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They wouldn't call the year 59 bc in 59 bc
this post was submitted on 21 May 2024
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They would probably not speak Modern English either.
So, what would somebody say the year was if they were asked at that point?
A universal calendar hasn't been established yet so it would depend on where you are.
For example today in 59 BC under the Athenian calendar would be 17 of Thargelion, Ol.180.1
Pretty sure they would respond, "Get away from me, demon! Stop talking in tongues!"
I'm pretty sure the concept of somebody speaking another language from you existed back then.
Get away from me, demon! Stop talking in tongues!
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How do we know they mean BC as in "Before Christ" and not BC as in "Before Cambrian?"
Because they're speaking modern English.
Except that person is a time traveler, so they would be speaking modern English regardless
"Before" implies something hasn't happened yet, therefore if they know it's before "something" they must be a time traveller from some after C, whatever the C might be.
If he gave you the year 113 would you know that was our current year?
Only if they gave you the full date, otherwise it could potentially be a lot of things still.
As in saying “Juche 113”?
I don’t think common people announce it that way
Yeah, I'm not too familiar with the intricacies of that. I just did anthropology as an elective.
North Korea counts years since the birth of Kim il Sung (their first leader/the revolutionary who stood up against Japanese occupation)