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The year '''616 BC''' was a year of the [[Roman calendar|pre-Julian Roman calendar]]. In the [[Roman Empire]], it was known as '''year 138 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'' '''. The denomination 616 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.

==Events==
* [[Lucius Tarquinius Priscus]] becomes the legendary fifth king of [[Rome]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Tarquin {{!}} king of Rome [616-578 bc] {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Tarquin-king-of-Rome-616-578-BC |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=4 December 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

==Deaths==
* [[Ancus Marcius]], legendary fourth king of [[Rome]] (or [[617 BC]])

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