Anno Domini. The Origins of the Christian Era (BREPOLS ESSAYS IN EUROPEAN CULTURE)

The new millennium forces us to reflect on systems for counting time and distinguishing historical eras. This exhaustive, authoritative study describes not only the origins and the early development of the Dionysian system of dating (named after Dionisius Exiguus), from its invention until its adoption throughout Western Europe in the course of the eleventh century, but also its antecedents in Late Antiquity and the general context in which this era was conceived. The result is a broad chronological and geographical survey, encompassing developments over a period of one thousand years in both Latin Christendom and the Byzantine East. This comprehensive survey is directed to both specialists and non-specialists and will be indispensable for any reader interested in early Christian chronology.G Declercq is the author of 'Anno Domini. The Origins of the Christian Era (BREPOLS ESSAYS IN EUROPEAN CULTURE)', published 2000 under ISBN 9782503510507 and ISBN 2503510507.