BC and AD are abbreviations for before Christ and Anno Domino mean before the Christ's birth after the Christ's birth
Standard DVDs. 1  Region 1: U.S., U.S. Territories, Canada, and Bermuda. 2  Region 2: Japan, Europe (excluding Russia, Belarus and Ukraine), Greenland, South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho, Egypt and the Middle East. 3  Region 3: Southeast Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
Guide map of Blu-ray region codes. This map shows the different Blu-ray codes and which areas they are utilized in. Region A: This region covers all of North America, South America and South East Asia. Region B: This encompasses Europe, Africa, Middle East, French territories and Greenland.