c460 refers to Christian 460? and b.c. to Before Christ?

[NewHopeR]

Context:

[h=2]Hip·poc·ra·tes[/h]
noun ( “Father of Medicine” ), c460–c377 b.c., Greek physician.

More:
Hippocrates | Define Hippocrates at Dictionary.com+

 

[BobSmith]

c stands for circa. Most dictionaries have a section explaining its use of symbols and abbreviations. You might check there as well. You are correct about b.c.

 

[Rover_KE]

BC is always capitalised, whether or not you choose to use full stops.

Rover

 

[NewHopeR]

Gracias.