The year 586 BC was a year of the
pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the
Roman Empire
The Roman Empire ( la, Imperium Romanum ; grc-gre, Βασιλεία τῶν Ῥωμαίων, Basileía tôn Rhōmaíōn) was the post- Republican period of ancient Rome. As a polity, it included large territorial holdings around the Mediter ...
, it was known as year 168 ''
Ab urbe condita'' . The denomination 586 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the
Anno Domini
The terms (AD) and before Christ (BC) are used to label or number years in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. The term is Medieval Latin and means 'in the year of the Lord', but is often presented using "our Lord" instead of "the Lord", ...
calendar era
A calendar era is the period of time elapsed since one '' epoch'' of a calendar and, if it exists, before the next one. For example, it is the year as per the Gregorian calendar, which numbers its years in the Western Christian era (the Copti ...
became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
Events
* Some sources give 586 BC for the
destruction of Jerusalem by King Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon as an alternative to
587 BC
The year 587 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 167 '' Ab urbe condita'' . The denomination 587 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar ...
.
Births
*
Duke Dao of Jin, ruler of the
State of Jin (d.
558 BC
The year 558 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 196 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 558 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar er ...
)
Deaths
*
King Ding of Zhou
King Ding of Zhou (), personal name Ji Yu, was the twenty-first king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty and the ninth of Eastern Zhou. He was a son of King Qing of Zhou and brother of King Kuang of Zhou.
He sent an official named Wangsun Man to prese ...
, king of the
Zhou Dynasty
The Zhou dynasty ( ; Old Chinese ( B&S): *''tiw'') was a royal dynasty of China that followed the Shang dynasty. Having lasted 789 years, the Zhou dynasty was the longest dynastic regime in Chinese history. The military control of China by ...
of
China
References
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