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279 BC

Also known as 279 BCE

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Part of: 270s BC
Followed by: 278 BC
Follows: 280 BC

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category for deaths in this time period: Category:279 BC deaths
Commons category: 279 BC
topic's main category: Category:279 BC
point in time: 0279-01-01
category for births in this time period: Category:279 BC births

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The west Mediterranean in 279 BC.

Year 279 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Publius Sulpicius Saverrio and Publius Decius Mus (or, less frequently, year 475 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 279 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 many years.

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