515 BC

Also known as 515 BCE

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Wikidata facts

Part of: 510s BC
Followed by: 514 BC
Follows: 516 BC

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category for births in this time period: Category:515 BC births
category for deaths in this time period: Category:515 BC deaths
point in time: 0515-01-01
topic's main category: Category:515 BC

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Encyclopedic overview

The year 515 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 239Ab urbe condita. The denomination 515 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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