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BC means Before Christ.
AD means Anno Domini, which is Latin for "in the year of our lord".
Anything that occurred in history before 0 AD was called BC.
For example, the Great Pyramid was built in 2584 BC. And World War Two ended in 1945 AD.
However most people now use the terms BCE and CE instead.
BCE stands for "Before the Common Era".
CE stands for "Common Era".
This is because:
- Not everyone is Christian
- BC and AD is seen as forcing people to believe in the existence of Jesus
- If Jesus existed, he was not born in 0 AD anyway (the apparent year was misinterpreted)
- AD doesn't make sense in modern grammar. "12th century in the year of our Lord"
For example, the Great Pyramid was built in 2584 BCE. And World War Two ended in 1945 CE.
Most people, including historians, prefer using BCE / CE over BC / AD.
For professionalism I would advise using BCE / CE.
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BC and AD w what do these dates mean?
bc= before christ ad= anno domini ( the year of our lord)
What does AD or BC stand for?
BC comes before AD on a timeline. BC or BCE means before common era, AD means "In the year of Our Lord."BC first AD after
What does 'bc' and 'ad' actually mean?
BC: Before Christ AD: Anno Domini (After Christ/Latin) BC stands for "Before Christ", AD stands for "Anno Domini" which is medieval latin for "in the year of (the) Lord" - not After Death! Interestingly, there was no year zero - the calendar goes straight from 1 BC to 1 AD.
Is ad older then bc?
Okay Will AD is older than BC because AD is very old not like BC
Is 3000 bc closer to ad or bc?
It isn't a question of closer to ad or bc, it IS bc. 3000bc would be -3000ad.
