585 BC
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.
| Millennium: | 1st millennium BC |
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| Gregorian calendar | 585 BC DLXXXIV 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) 2112 or 2052 — to — 丙子年 (Fire Rat) 2113 or 2053 |
| 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 |
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.
- Destruction of Kirrha, ending the First Sacred War.
- Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, 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.
- 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
- Nitocris I, Egyptian priestess
- Rusa IV, king of Urartu
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