595 BC
| Millennium: | 1st millennium BC |
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| 595 BC by topic |
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| 2506 before ROC 民前2506年 | |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −2062 |
| Thai solar calendar | −52 – −51 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴木牛年 (female Wood-Ox) −468 or −849 or −1621 — to — 阳火虎年 (male Fire-Tiger) −467 or −848 or −1620 |
The year 595 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 159 Ab urbe condita . The denomination 595 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
- Psamtik II succeeds Necho II as king of Egypt.
- Beginning of the First Sacred War in ancient Greece.
- The State of Chu defeats the State of Jin in the Battle of Bi.