| E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
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A series of years beginning from some epoch or starting-point, as: | 1 |
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| The Era of | the Greek Olympiads | 776 |
| “ | the Foundation of Rome | 753 |
| “ | Nabonassar | 747 |
| “ | Alexander the Great | 324 |
| “ | the Seleuc dæ | 312 |
| “ | Julian Era | 45 | |
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¶ THE MUNDANE ERA, or the number of years between the Creation and the Nativity: | 2 |
| According to the | modern Greek Calendar | 7,388 |
| “ | Josephus | 7,282 |
| “ | Scaliger | 5,829 |
| “ | the ancient Greek Church | 5,508 |
| “ | Professor Hales | 5,411 |
| “ | L’art de Vérifier les Dates | 4,968 |
| “ | Archbishop Ussher | 4,004 |
| “ | Calmet | 4,000 |
| “ | the Jews | 3,700 | |
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¶ OTHER ERAS: | 3 |
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The Era of A braham starts from Oct. 1, B.C. 2016. | 4 |
| “ | Actium starts from Jan. 1, B.C. 30. |
| “ | Alexander, or of the Lagdæ, starts from Nov. 12, B.C. 324. |
| “ | American Independence, July 4, A.D. 1776. |
| “ | Augustus, B.C. 27. |
| “ | Diocletian, Aug. 29, A.D. 284. |
| “ | Tyre, Oct. 19, B.C. 125. |
| “ | the Chinese, B.C. 2697. |
| “ | the French Republic, Sept. 22, A.D. 1792. |
| “ | the Heg’ira, July 16, A.D. 622. (The flight of Mahomet from Mecca.) |
| “ | the Maccabees, B.C. 166. |
| “ | the Martyrs, Feb. 23, A.D. 313. | |
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¶ The Christian Era begins from the birth of Christ. | 5 |
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