359 BC

Also known as 359 BCE

year

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Part of: 350s BC
Followed by: 358 BC
Follows: 360 BC

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topic's main category: Category:359 BC
point in time: 0359-01-01
category for births in this time period: Category:359 BC births
category for deaths in this time period: Category:359 BC deaths

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Encyclopedic overview

Year 359 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Laenas and Imperiosus (or, less frequently, year 395 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 359 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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