397 BC

Also known as 397 BCE

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Part of: 390s BC
Followed by: 396 BC
Follows: 398 BC

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Commons category: 397 BC
topic's main category: Category:397 BC
point in time: 0397-01-01
category for births in this time period: Category:397 BC births
category for deaths in this time period: Category:397 BC deaths

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Encyclopedic overview

Year 397 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Tribunate of Iullus, Albinus, Medullinus, Maluginensis, Fidenas and Capitolinus (or, less frequently, year 357 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 397 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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