A.U.C.

¹ American  

abbreviation

1. from the founding of the city (of Rome in 753? b.c.). The year 360 A.U.C. would be the 360th year after the founding of Rome.

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A.U.C. ² American  

abbreviation

1. in the year from the founding of the city (of Rome in 753? b.c.).

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AUC British  

abbreviation

1. 1. ab urbe condita

   2. anno urbis conditae

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Etymology

Origin of A.U.C.¹

From Latin ab urbe conditā

Origin of A.U.C.²

From Latin annō urbis conditae

Example Sentences

But the lawyer also gave Drummond another opening by allowing it to question the purpose of payments he had made to former A.U.C. leaders.

From New York Times • Mar. 5, 2015

Mr. Collingsworth responded by arguing in court papers that media outlets had widely reported on Drummond’s affiliation with the A.U.C. and that the F.B.I. had sent agents to Colombia to probe the company’s actions.

From New York Times • Mar. 5, 2015

But determining what role, if any, American executives played in the mayhem is made difficult by a number of factors including the reliability of former A.U.C. leaders testifying against them.

From New York Times • Mar. 5, 2015

The difference between A.U.C. and U.W.F., exaggerated by their partisans, was mainly procedural.

From Time Magazine Archive

He preferred an accusation against Servius Sulpicius Galba on a charge of peculation in Spain, A.U.C.

From A Dialogue Concerning Oratory, Or The Causes Of Corrupt Eloquence The Works Of Cornelius Tacitus, Volume 8 (of 8); With An Essay On His Life And Genius, Notes, Supplements by Tacitus, Cornelius