461 BC

Also known as 461 BCE

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Part of: 460s BC
Followed by: 460 BC
Follows: 462 BC

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topic's main category: Category:461 BC
point in time: 0461-01-01
category for births in this time period: Category:461 BC births
category for deaths in this time period: Category:461 BC deaths

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Encyclopedic overview

Year 461 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Gallus and Cornutus (or, less frequently, year 293 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 461 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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