197 BC

Also known as 197 BCE

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Part of: 190s BC
Followed by: 196 BC
Follows: 198 BC

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Commons category: 197 BC
topic's main category: Category:197 BC
point in time: 0197-01-01
category for births in this time period: Category:197 BC births
category for deaths in this time period: Category:197 BC deaths

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Encyclopedic overview

Year 197 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Cethegus and Rufus (or, less frequently, year 557 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 197 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

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