Dating TIME by BC and AD
A System of Dating TIME ➤ BC and AD: BC is the acronym of Before Christ . This is an English phrase meaning ' Before the birth of ( Jesus ) Christ ' . So , the years before the birth of Jesus Christ is known as ' Before Christ ' and it is denoted as BC in short . e.g .: Gautama Buddha was born in 563 BC and died in 483 BC . Alexander the Great was born in 356 BC and died in 323 BC . AD is the acronym of Anno Domini . This is a Latin phrase meaning ' In the year of the Lord ( Jesus Christ ) . So , the years begin with the birth of Jesus Christ is known as ' Anno Domini ' , and it is denoted as AD in short . e.g .: Jesus Christ was crucified in 30 AD . Kushana ruler Kanishka was ascended the throne in 78 AD . Hazrat Muhammad was born in 570 AD and died in 632 AD . ➤ Time Line : The line displaying the events of past time is called ' Time Line ' . ............500 BC《 5BC《 4BC《 3BC 《 2BC《 1BC《 0 》 1AD》2AD》3AD》4AD》5AD》 500AD ......... ...