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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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[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 5 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

I think we should update the calendar to start at the earliest known writing. Change it if/when an earlier example is found.

I think that would put the current year around 4,424.

[–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 5 points 12 hours ago

No no no. I lived through the millennium. You're not taking that away from me.