How did the Romans say what year it was?

The official date of the founding of Rome is April 21, 753 BC. The Romans marked their “year” as being from the founding of the city. Thus, “Year 0” to the Romans is 753 BC.

1. How did Romans tell the year?
2. What is the word for year in ancient Rome?
3. Did Romans know the year?

How did Romans tell the year?

For example, the Romans generally described years based on who was consul, or by counting from the founding of the city of Rome. Some might also count based on what year of an emperor's reign it was.

What is the word for year in ancient Rome?

no̯‿ˈʊrbɪs ˈkɔndɪtae̯]; 'in the year since the city's founding'), abbreviated as AUC or AVC, expresses a date in years since 753 BC, the traditional founding of Rome. It is an expression used in antiquity and by classical historians to refer to a given year in Ancient Rome.

Did Romans know the year?

The length of the year had been correctly determined by astronomers in different parts of the world many centuries before the Roman empire. But it was not until 46BC (708AUC) that the Roman leader Julius Caesar introduced a calendar reform to recognise that the year lasted almost exactly 365.25 days.