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Some publications have transitioned to using it exclusively. For example, the 2007 World Almanac was the first edition to switch to BCE/CE, ending a period of 138 years in which the traditional BC/AD dating notation was used. BCE/CE is used by the College Board in its history tests, [59] and by the Norton Anthology of English Literature. Others ...
BCE means "before the common era." Jews adopted the terms as alternatives to the widely used terms BC (before Christ) and AD (Anno Domini, or Year of the Lord), which both assume that Christ's birth is the central event of history.
The 1st century BC, also known as the last century BC and the last century BCE, started on the first day of 100 BC and ended on the last day of 1 BC. The AD/BC notation does not use a year zero; however, astronomical year numbering does use a zero, as well as a minus sign, so "2 BC" is equal to "year –1". 1st century AD (Anno Domini) follows.
Timelines of world history; List of timelines; Chronology; See calendar and list of calendars for other groupings of years. See history, history by period, and periodization for different organizations of historical events. For earlier time periods, see Timeline of the Big Bang, Geologic time scale, Timeline of evolution, and Logarithmic timeline
traditionally 1571–1588 and traditionally 1571 – 1588 mean two different things, which may not be obvious to the reader. traditionally 1585 – c. 1590 can have two different meanings, and which one is meant may not be clear. 400 BCE – 200 clearly has BCE applying only to one endpoint
BCE is an abbreviation meaning Before Common Era, an alternative to the use of BC. BCE, B.C.E. or bce may also refer to: Bachelor of Civil Engineering; Banco Central del Ecuador; Basic Chess Endings, a book by Reuben Fine; BCE Inc., formerly Bell Canada Enterprises; BCE Place, Toronto, Canada, later Brookfield Place
The term Axial Age, coined by Karl Jaspers, is intended to express the crucial importance of the period of c. the 8th to 2nd centuries BC in world history. World population more than doubled over the course of the millennium, from about an estimated 50–100 million to an estimated 170–300 million.
3102 BC: According to Puranic sources, [a] Krishna's death marked the start of Kali Yuga, which is dated to 17/18 February 3102 BCE. [14] [15] Lasting for 432,000 years (1,200 divine years), Kali Yuga began 5,126 years ago and has 426,874 years left as of 2025 CE. [16] [17] [18] Kali Yuga will end in the year 428,899 CE. [19] [b]