Before Christ, how were people calendaring in the western world?

Question

In 50 BC, how would people, say in the Middle East, refer to years?

Answer 1

I believe that most societies measured years by the rule of a king (such as, the fifth year of King David, or the 23 year of Pharaoh Ramses, the tenth year of Cesar Augustus, etc.)

Answer 2

As years. Calendars have been important since at least the Iron age. The ancient Mayans and, in fact, all agrarian cultures used calendars. Stonehenge was itself a calendar.

Calendars were important because farmers needed to know when the time was for planting and harvesting. Without a proper calendar, planting schedules would have never have happened.

If you read the Bible, you'll find that prior to Christ, the calendar was still important.

Answer 3

In India people were following before the Gregorian(2007etc) and Julian calendars,they were following Brahma Gupta(10,000 years) Arya Bhatta and Varaaha Mihira(6000years)-Surya Siddhaantha Calendars-even today it is being followed by Hindus

Answer 4

The Hebrew calendar is over 5,000 years old. The Romans had the Julian calendar.

Answer 5

There have been a lot of different calendars.. Such as the Julian calander.. And many more..

Answer 6

They counted 365 days.

Answer 7

Probably by the moon cycle, or seasons.

Answer 8

lunar cycle ways what i was told. till ceasar changed it to the solar cycle.