How common is the 'Common Era?' How A.D. and C.E. took over counting years
- Written by Miriamne Ara Krummel, Professor of English, University of Dayton
Amid the pandemic, confetti fell on an almost-empty Times Square last New Year's Eve.AP Photo/Craig RuttleOn Dec. 31, people from cultures all around the world will be raising a toast to welcome in A.D. 2022. Few of them will think about the fact that A.D. signals “anno Domini,” Latin for “in the year of our Lord.” In A.D....
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