Who decided to use Jesus Christ as the comparitive to base the year on?

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When did BC start being used? Did he immediately die and everybody just decided? Or was it around the New Testament?

Searocksandtrees

hi! there's always room for more input on this, but meanwhile, check out this section of the FAQ* for previous discussions ~

How did the world agree on what year it is?

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