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We do not know who invented this era and whenDerived from the [[Septuagint]], however it appears for placed the first time in date of creation at 5,509 years before the treatise of [[Incarnation]], and was characterized by a certain “monk tendency which had already been a tradition amongst Hebrews and priest”, Georgios (AD 638-39), who mentions all Jews to number the years ''' ''from the main variants beginning of the world''"World Era"'' ('- '''‘[[w:Etos Kosmou|Etos Kosmou / Apo Kataboles Kosmou]]’'ère mondiale'') in his work.<ref>Fr. Diekamp, (Greek: ''“Der Mönch und Presbyter Georgios, ein unbekannter Schriftsteller des 7. Jahrhunderts,”Έτος Κόσμου'' BZ 9 (1900) 14–51.</ref><ref>Pavel Kuzenkov (Moscow). , or '''‘[http[w:Anno Mundi|Annus Mundi //www.byzantinecongress.org.uk/comms/Kuzenkov_paper.pdf How old is the World? The Byzantine era κατὰ Ῥωμαίους and its rivalsAb Origine Mundi]]’''' '''AM'''. 21st International Congress of Byzantine Studies, London 2006. p.3.</ref>. Georgios makes it clear that the main advantage of the Byzantine era is the common starting point of the astronomical (lunar and solarLatin) cycles and of the cycle of indictions, the usual dating system in Byzantium since the sixth century.
Derived from the [[Septuagint]]We do not know who invented this era and when, however it placed appears for the date first time in the treatise of creation at 5,509 years before the [[Incarnation]], and was characterized by a certain tendency which had already been a tradition amongst Hebrews “monk and Jews to number priest”, Georgios (AD 638-39), who mentions all the main variants of the years ''"World Era"' '('from the beginning of the world'ère mondiale' ') in his work.<ref>Fr. Diekamp, '' - “Der Mönch und Presbyter Georgios, ein unbekannter Schriftsteller des 7. Jahrhunderts,”'''‘[[w:Etos Kosmou|Etos Kosmou BZ 9 (1900) 14–51.</ Apo Kataboles Kosmou]]’''' ref><ref>Pavel Kuzenkov (Greek: ''Έτος Κόσμου''Moscow), or . '''‘[[whttp:Anno Mundi|Annus Mundi / Ab Origine Mundi]/www.byzantinecongress.org.uk/comms/Kuzenkov_paper.pdf How old is the World? The Byzantine era κατὰ Ῥωμαίους and its rivals]’''' '''AM''' . 21st International Congress of Byzantine Studies, London 2006. p.3.</ref>. Georgios makes it clear that the main advantage of the Byzantine era is the common starting point of the astronomical (Latinlunar and solar)cycles and of the cycle of indictions, the usual dating system in Byzantium since the sixth century. This date underwent minor revisions before being finalized in the seventh century A.D. (before AD 692), although its precursors were developed circa AD 412 (see [[Byzantine_Creation_Era#Alexandrian_Era|''Alexandrian Era'']]). By the late tenth century around AD 988<ref>i.e. From the reign of Emperor Basil II (Βασίλειος Β' ο Βουλγαροκτόνο), who ruled from 976-1025, a period that saw the highest point of the Byzantine Empire in nearly five centuries. It was during this time (ca. 988) that the [[w:Coptic calendar|''Alexandrian System'']] was no longer dominant in Byzantium.</ref> a unified system was widely recognized across the Eastern Roman world.
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The '''Byzantine Creation Era''' (also ''' ''"Imperial Creation Era of Constantinople,"'' ''' or ''' ''"Era of the World"'' ''') was the Calendar officially used by the [[Byzantine Empire]]<ref>i.e. '''Eastern Roman Empire'''. The term Byzantine was invented by the German historian Hieronymus Wolf in 1557 but was popularized by French scholars during the 18th century to refer to the Eastern Roman Empire. The citizens of the empire considered themselves ''Romaioi'' ("Romans"), their emperor was the "Roman Emperor", and their empire the ''Basileia ton Romaion'' ("Empire of the Romans"). The Latin West designated the empire as "Romania", and the Muslims as "Rum".</ref> and the Eastern [[Orthodox Church]] from ca.AD 692 to 1728 in the [[Church of Constantinople|Ecumenical Patriarchate]], and from ca.AD 988 to 1700 in Holy [[Church of Russia|Russia]].
Complex calculations of the 19-year lunar and 28-year solar cycles within this world era allowed scholars to discover the cosmic significance of certain historical dates, such as the [[Nativity|birth of Christ]] or the Crucifixion.<ref>Prof. Dr. [http://aha.missouri.edu/people/rautman.html Marcus Louis Rautman]. ''"Time."'' In [http://books.google.ca/books?id=hs3iEyVRHKsC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Gynaikeion+church+-flower+-witches&source=gbs_summary_r&cad=0 ''Daily Life in the Byzantine Empire'']. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2006. pp.7</ref> The era was ultimately calculated as starting on [[September 1|September 1st]], and [[Jesus Christ|Jesus]] was thought to have been born in the year 5509 ''Annus Mundi'' (AM) - the year since the creation of the world.<ref>Paul Stephenson. ''"Translations from Byzantine Sources: The Imperial Centuries, c.700-1204: [http://homepage.mac.com/paulstephenson/trans/scyl2.html John Skylitzes, "Synopsis Historion"'': ''The Year 6508, in the 13th Indiction: the Byzantine dating system]"''. November 2006.</ref>. Thus historical time was calculated from the creation, and not from Christ's birth, as in the west. The Eastern Church avoided the use of the [[w:Anno Domini|Christian Era]] since the date of Christ's birth was debated in Constantinople as late as the fourteenth century. Otherwise the ''Creation Era'' was identical to the [[Julian Calendar]] except that:
