Dating systems: BC and AD, or BCE and CE?

[M. Caecilius]

Also, to whoever said that the 365.25 day year was a 'western' imposition I'd say that's a little far-fetched,

Maybe that is what I meant by beginning that particular paragraph with "also, to carry the argument to its probably absurd extreme". (emphasis added)

Still, major cultures - such as the traditional Chinese and Islam - use the lunar calendar, which also makes sense on an astrological basis.