512 BC

512 BC in various calendars
Gregorian calendar	512 BC; DXI BC
Ab urbe condita	242
Ancient Egypt era	XXVII dynasty, 14
- Pharaoh	Darius I of Persia, 10
Ancient Greek era	67th Olympiad (victor)¹
Assyrian calendar	4239
Balinese saka calendar	N/A
Bengali calendar	−1104
Berber calendar	439
Buddhist calendar	33
Burmese calendar	−1149
Byzantine calendar	4997–4998
Chinese calendar	戊子年 (Earth Rat); 2185 or 2125; — to —; 己丑年 (Earth Ox); 2186 or 2126
Coptic calendar	−795 – −794
Discordian calendar	655
Ethiopian calendar	−519 – −518
Hebrew calendar	3249–3250
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	−455 – −454
- Shaka Samvat	N/A
- Kali Yuga	2589–2590
Holocene calendar	9489
Iranian calendar	1133 BP – 1132 BP
Islamic calendar	1168 BH – 1167 BH
Javanese calendar	N/A
Julian calendar	N/A
Korean calendar	1822
Minguo calendar	2423 before ROC; 民前2423年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1979
Thai solar calendar	31–32
Tibetan calendar	阳土鼠年; (male Earth-Rat); −385 or −766 or −1538; — to —; 阴土牛年; (female Earth-Ox); −384 or −765 or −1537

Millennium:	1st millennium BC
Centuries:	7th century BC; 6th century BC ; 5th century BC;
Decades:	530s BC; 520s BC; 510s BC; 500s BC; 490s BC;
Years:	515 BC; 514 BC; 513 BC; 512 BC; 511 BC; 510 BC; 509 BC;

Statue of Sun Tzu (544–496 BC)

The year 512 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 242 Ab urbe condita . The denomination 512 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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Sun Tzu, author of The Art of War, begins serving King Helü of the State of Wu as his general and military strategist (approximate date).
The State of Xu is disestablished following attacks by the states of Wu and Chu.

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Qing, ruler (duke) of the State of Jin

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Gregorian calendar	512 BC DXI BC
Ab urbe condita	242
Ancient Egypt era	XXVII dynasty, 14
- Pharaoh	Darius I of Persia, 10
Ancient Greek era	67th Olympiad (victor)¹
Assyrian calendar	4239
Balinese saka calendar	N/A
Bengali calendar	−1104
Berber calendar	439
Buddhist calendar	33
Burmese calendar	−1149
Byzantine calendar	4997–4998
Chinese calendar	戊子年 (Earth Rat) 2185 or 2125 — to — 己丑年 (Earth Ox) 2186 or 2126
Coptic calendar	−795 – −794
Discordian calendar	655
Ethiopian calendar	−519 – −518
Hebrew calendar	3249–3250
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	−455 – −454
- Shaka Samvat	N/A
- Kali Yuga	2589–2590
Holocene calendar	9489
Iranian calendar	1133 BP – 1132 BP
Islamic calendar	1168 BH – 1167 BH
Javanese calendar	N/A
Julian calendar	N/A
Korean calendar	1822
Minguo calendar	2423 before ROC 民前2423年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1979
Thai solar calendar	31–32
Tibetan calendar	阳土鼠年 (male Earth-Rat) −385 or −766 or −1538 — to — 阴土牛年 (female Earth-Ox) −384 or −765 or −1537

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