It could not have always existed because nobody knew when 0 occured. It clearly was created after the time of christ. If possible, please provide a source. If you are still confused by the question I will try to carify. When and who created the first set of time periods, from the beginning of the world to what ever time period it was? Thank you for your assistance.
2006-11-14 12:22:03 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
AD stands for Anno Domini, meaning 'The year of The Lord' in Latin. Find out what BC. CE or BCE stand for.
The Anno Domini system was developed by a monk named Dionysius Exiguus to necessitate historical time line.
Google it at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anno_Domini
2006-11-14 12:28:41 · answer #1 · answered by tomQ 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Ok, for one thing "AD" does not mean "after death," it means "Anno Domini": "in the year of our Lord."
Most of Europe switched to the Gregorian calendar in the 1500s; before that, many used the Julian calendar. Changes to common calendar systems were regulated through the Council of Trent.
Not every country in the world uses this system. Many still maintain their culturally traditional calendars except when necessary to use the Gregorian.
There is no "year zero." The switch is made directly to 1 AD.
This website has loads of good calendar info: http://www.tondering.dk/claus/calendar.html
2006-11-14 20:37:50 · answer #2 · answered by N 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The christians created it to refer to the times Before Christ (B.C) and After Christ (A.D.). there are technical latin names for both terms, but I do not remember them at the moment. Thats pretty much it.
2006-11-14 20:26:07 · answer #3 · answered by lavos1412 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
AD mean after death of christ and BC mean before the birth of christ which was in the year 0 so the romans from vatican city came up with this calander to date things each religon has a different calander
2006-11-14 20:26:18 · answer #4 · answered by °~°sØccer_GÏrl°~° 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
All I know is that AD is After Death and BC is Before Christ. Referring to Christ's lie of a death and existence.
2006-11-14 20:24:33 · answer #5 · answered by Tyler S 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Most people couln't read so it didn't matter until after 1500. It became popular after this date as latin stopped being used and science and reading became part of society.
2006-11-14 20:25:22 · answer #6 · answered by blue58chevy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A.D. stands for anno domine(sp) sooooooo roman christians???
2006-11-14 20:31:15 · answer #7 · answered by The Key Master 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋