When the present system we use to count years was invented by a scholar called Dionysius Exiguus in the 6th century, and later established around Europe, Roman numerals were used, which did not have a zero. Therefore 1 BC is the year before AD 1, with no intervening year 0.
there is no year 00
it jumps from 1 BCE to 1 CE in history
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Originally posted by rihannafan
When the present system we use to count years was invented by a scholar called Dionysius Exiguus in the 6th century, and later established around Europe, Roman numerals were used, which did not have a zero. Therefore 1 BC is the year before AD 1, with no intervening year 0.
Would I lie to you?
I don't know how to feel about this. I'm not completely convinced as it doesn't really make sense to me
. That would be so messy 
