| Millennium: | 1st millennium BC |
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| 696 BC by topic |
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| Gregorian calendar | 696 BC DCXCVI BC |
| Ab urbe condita | 58 |
| Ancient Egypt era | XXV dynasty, 57 |
| - Pharaoh | Shebitku, 12 |
| Ancient Greek era | 21st Olympiad (victor)¹ |
| Assyrian calendar | 4055 |
| Balinese saka calendar | N/A |
| Bengali calendar | −1288 |
| Berber calendar | 255 |
| Buddhist calendar | −151 |
| Burmese calendar | −1333 |
| Byzantine calendar | 4813–4814 |
| Chinese calendar | 甲申年 (Wood Monkey) 2002 or 1795 — to — 乙酉年 (Wood Rooster) 2003 or 1796 |
| Coptic calendar | −979 – −978 |
| Discordian calendar | 471 |
| Ethiopian calendar | −703 – −702 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3065–3066 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | −639 – −638 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 2405–2406 |
| Holocene calendar | 9305 |
| Iranian calendar | 1317 BP – 1316 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 1357 BH – 1356 BH |
| Javanese calendar | N/A |
| Julian calendar | N/A |
| Korean calendar | 1638 |
| Minguo calendar | 2607 before ROC 民前2607年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −2163 |
| Thai solar calendar | −153 – −152 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳木猴年 (male Wood-Monkey) −569 or −950 or −1722 — to — 阴木鸡年 (female Wood-Rooster) −568 or −949 or −1721 |
The year 696 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 58 Ab urbe condita . The denomination 696 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 and trends
By place
Europe
- Cimmerian forces begin a conquest of Phrygia (modern Turkey), having failed in their efforts to defeat the Assyrians and moved into Anatolia.
- Possible migration of the Armenians (approximate date).
- Pantacles of Athens wins the stadion race at the 21st Olympic Games.
Asia
- Zhou Zhuang Wang becomes king of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
Significant People
Births
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Deaths
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References
- Eusebius of Caesarea, Chronicle .
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