Can names in direct family lines be color coded? And dates before 100 AD?

[Nick-Hall]

@arielmac

Also, does GRAMPS handle dates before 100 AD? Because of a few family lines linked to royal blood lines in Europe, I have dates prior to 100 AD, back to 40 BC.

Yes. The date parser will accept dates such as “15 March 44 BC”. In the date editor just enter a negative year.