578

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Instance of: year
Part of: 570s
Followed by: 579
Follows: 577

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Commons category: 578
topic's main category: Category:578
point in time: 0578-01-01
has list: list of state leaders in 578
category for births in this time period: Category:578 births
category for deaths in this time period: Category:578 deaths

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Emperor Justin II (c. 520–578)

Year 578 (DLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 578 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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