No, there were no computers before Jesus Christ was born. The concept of computation and mechanical aids to calculation existed in rudimentary forms, but nothing resembling a modern computer.
Here's a breakdown:
* Early Calculation Devices: Devices like the abacus were used for basic calculations for centuries before Christ. They were tools to *assist* human calculation, but not automatic or programmable.
* The Antikythera Mechanism: This ancient Greek device (dating to around the 2nd century BC) is sometimes called an "analog computer" because it could predict astronomical positions. However, it was a single-purpose mechanical device, not a general-purpose computer.
* The absence of crucial technologies: Crucially, the technologies needed for true computers (like reliable electrical components, complex logic gates, programmable memory) simply did not exist at that time.
So, while there were tools that aided calculation, the idea of a computer as we know it is a much more recent invention.
Therefore, the answer is definitively no.