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Gipgm2 8 points ago +8 / -0

AD (at death) --- NO--Anno Domini is Latin for "in the year of the Lord" referring to the birth of Jesus Christ. B.C. means "before Christ"

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1776Widowmaker 1 point ago +1 / -0

Interesting I've never heard that? AD after death. Always what ive heard.

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Oldguard08 3 points ago +3 / -0

Yeah best way it was explained to me as a kid was B.C. 'before Christ' AD is birthday or we would be missing 30 odd years. Never forgot the stupid simple explanation and glad Gipgm2 knew the Latin