Commentary for Avodah Zarah 19:8

ואנן השתא מתשרי מנינן ואי ס"ד ליציאת מצרים מנינן מניסן בעינן למימני אלא לאו ש"מ למלכי יונים מנינן ש"מ:

Now, in the present time we count the years from Tishri; were we then to say that we count our from the Exodus from Egypt we would need to count from. Rather learn from this that we count from the reign of the Greek kings. Learn from this.

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