That is the year. This year is 2011ad
336bc
5000 years ago
38 years ago
13010 years ago
1.8 million years ago
42 years ago
fourscore and seven years ago means 87 years ago
If They Lived 500 years ago It WAS 500 years ago
49 years ago (as of 2017 !)
558 years ago.
2000 years ago