{"id":70949,"date":"2022-01-03T04:00:06","date_gmt":"2022-01-03T09:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=70949"},"modified":"2022-01-02T17:28:23","modified_gmt":"2022-01-02T22:28:23","slug":"how-did-the-greeks-and-romans-count-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2022\/01\/03\/how-did-the-greeks-and-romans-count-years\/","title":{"rendered":"How did the Greeks and Romans count Years?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9kwYY9prGSI\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>toldinstone<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 31 Dec 2021<\/p>\n<p>The AD\/CE system we use to date the year was introduced &mdash; more or less by accident &mdash; during the Middle Ages. Before its invention, the classical world used a wide range of dating systems. <\/p>\n<p>Please consider supporting this channel on Patreon:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/toldinstone\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/toldinstone<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you liked this video, you might also enjoy my book <em>Naked Statues, Fat Gladiators, and War Elephants: Frequently Asked Questions about the Ancient Greeks and Romans<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbXRlNEMwYjRKNjZyTWNqcTBhQ0pWVThmU000d3xBQ3Jtc0tucloyQVhGZ1RsR040aTE0aHB1R0Jqd25neTIxazZqdVBWUGdyeTZwSW5ieDFxZ0ZxMDFUTzBfc1VYYjJfY0t1RVVHb2dvWGJEYVZtWmJSTnJDbHMweE1KaWRiWGxwaUxiVTZpdC1RaEo0XzNTRkhSWQ&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FNaked-Statues-Fat-Gladiators-Elephants%2Fdp%2F1633887022\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Naked-Statues-&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re so inclined, you can follow me elsewhere on the web:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbFI0YnltZ3Q1c0xvbmdIMDNIcExtZ01fWTF3UXxBQ3Jtc0tuV0dtSVFIMEw3YlB3dTJaVFpLN2YtdWdyUEZnc0ZJQUNKckJqVEkyZEp1QkVxeUZwMXZ4bnIwbTVnZkd2dEdpQ0dvZG1sb25HWF8zWjVCb0RDZThWREhVSDV2SXMxeUpxZFM0UEpsN05CM1pGNHhKNA&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reddit.com%2Fr%2FAskHistorians%2Fwiki%2Fprofiles%2Ftoldinstone\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskHistorian&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/toldinstone\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/toldinstone\/<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbVh3MWZ4WXk1bUhpTURSbFdfUmlSbG01RExKZ3xBQ3Jtc0tsajdSVXQybzh2Yl9WRF9rWktLZ19hTHJubnVtU2VjUG5BMVRTak1UX2xUNWNiZXdKTVRFcy1jMzdKcmJWMEhoaTdsQUJ0OU5GekNvSGhjWE5lRGlhNFBaTzdhOGk3M3ktWlFXWTZrN2lDN0d6UDRqTQ&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Fauthor%2Fshow%2F20993845.Garrett_Ryan\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<br \/>\n0:00 Introduction<br \/>\n0:51 Ancient Greek Calendars<br \/>\n1:42 Counting by Olympiads<br \/>\n2:22 The Seleucid Era<br \/>\n2:56 Consular Dating<br \/>\n3:26 <em>Ab Urbe Condita<\/em><br \/>\n4:28 Indictions<br \/>\n4:56 Christian Chronology<br \/>\n5:40 <em>Anno Domini<\/em><br \/>\n7:00 Conclusion<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-03-at-17-27-12-How-did-the-Greeks-and-Romans-count-Years-Quotulatiousness.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-03-at-17-27-12-How-did-the-Greeks-and-Romans-count-Years-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-70951\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-03-at-17-27-12-How-did-the-Greeks-and-Romans-count-Years-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-03-at-17-27-12-How-did-the-Greeks-and-Romans-count-Years-Quotulatiousness-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-03-at-17-27-12-How-did-the-Greeks-and-Romans-count-Years-Quotulatiousness-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-03-at-17-27-12-How-did-the-Greeks-and-Romans-count-Years-Quotulatiousness.png 854w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>toldinstone Published 31 Dec 2021 The AD\/CE system we use to date the year was introduced &mdash; more or less by accident &mdash; during the Middle Ages. 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