562 BC

Also known as 562 BCE

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Wikidata facts

Part of: 560s BC
Followed by: 561 BC
Follows: 563 BC

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topic's main category: Category:562 BC
point in time: 0562-01-01
category for births in this time period: Category:562 BC births
category for deaths in this time period: Category:562 BC deaths

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Encyclopedic overview

The year 562 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 192 Ab urbe condita. The denomination 562 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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