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We refer to the dates now as 350 B.C. (But that date -before the death of Christ - is in reference to an event that had not occurred at that time.) How did they refer to dates on a yearly basis if at all?

2007-02-01 01:24:36 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities History

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The Romans did from the founding of the city of Rome in (I think 753 B.C. The current year is 2759 A.U.C. if I recall correctly). They also did it by who was Consul at the time ("In the second year of Scipio's Consulate")

http://home.comcast.net/~rthamper/Ancient_Rome/Calendar/calendar.html

That's how most ancient civilizations did it, "The 4th year of the reign of Tutmose" or the "In the 6th year of the reign of Mursulis".

This would be a lot like saying "The World Trade Center was attacked in the ninth month of the first year of Bush's Presedency" or "During the third year of the Lyndon Johnson Administration, Marines were landed at Da Nang in South Vietnam". It works, but you have to remember who was king when and for how long. For most people it works just fine, kings tend to stick around longer than presidents do so you might only have three or four kings during your entire lifetime. (Elizabeth II has been Queen of England since the 1950s.)

For modern historians it can be a pain. Fortunately the ancient priests (who had to keep track of history and such, being pretty much the only people around who could write) kept King Lists, complete lists of who was king after who and for how long. These are a great help to modern historians when they are found.

2007-02-01 01:36:41 · answer #1 · answered by Larry R 6 · 2 0

Chinese and Jews don't use the AD-BC (BCE-CE secular)calendar. It is Year 4804 by the Chinese calendar until the new year begins February 18 this time. Romans dated from the founding of Rome supposedly by Romulus and Remus about 750 BCE. Greeks dated by Olympiads when those games began. Each people has its own system for keeping track of dates.

2007-02-01 02:29:40 · answer #2 · answered by miyuki & kyojin 7 · 2 0

Lunar Calendar existed before Christ. Used by "others".

2007-02-01 01:32:32 · answer #3 · answered by hansh0t1st 3 · 0 0

The usual reference was to the number of years that passed since the monarch came to govern Rome , or to the number of years that passed since Rome was founded.

2007-02-01 01:51:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Nope. it has have been given something to do with the Roman Catholic Church and the pagans in Rome. The bible reported approximately shepherds tending with their herds of sheep in the fields at night -- if that's an exceptionally chilly Judean iciness (December), then this isn't any longer likely for them to have a tendency to their sheep at night. So it grew to become into no longer in December. no person rather is attentive to the precise date of Jesus' start, yet in accordance with biblical description, pupils anticipate that He grew to become into born in September. The Catholic Church only assigned the twenty 5th day of December as Christmas Day, an afternoon to endure in innovations and have fun the start of Jesus Christ. comparable day with the Roman pagan holiday: iciness solstice. "Pope Julius I declared that Christ’s start could be celebrated on December 25. there's little question that he grew to become into attempting to make it as painless as a risk for pagan Romans (who remained a majority at that element) to transform to Christianity. the hot faith went down somewhat much less annoying, understanding that their feasts does no longer be taken faraway from them." "In Rome, the iciness Solstice grew to become into celebrated some years until eventually now the start of Christ. The Romans referred to as their iciness holiday Saturnalia, honoring Saturn, the God of Agriculture. In January, they mentioned the Kalends of January, which represented the triumph of existence over dying. this finished season grew to become into referred to as Dies Natalis Invicti Solis, the Birthday of the Unconquered solar. The competition season grew to become into marked by skill of lots merrymaking. that's in historical Rome that the custom of the Mummers grew to become into born. The Mummers have been communities of costumed singers and dancers who traveled from residing house to residing house appealing their associates. From this, the Christmas custom of caroling grew to become into born."

2016-09-28 06:47:25 · answer #5 · answered by goodfellow 4 · 0 0

by their ruler.
"in the third year of so and so"

2007-02-01 01:27:56 · answer #6 · answered by my alias 4 · 0 0

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