Millennium

Japanese: millennium
Millennium

…The former idea was once a reality just before 1000 AD, and the latter provided the basis for the so-called millennium theory. In modern times, this counting method is used in archaeology and other fields to express the second millennium BC (2000-1001 BC) as the millennium. [Kawayama Koichi] The Chinese word 'century' meant 'record of lineage,' as in the title of the book 'Diao Wang Shi Ji' (The Century of the Emperors) (written by Huangfu Mi in the Western Jin Dynasty). …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "millennium" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…前者の考えは,かつて西暦1000年の直前に現実性をもち,また後者はいわゆる千年王国説に根拠をあたえた。現代ではこの計数法は,考古学等において,前2千年紀(前2000‐前1001年)というような〈千年紀millennium〉という表示法として使用されている。【樺山 紘一】 中国語の〈世紀〉は,《帝王世紀》(西晋の皇甫謐(こうほひつ)の著)という書名に残るように〈世系の記録〉を意味した。…

※「millennium」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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