Ab Urbe condita

AUC is the abbreviation of the phrase Latin E ab Urbe condita , which means “starting from the foundation of the City” ( of Rome , the word Urbs takes a capital letter here). It was used by the former Romans like origin of the dating of the Année S.

This foundation is placed in the year 753 av. J. - C., on April 21st.

See also: Foundation of Rome

Source

  • http://penelope.uchicago.edu/~grout/encyclopaedia_romana/calendar/consuls.html

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