HIS 60 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Regnum News Agency, Common Era, Atomic Theory
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Events that have occurred in the last 2,000 years. Obfuscation because when you ask why did the ce begin at that specific date, you would have to bring up the birth of christ. Regnum years = what people had used to label their chronological systems through the local magistrate. Continues even into the early modern period. You would have to know all of the nitty gritty of every ruler"s name in order to determine the year and the relationship between events. Ad notation was devised in 6th century by short dennis. 8-9th century - started being used more for administrative purposes. Wasn"t the intention, but happened to be that way. 11-14th century was when the spread occurred irregularly. Bc came into use in the 17th and 18th century. Because christians care about what happens during this period more than what happened after ad. Ce is more for academic use and is not as common.