This article is about the year numbering system. For the book, see Ab urbe condita (Livy).
Antoninianus of Pacatian, usurper of Roman emperor Philip in 248. It reads ROMAE AETER[NAE] AN[NO] MIL[LESIMO] ET PRIMO, 'To eternal Rome, in its one thousand and first year.'Anno ab urbe condita, rubricated and with a decorated initial, from the medieval Chronicle of Saint Pantaleon
Ab urbe condita (Latin:[abˈʊrbɛˈkɔndɪtaː]; 'from the founding of the City'), or anno urbis conditae (Latin:[ˈannoːˈʊrbɪsˈkɔndɪtae̯]; 'in the year since the city's founding'), abbreviated as AUC or AVC, expresses a date in years since 753 BC, the traditional founding of Rome.[1][2] It is an expression used in antiquity and by classical historians to refer to a given year in Ancient Rome. In reference to the traditional year of the foundation of Rome, the year 1 BC would be written AUC 753, whereas AD 1 would be AUC 754. The foundation of the Roman Empire in 27 BC would be AUC 727. The current year AD 2024 would be AUC 2777.
Usage of the term was more common during the Renaissance, when editors sometimes added AUC to Roman manuscripts they published, giving the false impression that the convention was commonly used in antiquity. In reality, the dominant method of identifying years in Roman times was to name the two consuls who held office that year.[3] In late antiquity, regnal years were also in use, as in Roman Egypt during the Diocletian era after AD 293, and in the Byzantine Empire from AD 537, following a decree by Justinian.
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^Flower, Harriet I. (2014). The Cambridge Companion to the Roman Republic. Cambridge University Press. p. 51. ISBN 9781107032248.
Aburbecondita (Latin: [ab ˈʊrbɛ ˈkɔndɪtaː]; 'from the founding of the City'), or anno urbis conditae (Latin: [ˈannoː ˈʊrbɪs ˈkɔndɪtae̯]; 'in the year...
In Roman mythology, Romulus and Remus (Latin: [ˈroːmʊlʊs], [ˈrɛmʊs]) are twin brothers whose story tells of the events that led to the founding of the...
the Consulship of Fabianus and Arrius (or, less frequently, year 954 Aburbecondita). The denomination 201 for this year has been used since the early...
Republic, Rome had been ruled by kings. The account is from Livy's Aburbecondita and deals with a point in the history of Rome prior to reliable historical...
the Consulship of Varro and Paullus (or, less frequently, year 538 Aburbecondita). The denomination 216 BC for this year has been used since the early...
the Consulship of Scipio and Priscus (or, less frequently, year 902 Aburbecondita). The denomination 149 for this year has been used since the early...
Livius, AbUrbeCondita, xxii.8 Goldsworthy 2001, p. 38. Liddell Hart, Basil. Strategy. New York City, New York: Penguin, 1967. Livy, AbUrbeCondita, xxi...
Consulship of Rufinus and Dentatus (or, less frequently, year 464 Aburbecondita). The denomination 290 BC for this year has been used since the early...
Consulship of Modestus and Arintheus (or, less frequently, year 1125 Aburbecondita). The denomination 372 for this year has been used since the early...
the Consulship of Sophus and Saverrio (or, less frequently, year 450 Aburbecondita). The denomination 304 BC for this year has been used since the early...
the Consulship of Messalla and Cinna (or, less frequently, year 758 Aburbecondita). The denomination "AD 5" for this year has been used since the early...
serve as foundational myths of Western culture." Livy's account in AbUrbeCondita Libri (c. 25–8 BC) is the earliest surviving full historical treatment...
the Consulship of Civica and Aquillus (or, less frequently, year 910 Aburbecondita). The denomination 157 for this year has been used since the early...
the Consulship of Atilius and Vibius (or, less frequently, year 913 Aburbecondita). The denomination 160 for this year has been used since the early...
Consulship of Sergius and Nigrinianus (or, less frequently, year 1103 Aburbecondita). The denomination 350 for this year has been used since the early...
pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 168 Aburbecondita . The denomination 586 BC for this year has been used since the early...
He wrote a monumental history of Rome and the Roman people, titled AbUrbeCondita, ''From the Founding of the City'', covering the period from the earliest...
Consulship of Megellus and Regulus (or, less frequently, year 460 Aburbecondita). The denomination 294 BC for this year has been used since the early...
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