Eli5 How was time marked BCE?

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Since those that lived BCE didn’t know that the years were descending, how did they mark time during that time period?

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The Hebrew calendar is around 4000 years older than the current one. Eastern nations usually counted the number of years since the emperor or king was crowned. Ancient Rome counted from the founding of the city. For a lot of societies, a single year was as long a period as needed tracking, so they wouldn’t bother.

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