I just saw a video about BC/AD as opposed to BCE/CE and the invention of the Gregorian calendar and I wondered what year it would be if we counted the years like the Romans did.

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    5 hours ago

    It’s most likely an assumption, but if it is, it would be an assumption that’s almost impossible to break, since this involves the self-awareness of records in an area known to have the first records and where those records wouldn’t have as much of a reason to be obscured. The fact that an exact date can be given also gives reason to wonder if there’s a good reasoning behind the date.