Examples of CE used in Sentences
- “The fire burned on under the cauldron of our culture, and the next doubling of our population would only take 1200 years (0–1200 CE).”—Daniel Quinn, The Story of B
- The first complex Mayan societies existed from 2000 BCE to 250 CE.
- The Yayoi period in Japan lasted from 300 BCE to 300 CE.
BC and AD, BCE and CE : What’s the Difference ?
BC and AD, BCE and CE: What’s the Difference?: When it comes to measuring the dates, the Gregorian calendar is followed. It was first used in the Western Christian tradition & then it was used all over the world irrespective of religious, cultural & linguistic boundaries. It’s also called the Gregorian calendar, which is based on Jesus Christ’s supposed birth date.
Subsequent years after this event & we use either AD or CE while preceding years count down from it & BC or BCE is used. For counting the number of years, labels like BC & AD are used.
The BC/AD dating system was created keeping in mind Jesus Christ’s birthdate, which is considered the main starting point. BC or Before Christ refers to the number of years before Christ was born. AD or Anno Domini refers to the period after Christ was born.
CE means common (or current) era”, while BCE means ”before the common (or current) era”. But, have you ever thought what is the difference between AD & CE, or BC & BCE? Do they carry the same meaning & if it is so, which one should we use?