How do historians measure time? BP#3

1. Events are labeled as BC, BCE The dates of the events count up from 0 as they go back in time BC – “before Christ” BCE – “before the common era” Events are labeled as AD, ACE, CE The dates of the events count up from 0 as they go forward in time AD –“anno domini” (Latin for “in the year of the Lord”) ACE – “after the common era” CE – “common era” How do historians measure time? BP#3 0

2. AD 330 – Emperor Constantine made the city of Constantinople into his capital, forming a “new Rome” 480 BC – Greek Spartans stopped the Persian invasion at Thermopylae 1492 AD - Christopher Columbus landed in the “New World” 700 BC - epic poem Iliad written by Greek author Homer is the earliest writing about the continent 1945 AD – World War II ended with Europe in ruins 1400 BC – people called the Mycenaean used an early form of Greek as a written language 1789 AD – The French Revolution ended the rule of the French monarchy 44 BC – Julius Caesar was murdered. The Roman Republic began to collapse 1519 AD – Martin Luther nailed his demands for Reformation to the door of a church in Germany 776 BC – first Greek Olympic games believed played in Olympia