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If we counted the years from 753BC (the founding of Rome) like the Romans did, then it would be the year 2,777. (lemmy.world)

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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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[–] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 2 points 17 hours ago

It's mainly for utility; in the case of English, it just fits. Any centralization towards one alternative isn't intentional.

There's actually an extra bit of commentary where different alphabets would be seen as fitting the solar cycles of different planets; for example Venus, with a seven-month system, would be associated with the Cyrillic alphabet in the same way. Likewise with Mercury (with a 4-month system) and the Hebrew alphabet, Mars (with a 14-month system) and the Chechen alphabet, and Ceres (with a 58-month system) and the Norwegian alphabet.