Anno Domini. The Origins of the Christian Era - G. Declercq
The Origins of the Christian Era (Brepols Essays in European Culture, 1)
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2000Uitgever: Brepols Publishers207 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 2503510507ISBN-13: 9782503510507Koop dit boek tweedehands
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This exhaustive, authoritative study describes not only the origins and the early development of the Dionysian system of dating, from its invention until its adoption throughout Western Europe, but also its antecedents in Late Antiquity and the general context in which the era was conceived. The most successful dating system the world has ever known is that based on the 'Year of the Lord' (Anno Domini) - the Christian era. It was created in AD 525 by a Scythian monk, Dionysius Exiguus, primarily as a means...
