512 BC

Also known as 512 BCE

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Encyclopedic overview

Statue of Sun Tzu (544–496 BC) The year 512 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 242 Ab urbe condita . The denomination 512 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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