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

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**Created:** [August 3, 2024, 4:05am UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/can-names-in-direct-family-lines-be-color-coded-and-dates-before-100-ad/5827 "2024-08-03T04:05:03Z")\
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> [@arielmac](#):
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> 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.

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