How do you say " In 79 A.D..." in Latin? What ablative would that be? Do I include "Anno Domini"?
Thanks.
2007-06-03 03:57:53 · 5 answers · asked by janice m 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Correct phrasing is "Anno Domini 79".
I guess your question was to know how would be in Latin "in 79 A.D." and yr purpose was to get an answer and not a lesson of history.- I'm sure you perfectly know that Romans would have never said the date in this way but you've asked for a translation into Latin and not how Romans could have said it...!! Latin is still used nowadays and in the medieval chronicles they were using both "Anno Domini..xx.." and "Anno.xx..Ab Urbe condita" - see this link
http://www.uan.it/alim/testi/xiii/AlimGothofrBussChronica.htm
2007-06-03 09:12:42 · answer #1 · answered by martox45 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"79 A.D" is latin meaning 79 years after the birth (anno domini) or in the year of our Lord.
2007-06-03 11:17:04 · answer #2 · answered by Leof 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In That period they used to count the years from the foundation of Rome (753 AC ).
They counted 753-79 = 674 years:
674 annos ab urbe condita
2007-06-03 11:52:15 · answer #3 · answered by ANDREJ !!! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, in 79 A.D. they didn't ~know~ that it was A.D. so they certainly wouldn't say that! They'd refer to it by the year of reign of the Emperor at the time.
2007-06-03 11:10:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
In septuagesimo nono anno domini.
temporal sentence.
a.D. is anno domini.
2007-06-03 11:12:52 · answer #5 · answered by odisseo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋