262 BC

Also known as 262 BCE

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Part of: 260s BC
Followed by: 261 BC
Follows: 263 BC

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category for births in this time period: Category:262 BC births
category for deaths in this time period: Category:262 BC deaths
topic's main category: Category:262 BC
point in time: 0262-01-01

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Year 262 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Valerius and Otacilius (or, less frequently, year 492 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 262 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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262 BC

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