As mentioned above, A.D. is the abbreviation for Anno
Domini and B.C. is the abbreviation for Before Christ. They are used to label or number
the years used with the Julian or Gregorian calendars. The Gregorian calendar is one of
the most widely used calendars used in the world
today.
There is no Year 0, so the year A.D. 1 immediately
follows after the year 1B.C. This dating system was devised in 525, but was not widely
used until after the Carolingian Renaissance. The Anno Domini was devised by Dionysius
Exiguus to enumerate the years in his Easter Table.
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