Astro*Dictionary by Michael Erlewine
1 article for "Era"
Era [DeVore]Applied to numerous historical epochs, presumably starting on some specific date of constant reference, among them the following:
| The Grecian Mundane Era | Sept. 1, 5598 B.C. |
|---|---|
| The Civil Era of Constantinople | Sept. 1, 5508 B.C. |
| The Alexandrian Era | Aug. 29, 5502 B.C. |
| Ecclesiastical Era of Antioch | Sept. 1, 5492 B.C. |
| The Julian Period | Jan. 1, 4713 B.C. |
| The Mundane Era | October 4008 B.C. |
| Jewish Mundane Era | October 3761 B.C. |
| Era of Abraham | Oct. 1, 2015 B.C. |
| Era of the Olympiads | July 1, 776 B.C. |
| Roman Era | Apr. 24, 753 B.C. |
| Era of Nabonassar | Feb. 26, 747 B.C. |
| Metonic Cycle | July 15, 432 B.C. |
| Syro-Macedonian, or Grecian, Era | Sept. 1, 312 B.C. |
| Tyrian Era | Oct. 19, 125 B.C. |
| Sidonian Era | October 110 B.C. |
| Caesarean Era of Antioch | Sept. 1, 48 B.C. |
| The Julian Year | Jan. 1, 45 B.C. |
| The Spanish Era | Jan. 1, 38 B.C. |
| Actian Era | Jan. 1, 30 B.C. |
| Augustan Era | Feb. 14, 27 B.C. |
| The so-called Vulgar Christian Era | Jan. 1, 1 A.D. |
| The Destruction of Jerusalem | Sept. 1, 69 A.D. |
| Era of the Maccabees | Nov. 24, 166 A.D. |
| Era of Diocletian | Sept. 17, 284 A.D. |
| Era of Ascension | Nov. 12, 295 A.D. |
| Era of the Armenians | July 7, 552 A.D. |
| Mohammedan Era of the Hegira | July 16, 622 A.D. |
| Persian Era of Yezdegird | June 16, 632 A.D. |
| The Gregorian Year | Oct. 15, 1582 A.D. |
| Standard Time zones | Nov. 18, 1883 A.D. |
| The Julian Day | Jan. 1, 1925 A.D. |
See also: ♦ Time
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