cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/22368157

I just saw a video about BC/AD as opposed to BCE/CE and the invention of the Gregorian calendar and I wondered what year it would be if we counted the years like the Romans did.

  • @niemcycle
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    14 hours ago

    The context for that number specifically is this Kurzgesagt video, which suggests that calendars should set their year zero to 12 000 BCE, when human civilization first began.