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submitted 2 years ago by CatEars420@hexbear.net to c/history@hexbear.net

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You want me to use BCE and CE instead of BC and AD because its too 'religious'

But what event triggers this "common era"?

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[–] plov_mix@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

"Before Christ" and "In the Year of the Lord" are just factually wrong though — Jesus of Nazareth was born no later than 4 BCE, the year of Herod's death.

[–] HamManBad@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I thought it was supposed to be from his crucifixion

[–] iwillavengeyoufather@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago

That’s around 33 CE.