Anno domini means in the year of God (or Lord). That is, everything that happened from 1 to 2012 can be your answer. E.g., the fall of Rome in 476AD, the coronation of Charlemagne in 800, the Turkish invasion in eastern and central Europe in the 15--16 centuries, the Industrial Revolution in the 18-19th centuries, the birth of the USA in 1776, the French Revolution in 1789, the age of Napoleon from 1799-1815, the Spring of Nations in 1848, the birth of Germany in 1871, the First World War from 1914-1918, Hilter came to power in 1933, the Second World War fom 1939 to 1945, etc.
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CE stands for Common Era as in Anno Domini (AD)
The initials 'ad' are an abbreviation of the Latin term, anno domini - "The year of the Lord. It is also becoming more common to use the modern initials 'ce', which simply mean "common era".
"AD" is short for "Anno Domini", meaning 'in the year of our Lord'. So AD 49 means the year 49.
The common timeline system used by scientists to avoid religious arguments. Before, B.C. was commonly used (Before Christ) and B.C.E. (Before Common Era) was found to be less controversial. The timeline is the same as B.C, but just with a different name.
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