398 BC

Also known as 398 BCE

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Part of: 390s BC
Followed by: 397 BC
Follows: 399 BC

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topic's main category: Category:398 BC
point in time: 0398-01-01
category for births in this time period: Category:398 BC births
category for deaths in this time period: Category:398 BC deaths
Commons category: 398 BC

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Encyclopedic overview

Year 398 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Tribunate of Potitus, Medullinus, Lactucinus, Fidenas, Camillus and Cornutus (or, less frequently, year 356 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 398 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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