Show year of christs birth history Ill story tolls tell s us that for years the Chilst lans lind ind no calendar of their awn but reckoned lecko nod the years gears according to the customs of the nations n to which they jhc thc belonged the roman christians used the atina anna urbis or year ear of the founding of rome to count from others counted from the reign of calling it the era of the martyrs Marti is rind and still others used the calendar of the copt of agypt H in the irth century cen tur donis tile little a greek monk living in rome home made a calendar counting f from loin the incarnation the late date of which lie fixed nt at 73 A AL U 0 so we e conin ionly say sa that rome home was founded in ili B C at the beginning of the eighth contin centi uy the venerable bede pointed out that this was in an historical blunder but no general notice was taken of his criticism and tho the error has continued to this lay day historic illse hise facts have hav e enabled modern scholars to determine dete without mile much possibility lity of doubt the exact year ear of the birth of jesus and to place it at what we call 5 13 C |