561 BC

Also known as 561 BCE

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Wikidata facts

Part of: 560s BC
Followed by: 560 BC
Follows: 562 BC

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point in time: 0561-01-01
topic's main category: Category:561 BC
category for births in this time period: Category:561 BC births
category for deaths in this time period: Category:561 BC deaths

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Encyclopedic overview

The year 561 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 193 Ab urbe condita. The denomination 561 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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