2007-06-04 07:41:48 · 50 answers · asked by Captain Galactic 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It refers to how WINE consumption has evolved....
"Before Corkscrews" were commonplace and "After Decanters" were created.
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2007-06-04 08:02:03 · answer #1 · answered by ChopperPilot 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A.D. = "Abbreviation for Anno Domini - Latin for The Year Of Our Lord - used in the Gregorian Calendar to refer to the current era. A date such as 1945 A.D. literally means 'the 1945th year of our lord', the lord in question being Jesus Christ, providing a religious context and clearly distinguishing the time from an earlier era, where B.C is used instead. The use of A.D. was popularised by Bede."
B.C. = "Abbreviation for 'Before Christ', used in the Gregorian Calendar to refer to the era before the birth of Jesus Christ, the central Christian figure. While the use of B.C. is believed to originate with the Bede in the eight century, it only became popular in the modern era."
B.C. dates would be counting backward. A.D. dates move forward.
2007-06-04 07:54:42 · answer #2 · answered by cce613 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am amazed at all the people who believe that A.D. means "After Death." If that were the case, what happened to the intervening years between B.C. and A.D.? As many have mentioned, it means Anno Domini (meaning Year of our Lord).
Many have also mentioned how the designations have changed from B.C. to B.C.E. (meaning Before Common Era) and from A.D. to C.E. (meaning Common Era). This is political correctness run amok. Why do I say this? What makes the "Common Era" the common era? What is the division? Oh! That's right! Jesus Christ!
2007-06-04 07:52:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
'A.D." does not mean "after death",which is what most people think. And "B.C" does not stand for"before christ".
Honestly, "A.D" stands for the latin phrase: anno domni which means" in the year of the Lord"
If the calendar actually changed with Jesus' death,then what would we do with the years during which he lived? It doesnt make sense,so we cant use Jesus' life in connection with the calendars.
Scientifically speaking, B.C.E stands for "before common era" and C.E stands for "common era". THis is much more practical than using B.C and A.D.
hope this helped!
2007-06-04 07:56:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well some people attribute them to B.C. standing for Before Christ and A.D. for After death,
I know that A.D. stands for Annoi Domini which means Year of our lord.
2007-06-04 07:46:34 · answer #5 · answered by baby.brown_eyes 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Hi there,
Anno Domini (Latin : "In the year of (Our) Lord"), abbreviated as AD or A.D., defines an epoch based on the traditionally reckoned year of the conception or birth of Jesus of Nazareth. AD is also an abbreviation for Christian Era.
Similarly, Before Christ (from the Ancient Greek "Christos" or "Anointed One", referring to Jesus), abbreviated as BC or B.C., is used in the English language to denote years before the start of this epoch.
Some prefer the alternatives 'CE' and 'BCE', arguing that they are more neutral terms. C.E. referring to the "Common Era"; B.C.E referring to "Before the Common Era" as a more politically correct way of referring to the teo eras but it differs only nominally from the conventional method, and is still based on the approximate birthdate of Jesus of Nazareth.
Cheers.
2007-06-04 07:50:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
To classify historic events historians have chosen the birth of jesus christ as the base.
Events occuring before that are dated as ****B.C. meaning Before Christ.
Events occuring after the birth are dated as ****A.D. meaning Anno Domini.
A.D. does not mean after death.
Its the same as calling an ATM as "Any Time Money".
Moreover what term would you use to date the events occuring in the lifetime of jesus?
Neo.
2007-06-04 07:50:48 · answer #7 · answered by Neo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If AD meant After Death, there would be a 30 - 33 year gap in the calendar. It is Latin Anno Domini, in the year of our Lord, thus starts with Jesus' birth. It was first calculated in 525 and began to be adopted in the 8th century AD.
2007-06-04 07:49:23 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
BC: before Christ
AD: Anno Domini ( used to show that a date is a particular number of years after the birth of Christ)
2007-06-07 01:10:01 · answer #9 · answered by ida 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
B.C. means before Christ and A.D. stands for Anno Domini which is latin for "In the year of (Our) Lord", or starting when Christ was born.
2007-06-04 07:46:41 · answer #10 · answered by Jon A 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
B.C = Before Christ / A.D. = Anno Domini (In the Year of our Lord). Now, science is using B.C.E. which means Before the Common Era.
2007-06-04 07:44:57 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋