520 BC

Also known as 520 BCE

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Part of: 520s BC
Followed by: 519 BC
Follows: 521 BC

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topic's main category: Category:520 BC
point in time: 0520-01-01
category for births in this time period: Category:520 BC births
category for deaths in this time period: Category:520 BC deaths

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Encyclopedic overview

The year 520 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 234 Ab urbe condita. The denomination 520 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. This was the year 520 BC.

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