Era of the Martyrs

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The Era of the Martyrs (

Diocletian began his reign on 20 November 284 AD, and the

The anno Diocletiani era was not the only one used by early Christians. Western Christians were aware of it but did not use it. Most Roman Christians, like the pagan Romans before them, designated their years by naming the two consuls who held office that year.

The Romans also used the ab urbe condita (AUC) era. Its name is Latin for "from the founding of the City (Rome)". However, the AUC era was hardly ever used outside historical treatises.

Eras that began at Creation, called

• Adoption of the Gregorian calendar
• Calendar era
• Christian martyrs
• Computus
• Coptic calendar
• Greek East and Latin West
• Martyr

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