540 BC

Also known as 540 BCE

year

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Wikidata facts

Part of: 540s BC
Followed by: 539 BC
Follows: 541 BC

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category for births in this time period: Category:540 BC births
category for deaths in this time period: Category:540 BCE deaths
topic's main category: Category:540 BC
point in time: 0540-01-01

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Encyclopedic overview

The year 540 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 214 Ab urbe condita. The denomination 540 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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