2006-07-06 22:16:14 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
BC indeed stands for Before Christ, however, AD stands for anno domini which means "in the year of our lord" in Latin. Basically AD started when Christ was born.
How could BC run right into AD unless he lived for only a single day/year.
2006-07-06 22:21:31 · answer #1 · answered by p33r 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think stupid questions should be posted on here. You can look this up in a dictionary, encyclopedia or do a web search on "Anno Domini". BC is an abbreviation for Before Christ, which defines the calendar years that came before the birth of Christ. AD stands for Anno Domini, Latin for "in the year of our Lord". The "Lord" in that statement was Jesus Christ. Sometime it's written out "In the year of our Lord Jesus Christ" or "In the year of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ".
In the old days years were measured from the start of the reign of a king to the death of that king. Then they would start the numbering over again for the new king. This was done on a local scale, for each king, by country, empire, etc. The birth of Christ changed all that: His birth resulted in a universal calendar, intended for use by all countries, kingdom, empires, whatever. The year one AD is measured from the day Christ was born (though there’s a debate about when He was actually born) to a day one year later. The year two was from a time one year after His birth to two year later. So, years are numbered consecutively from year one AD, to the present, 2006 AD. However for BC, the years are numbered from the time of his birth, backwards in time. The year one BC was from the birth of Christ to a time one year prior. The year two BC is from a time one year prior to His birth, to a time two years prior. Think of a mathematical number line with zero in the middle and numbers increasing in BOTH directions away from the zero and you’ve got it.
2006-07-07 11:51:18 · answer #2 · answered by livemoreamply 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
BC: Before Christ
AD: Anno Domini
2006-07-06 22:30:27 · answer #3 · answered by Vie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is anno domini "In the year of our lord" for AD and before christ for BC. If you look closely at the years you will see 1 A.D. was not after christ but after the birth of christ.
2006-07-07 03:04:07 · answer #4 · answered by The One Truth 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anno Domini (Latin: "In the Year of the Lord"), abbreviated as AD or A.D., defines an epoch based on the traditionally-reckoned year of the birth of Jesus of Nazareth. Similarly, Before Christ, abbreviated as BC or B.C., is used in the English language to denote years before the start of this epoch.
2006-07-06 22:19:24 · answer #5 · answered by Janro 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
BC stands for 'Before Christ'
AD stands for 'Anno Domini' which is latin for 'In the year of the Lord'
2006-07-06 22:19:56 · answer #6 · answered by Pinsir003 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
B.C.- stands for Before Christ
A.D.-stands for Anno Domini- or in the year of the lord
2006-07-06 22:19:40 · answer #7 · answered by scott s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
BC stands for Before Christ i.e. before Christ was born.
A.D. Stands for Ana - Domini which is latin for After Death Of Christ.
2006-07-06 22:23:02 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Before christ(birth) and AD id after death(of crhrist)
2006-07-06 22:18:49 · answer #9 · answered by icedragon1420 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
AD = Anno Domini, or "In the year of our Lord"
It doesn't mean "after death."
2006-07-06 22:19:18 · answer #10 · answered by . 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋