Grammar and prosody were studied in India with a marvellous accuracy and minuteness several centuries before Christ.
They are ancient Buddhist caves dating from the 3rd century before Christ to the 6th century after.
In the Christian era the years are simply distinguished by the cardinal numbers; those before Christ being marked B.C. (Before Christ), or A.C. (Ante Christum), and those after Christ A.D.
The existence of a tradition in the last three centuries before Christ as to the authorship of any book is (to those acquainted with the habits of thought of that age) of but little critical moment; the Sopherim, i.e.
During the early 4th century before Christ Tegea continued to support Sparta against the Mantineians and other malcontents.
