Octavian became the emperor of Rome in 27 B.C. He ruled until his death in A.D. 14. How long did he rule as emperor? (Hint: Remember there was no A.D. 0.)

40 years
41 years
13 years
12 years

Question

Octavian became the emperor of Rome in 27 B.C. He ruled until his death in A.D. 14. How long did he rule as emperor? (Hint: Remember there was no A.D. 0.)

40 years
41 years
13 years
12 years

anonymous · Answer

41 yrs

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

The years that end with BC count down as time progresses forward. So if someone was born in 27 BC, then they'd be 1 year old in 27-1 = 26 BC


So 27 years pass going from 27 BC to 0 BC (since 27-27 = 0)

Now add on 14 since you're going from 1 AD to 14 AD to get


27 + 14 = 41


So Octavian ruled for  41 years.