Ther is NO zero in roman numerals... Therefore, I BC then I AD. Alain Savard message written Dec XXI, MCMXCIX Seasons greetings to all... All the ones that have a special = celebration anyway. ;-) -----Original Message----- From: Wanner Bernhard Ja.. , ja... , I think also. But there is really a problem with a = missed year 0, as I can remember (to a paper, not to year 0). May be the = chronicles addresses a squence of years as follows: -.., -2, -1, +1, +2, +.., et cetera, but no "0" Bernhard "uno anno prior millenium nova" - oder so =E4hnlich! ############################################################## TechNet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c ############################################################## To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the body: To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TECHNET <your full name> To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TECHNET ############################################################## Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for additional information. If you need assistance - contact Gayatri Sardeshpande at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5365 ##############################################################