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Alexander III was born in July 20, 356 BC – died in June 10, 323 BC), What is up with the math?

April 26, 2017alexander iii Arts born History Humanities june 10

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Alexander III was born in July 20, 356 BC – died in June 10, 323 BC), What is up with the math?

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No….BC means Before Christ…so the year Christ was born was year ZERO. You count forward AFTER zero but count BACKWARDS before zero….negative one, negative two, negative three….etc. So 356 is negative 356…you are moving towards ZERO…so the numbers DECREASE so 356 is the birth year and 323 is when they died…as it’s BC and not AD (after death).

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BC years are calculated like negative numbers. If he was born 356 Before Christ and died 323 Before Christ, he was almost 33 years old.