Did the year zero never exist ? (lemmy.ml)

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Please explain my confused me like I'm 5 (0r 4 or 6).

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[-] Skua@kbin.social 3 points 6 months ago

CE/BCE isn't strictly astronomical year terminology, it can be applied to the Gregorian calendar and AD/BC can be used for astronomical years. If you see BCE outside of an astronomy context, it probably does not include a year zero

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