616 BC
# 616 BC

The year 616 BC was a year of the 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.

## Deaths

* Ancus Marcius, legendary fourth king of Rome (or 617 BC)
