B.C.E.

Below is the history of B.C.E. and C.E. including the definitions of B.C.E. and C.E. and uses of C.E. and B.C.E. in a text.

What does B.C.E. mean?

The letters B.C.E. after a date stand for " before the Common Era" or before the year I.

What does C.E. mean?

The letter C.E. mean "Common Era" or from the year I to now. After the year 1000, we drop C.E. and just use the date.

Some people say B.C. meaning "before Christ". Some people use A.D. or anno Domini meaning "in the year of the Lord".

Uses of C.E. and B.C.E. in a text

B.C.E. and C.E. are more current and include both Christians and non Christians. The uses of C.E. and B.C.E. in a text are as given by the example below.

300 B.C.E. is longer than 100 B.C.E.

However, for C.E. the opposite is true.