10-18-2011, 05:13 PM
Yes, I think consular dating was most popular. AUC was used in some contexts, normally for big events, I think.
Some formerly-independent municipalities, such as in Anatolia, had their own yearly dating systems, often based upon the cities founding or refounding. Refounding could simply be an official act, like how Sinope was 'founded' as a Roman colony, even though it had existed for centuries. Sometimes the Greek Olympiad was used, like in the writings of Dionysius of Halicarnassus. I believe (if I remember correctly) there are even some cases of dating by governors. Most of this depends upon the context where the date was used: a petition to the Emperor might use the Roman consular method, a monument for a local deity might use the local dating system, and a book for all of the Greek-speaking world, like Dionysius', would use the Olympiad.
Some formerly-independent municipalities, such as in Anatolia, had their own yearly dating systems, often based upon the cities founding or refounding. Refounding could simply be an official act, like how Sinope was 'founded' as a Roman colony, even though it had existed for centuries. Sometimes the Greek Olympiad was used, like in the writings of Dionysius of Halicarnassus. I believe (if I remember correctly) there are even some cases of dating by governors. Most of this depends upon the context where the date was used: a petition to the Emperor might use the Roman consular method, a monument for a local deity might use the local dating system, and a book for all of the Greek-speaking world, like Dionysius', would use the Olympiad.
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