520 BC

Also known as 520 BCE

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It is catalogued under the topic 520 BC.

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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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