Posted on 08/21/2004 2:34:39 AM PDT by BlackVeil
Answer to #19 and 20.....
It is 1425 on the muslim calendar, which is a lunar calendar.
Here's some info on calculating .........http://i-cias.com/e.o/islam_cal.htm
The Persian calendar is solar. It is year 1383.
Afghanistan may use this calendar also, but I'm not sure.
I've always wondered what year people said it was during the time before christ. Obvioulsy they weren't counting backwards.
Thank you. The error was, indeed, my own.
Err... how does 200 AD translate as "ancient"?
It stands for Ab Urbe Condita "From the founding of the city," which I believe was around 753 B.C. However, at the time, there reportedly were already unscrupulous antique coin dealers in Naples marking coins "B.C." for the tourist trade.
It's been downhill ever since.
It stands for Ab Urbe Condita "From the founding of the city," which I believe was around 753 B.C. However, at the time, there reportedly were already unscrupulous antique coin dealers in Naples marking coins "B.C." for the tourist trade.
It's been downhill ever since.
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