Era

A series of years beginning from some epoch or starting-point, as:

B.C.

The Era of

the Greek Olympiads

776

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the Foundation of Rome

753

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Nabonassar

747

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Alexander the Great

324

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the Seleucĭdæ

312

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Julian Era

¶ The Mundane Era, or the number of years between the Creation and the Nativity:

According to the

modern Greek Calendar

7,388

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Josephus

7,282

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Scaliger

5,829

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the ancient Greek Church

5,508

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Professor Hales

5,411

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Lʹart de Vérifier les Dates

4,968

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Archbishop Ussher

4,004

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Calmet

4,000

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the Jews

3,700

¶ Other Eras:

The Era of A braham starts from Oct. 1, B.C. 2016.

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Actium starts from Jan. 1, B.C. 30.

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Alexander, or of the Lagĭdæ, starts from Nov. 12, B.C. 324.

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American Independence, July 4, A.D. 1776.

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Augustus, B.C. 27.

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Diocletian, Aug. 29, A.D. 284.

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Tyre, Oct. 19, B.C. 125.

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the Chinese, B.C. 2697.

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the French Republic, Sept. 22, A.D. 1792.

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the Hegʹira, July 16, A.D. 622. (The flight of Mahomet from Mecca.)

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the Maccabees, B.C. 166.

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the Martyrs, Feb. 23, A.D. 313.

¶ The Christian Era begins from the birth of Christ.

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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