560 BC

Also known as 560 BCE

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Part of: 560s BC
Followed by: 559 BC
Follows: 561 BC

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category for births in this time period: Category:560 BCE births
category for deaths in this time period: Category:560 BC deaths
topic's main category: Category:560 BC
point in time: 0560-01-01
Commons category: 560 BC

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Encyclopedic overview

The year 560 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 194 Ab urbe condita. The denomination 560 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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