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The term ''ante Christum natum''〔 Sometimes spelled ''Ante Christum Natum''〕 (Latin for ''before Christ (was) born''), usually abbreviated to a. Chr. n., a.Ch.n., a.C.n., A.C.N., or ACN, denotes the years before the birth of Jesus.〔(British Library manuscripts catalogue )〕 It is a Latin equivalent to the English term "BC" ("before Christ"). The phrase ''ante Christum natum'' is also seen shortened to ''ante Christum'' (Latin for "before Christ"), similarly abbreviated to ''a. Chr.'', ''A.C.'' or ''AC''.〔(General Chronology in the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia )〕〔Webster's New World College Dictionary, Fourth Edition〕〔Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary (1983)〕 A related term, p. Chr. n., p.Ch.n, or ''post Christum natum'' complements a.Ch.n and is equivalent to "AD".〔(Example from LogosLibrary.eu ).〕 English speakers are unlikely to recognize these terms, which are so rare that AC, ACN, and ''ante Christum natum'' are not in the ''Chicago Manual of Style'' (14th ed.), the ''American Heritage Dictionary'' (3rd ed.), or P. Kenneth Seidelmann's ''Explanatory Supplement to the Astronomical Almanac'' (1992, University Science Books). The Venerable Bede, who was the first writer to identify a year as ''before Christ'', used the Latin ''ante incarnationis dominicae tempus'' (before the time of the incarnation of the Lord) in his ''Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum'' (I.2) in 731. ==See also== * List of ecclesiastical abbreviations * Nativity of Jesus * Chronology of Jesus 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ante Christum natum」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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