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
BC comes first as in Before Christ, AD is Anno Domini or after Christ
BC = Before Christ. AD = Anno Domini (latin) the year of Christ's birth.
BC is before AD (Before Christ) (After Death)
BC stands for "Before Christ" and AD stands for "After Death." In Latin, AD stands for "anno domino." That means "in the year of our lord."BC stands for Before Christ, before Christ was killed. AD stands for After Death AFTER Christ was killed.Two outdated but still common terms. AD stands for After Death (the death of Christ), BC stands for Before Christ. The 'correct' terms are B.C.E (Before Common Era) and C.E (Common Era)AD - Stands For Ano Domini And Bc Stands For Before Christ!! Thats What I Know!AD=after deasth of christ. BC=before christ
ad=after death bc=before christ this is how i remember it
BC, before Christ came before AD, anno domini
BC is the time before jesus christ was born therefore BC is BEFORE CHRIST and AD refers to the time after christ was born
AD = Anno Domini which means after christ BC = Before Christ which means literally before christ Therefore 30 AD isn't even before Christ, it's 30 years after.
BC : before Christ AD : anno domino
BC means Before Christ AD means Ano Domini (after Christ)
BC: Before Christ. Used for years before the birth of Jesus Christ AD: Anno Domini. Used for years in the reign of the christ. The current year, for instance, is really 2013 AD