581 BC

Also known as 581 BCE

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Part of: 580s BC
Followed by: 580 BC
Follows: 582 BC

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topic's main category: Category:581 BC
point in time: 0581-01-01
category for births in this time period: Category:581 BC births
category for deaths in this time period: Category:581 BC deaths
Commons category: 581 BC

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Encyclopedic overview

The year 581 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 173 Ab urbe condita . The denomination 581 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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