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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
How common is the 'Common Era?' How A.D. and C.E. took over counting yearsAmid the pandemic, confetti fell on an almost-empty Times Square last New Year's Eve.AP Photo/Craig Ruttle

On 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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