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*44 BC: Julius Caesar murdered.
*22 BC: ''c, 19 BC''
** ''The Annunciation to [[Joachim and Anna]]'' <ref>Saint Ioachim and Anna brought gifts to the Lord's temple in Jerusalem on the yearly Feast of the Dedication (Hanukkah) and Feast of Lights (c.f. Macc 4:52-59; 2 Macc 10:5).</ref>, [[December 9]].
** ''The [[Nativity of the Theotokos]], [[September 8]].
*19 BC: ''c, 16 BC'' ''[[Presentation of the Theotokos]]'', at the age of three.
*16 BC: ''c, 9 BC'' ''According to Orthodox tradition Joachim and Anna retire to Wâdî Qilt located in the desert between Jerusalem and Jericho''.
==== 5509 AM Byzantine Calendar ====
The Byzantine Calendar is set on the basis that Jesus Christ was thought to have been born in the year 5509 Annus Mundi (AM) - the year since the creation of the world according to the Spetuagint [[Septuagint]] dating.<ref>Paul Stephenson. "Translations from Byzantine Sources: The Imperial Centuries, c.700-1204: John Skylitzes, "Synopsis Historion": The Year 6508, in the 13th Indiction: the Byzantine dating system". November 2006.</ref>
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