginning of 1 CE and ended at the end of 100 CE. The first century BCE ended at the end of 1 BCE, and the second century CE began at the beginning of 101 CE. (Note that there is no year 0, so 1 BCE immediately precedes 1 CE.)


What do the letters CE and BCE mean?

They mean: Common Era and Before Common Era which is the equivalent of Anni Domini and Before Christ respectively


What year divides BCE and CE?

There is not a year zero. So, when 1 BCE ends, 1 CE begins. The division is at midnight on 31 December, 1 BCE.


Where on a timeline would you place the existence of Mayan communities 2600 BCE Oor 1600 BCE or 600 CE or 1000 CE?

600 CE was the zenith of their culture.


What set of years does the ancient era span?

It is generally accepted as 600 BCE to 500 CE.


What is older 1500 b.c. or 2500 b.c.?

1600 BCE - with BCE you count backwards, with CE you count forwards - 0 is the neutral point from which you count rather way.


What abbreviation are used to describe the same period of time?

ce and bce or bc and bce


Does bce comes before ce?

yes


How many year are there between 200 BCE and 2000 CE?

Assuming that BCE is a renaming of BC and CE is a renaming of AD of the calendar devised by Dionysius Exiguus in 247 Anno Diocletiani which he designated 531 AD since he calculated that Jesus was born 531 years earlier, becoming his year 1 AD, which was preceded by 1 BC as zero was not invented for another 500 years or so, then between 200 BCE and 2000CE there are the 199 years 199 BCE to 1 BCE and the 1999 years from 1 CE to 1999 CE, making a total of 199 + 1999 = 2198 years between 200 BCE and 2000 CE (exclusive). However, as people were celebrating 2000 CE as the start of the third millennium CE, the second must have run from 1000 CE to 1999 CE and thus the first must have run from 0 CE to 999 CE which means that in the BCE/CE calendar there is a year 0, which means between 200 BCE and 2000 CE there is an extra year, meaning there are 2199 years between 200 BCE and 2000 CE (exclusive). Which dates have been corrected for this extra year in the BCE/CE calendar over the BC/AD calendar I would love to know; for example, Julius Caesar was assassinated on 15 March 44 BC, so is that 15 March 43 BCE?


When were the Five major religions found on earth?

Hinduism - c. 2900 BCE Judaism - c. 1300 BCE Buddhism - 563 BCE Christianity - 30 CE Islam - 621 CE


How many years difference is between is between 250 ce and bce?

There are 500 years between 250 CE and 250 BCE Years that are denoted as BCE are counted backwards until they get to 0 after which years are then denoted as CE and these ones count upwards. This means that to find the difference between these two years, you must first count from 250 BCE to 0 and then from 0 to 250 CE. 250 BCE to zero = 250 years Zero to 250 CE = 250 years Then sum them up: = 250 + 250 = 500 years


What was before CE?

BCE or before common era