Re: millenial madness

From: m (mt_2@yahoo.com)
Date: Sat Dec 11 1999 - 04:12:30 MST


--- Patrick Wilken <patrickw@cs.monash.edu.au> wrote:
> >>AFAIK (and according to specialists) the first
> century
> >>DID have 100 years, from 1 A.D. to 100 A.D.. The
> 2nd
> >>century went from 201 to 300, etc.

Doh! Stoopid! I was wiser avoiding this debate! :)

I *should have said* :
 the 2nd century went from
 *101* to *200* AD
 
Mea culpa, it just shows how easily ppl get confused!
My excuse was it was very late!

> So what centuary did the years 101 thru 200 belong
> to? ;) I gather we are
> about to enter the 22nd C.
 
And miss this NYE? Never!

Mike

 

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