How was time/ the year measured before the year 0?

by doctorw
theycallmeoliver

depends wich year 0 you're refering to. You have the chinese, the christian, the muslim, the north korean (my personal favorite) and many more.

Searocksandtrees

Hi, not discouraging more discussion here, but FYI, you'll find some good info on the development of the Gregorian calendar, plus several examples of other/older dating systems in the FAQ:

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HhmmmmNo

This comment from the FAQ is probably the best.

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/wu47z/who_or_what_group_of_people_decided_the_switch/c5ggic8

One thing is doesn't mention is that there actually wasn't a year 0. The AD/CE system doesn't include a year 0. It goes from 1 BC to AD 1. That throws off BC calculations by a year, but that only really matters for events near the calendar's flip over.