What is 495 BC?
{{Year nav|-495}} __NOTOC__ Year '''495 BC''' was a year of the [[Roman calendar|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 (mythology)|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 == {{births2}} * [[Pericles]], [[Athens|Athenian]] politician (d. [[429 BC]]) {{deaths}} [[Category:495 BC| ]]