RE: B.C. And A.D.
October 2, 2012 at 2:59 am
(This post was last modified: October 2, 2012 at 3:02 am by Justtristo.)
(October 1, 2012 at 12:44 pm)The_Germans_are_coming Wrote: i think in Saudi Arabia and in Iran; the year 0 is marked by Mohamed`s entry into Mekka
That is the accepted year numbering system in the Islamic world, so it is the year 1433 in the Islamic world. Which makes them still in the 15th century ;D
Anyway AD stands for anno domini (year of the lord in latin), so since people believed Jesus was born in 0AD, every year since his birth was regarded as the year of our lord something something.
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