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| 585 BC by topic |
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| Gregorian calendar | 585 BC DLXXXV BC |
| Ab urbe condita | 169 |
| Ancient Egypt era | XXVI dynasty, 80 |
| - Pharaoh | Apries, 5 |
| Ancient Greek era | 48th Olympiad, year 4 |
| Assyrian calendar | 4166 |
| Balinese saka calendar | N/A |
| Bengali calendar | −1177 |
| Berber calendar | 366 |
| Buddhist calendar | −40 |
| Burmese calendar | −1222 |
| Byzantine calendar | 4924–4925 |
| Chinese calendar | 乙亥年 (Wood Pig) 2113 or 1906 — to — 丙子年 (Fire Rat) 2114 or 1907 |
| Coptic calendar | −868 – −867 |
| Discordian calendar | 582 |
| Ethiopian calendar | −592 – −591 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3176–3177 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | −528 – −527 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 2516–2517 |
| Holocene calendar | 9416 |
| Iranian calendar | 1206 BP – 1205 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 1243 BH – 1242 BH |
| Javanese calendar | N/A |
| Julian calendar | N/A |
| Korean calendar | 1749 |
| Minguo calendar | 2496 before ROC 民前2496年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −2052 |
| Thai solar calendar | −42 – −41 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴木猪年 (female Wood-Pig) −458 or −839 or −1611 — to — 阳火鼠年 (male Fire-Rat) −457 or −838 or −1610 |
The year 585 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 169 Ab urbe condita . The denomination 585 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
- 28 May - Eclipse of Thales: A solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Thales, while Alyattes of Lydia fights Cyaxares of Media at the Battle of Halys, leading to a truce. This is a cardinal date from which other dates can be calculated. It is also the earliest event of which the precise date is known.
- Destruction of Kirrha, ending the First Sacred War.
- Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, legendary fifth king of Rome, defeats the Sabines in war, taking the town of Collatia and celebrating a triumph for his victories on 13 September.
- King Jian of Zhou succeeds King Ding of Zhou as king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty.
- Astyages succeeds Cyaxares as king of the Medes.
- Croesus succeeds Alyattes as king of Lydia.
- Fall of the Kingdom of Urartu following a Median invasion. (The Scythians ruined the Kingdom of Urartu.)
Births
- Anaximenes of Miletus, Greek philosopher (d. 528 BC)
Deaths
- April 9 (according to legend) – Emperor Jimmu, the first Emperor of Japan (b. 711)
- Cyaxares, king of the Medes
- Alyattes, king of Lydia
- Nitocris I, Egyptian priestess
- Rusa IV, king of Urartu
References
- Asimov, Isaac (1965) The Greeks, Boston: Houghton Mifflin, p. 91
- ^ Dale, Alexander (2015). "WALWET and KUKALIM: Lydian coin legends, dynastic succession, and the chronology of Mermnad kings". Kadmos. 54: 151–166. doi:10.1515/kadmos-2015-0008. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
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