BCEafter

BCEafter is a term used in some historical and archaeological contexts to denote the period of time following a significant event that is designated as "BCE" (Before Common Era). This designation is a secular alternative to BC (Before Christ). When a specific event is marked as "BCE," the years that follow it, moving towards the present day, are then referred to as "after BCE." This is equivalent to the AD (Anno Domini) or CE (Common Era) system. For instance, if an event is dated to 100 BCE, the year 99 BCE would be the year immediately before it, and the year 1 BCE would be the year immediately preceding the transition to the common era. The year after 1 BCE is 1 CE (or 1 AD). Therefore, "BCEafter" essentially refers to the sequence of years in the common era that chronologically follow the last year designated as BCE. It is a way to maintain a continuous timeline without relying on religious dating conventions. The concept is straightforward: a historical period is marked by a BCE date, and all subsequent years are implicitly in the "BCEafter" period, which is more formally known as the Common Era.