anno urbis conditae
[ ahn-noh -oor-bis -kohn-di-tahy; English an-oh -ur-bis -kon-di-tee ]
/ ˈɑn noʊ ˈur bɪs ˈkoʊn dɪˌtaɪ; English ˈæn oʊ ˈɜr bɪs ˈkɒn dɪˌti /
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Latin.
in the year from the founding of the city (Rome, about 753 b.c.). Abbreviation: A.U.C.
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literally: in the year of the founding of the city
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