276 BC

Also known as Year of the Consulship of Gurges and Clepsina, 276 BCE

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Part of: 270s BC
Followed by: 275 BC
Follows: 277 BC

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category for births in this time period: Category:276 BC births
category for deaths in this time period: Category:276 BC deaths
Commons category: 276 BC
topic's main category: Category:276 BC
point in time: 0276-01-01

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Encyclopedic overview

Year 276 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Gurges and Clepsina (or, less frequently, year 478 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 276 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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