title: 536 BC
text: # 536 BC
  
  The year 536 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 218 Ab urbe condita. The denomination 536 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
  
  * Phrynaeus is appointed archon of Athens.
  
  ## Births
  
  * Min Sun, disciple of Confucius
  