BCE/CE usually refers to the Common Era (the years are the same as AD/BC). That is, BC is usually understood to mean "Before the Common Era" and CE to mean "Common Era," though it is possible …

May 7, 2015 · There are some posts explaining the shift from BC/AD to BCE/CE, but my question is with the BC/AD terms: why is the former, older, time period in English while the latter, later period is in Latin?

Nov 11, 2019 · So I'm writing an essay in which I want to refer to the years 483-480 BCE. Are these the late 480s or the early 480s? 83-80 are less than 89-84 in magnitude, but in BCE they are more …

Jun 13, 2025 · What is a thesis statement? A thesis statement is a sentence that states the main idea of your paper. It is not just a statement of fact, but a statement of position. What argument are you …

Aug 11, 2011 · Wiktionary states: circa approximately, about Julius Caesar visited this area circa 50 BC Usage notes: Used only before a date or measure, never after Note, two things, it's only used before …

Aug 11, 2019 · I see some texts using AD and BC or BCE and CE. But other texts just have the date, like 1992 and it is understood. Is there a rule of thumb for when to add these prefixes? I'm using …

1 ca. is an abbreviation from circa meaning around. So ca. 1828 means around 1828.

Dec 31, 2018 · a second-century BC inscription a second-century BCE inscription a fourteenth-century CE illumination In each of these cases, the era is really acting as a little parenthetical that just …

And in fact the Septuagint translated into Greek between thethird century BCE and the 2nd century BCE) even uses the word δρακωον (dragon) for Leviathan. The description given in Job (including …

Aug 27, 2024 · Bear in mind that I'm on it may well be a shortened version of I'm on the case about which Green says that it means: (orig. US) whether in one’s personal or professional life, working or …