:B.C. should be after the date, A.D. before. As an example, Ovid, who straddled the millennia (among other things) is usually introduced in reference books as having lived "43 BC - c. AD 11" To explain; think of it as an English sentence: "Ovid lived from the year 43 before Christ to about the year of our Lord 11." | :B.C. should be after the date, A.D. before. As an example, Ovid, who straddled the millennia (among other things) is usually introduced in reference books as having lived "43 BC - c. AD 11" To explain; think of it as an English sentence: "Ovid lived from the year 43 before Christ to about the year of our Lord 11." |