Many calendar systems prior to mister Exiguus' were based on the reigns of kings. This was actually a pretty common practice in a variety of cultures.
Now, in order to make life simple for everyone involved, Exiguus decided to create a system based on the life of one random man: Jesus Christ. This man succeeded all previous kings and eras in which calendars were based on and just owned them all. Our current calendar is based on the life of our true king.
A couple more random facts:
- A.D. is not "After Death". This isn't really a pet peeve of mine and I don't openly correct them but I just judge people who say that A.D. stands for "After Death". I'd rather not embarrass them. It actually stands for Anno Domino which means "Year of the Lord". If you think about it, it just doesn't make any logical sense why A.D. would be "After Death". That must mean there is a 30 year gap of nothingness between B.C. and A.D.
- A couple years ago, some fools tried to change it to B.C.E. and C.E. Super lame attempt. It stands for "Before Common Era" and "Common Era" respectively. Pff. Nice try, dorks. Maybe in a million years when you make your own calendar system. Pff. duh.
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