495 BC

Years
Millennium
1st millennium BC
Centuries
6th century BC 5th century BC 4th century BC
Decades
510s BC 500s BC 490s BC 480s BC 470s BC
Years
498 BC 497 BC 496 BC 495 BC 494 BC 493 BC 492 BC
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Year 495 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar.

Events

By place

Roman Republic

A temple is built on the Circus Maximus, between the Aventine and Palatine hills, in Rome, in honour of the god Mercury.

China

King Fuchai of Wu ascends to the throne after his father, King Helü of Wu, reigning as the last king of Wu until 473 BC.

Births

Pericles, Athenian politician (d. 429 BC)