ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Simply put, BCE (Before Common Era) is a secular version of BC (before Christ). CE (Common Era) is the secular equivalent of AD (anno Domini), which means “in the year of the Lord” in Latin.

Detailed explanation-2: -CE stands for “common (or current) era”, while BCE stands for “before the common (or current) era”. These abbreviations have a shorter history than BC and AD, although they still date from at least the early 1700s.

Detailed explanation-3: -BCE or B.C.E. means “Before the Christian Era” or “Before the Common Era, ” with the latter being a more modern and inclusive version. In approximately 1300 BCE, the I Ching was created in China. The entire Italian peninsula had come under the control of Rome by 265 B.C.E.

Detailed explanation-4: -Common Era and Before the Common Era are alternatives to the original Anno Domini (AD) and Before Christ (BC) notations used for the same calendar era. The two notation systems are numerically equivalent: “2023 CE” and “AD 2023” each describe the current year; “400 BCE” and “400 BC” are the same year.

Detailed explanation-5: -The seemingly confusing system of labelling and numbering calendars, and how they came to be. BCE (Before Common Era) and BC (Before Christ) mean the same thing-previous to year 1 CE (Common Era).