A Christmas trivia question for you. Our calendar is based on the birth of Christ, it being supposed he was born 2015 years ago. The years before His birth are followed with the letters "B.C.," which stands for "Before Christ."
What does "A.D." stand for? "After Death"? That's a respectable guess, but not a correct one. So, guess again. Or, is it "After De Birth"? That would be "A.D.B.," so you are still wrong.
"Anno Domini" is the correct answer. That's a Medieval Latin word which means, "In the year of the Lord."
No comments:
Post a Comment