# 579 BC

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The year '''579 BC''' was a year of the [pre-Julian Roman calendar](/source/Roman_calendar). In the [Roman Empire](/source/Roman_Empire), it was known as '''year 175 ''[Ab urbe condita](/source/Ab_urbe_condita)'' '''. The denomination 579 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the [Anno Domini](/source/Anno_Domini) [calendar era](/source/calendar_era) became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

==Events==
* [Servius Tullius](/source/Servius_Tullius) succeeds [Lucius Tarquinius Priscus](/source/Lucius_Tarquinius_Priscus) as king of Rome upon the latter's assassination. (traditional date)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lucius Tarquinius Priscus |url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803102143242 |access-date=2024-11-13 |website=Oxford Reference |language=en }}</ref>
==Deaths==
* [Lucius Tarquinius Priscus](/source/Lucius_Tarquinius_Priscus), fifth king of Rome

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