599 BC

Also known as 599 BCE

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Wikidata facts

Part of: 590s BC
Followed by: 598 BC
Follows: 600 BC

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topic's main category: Category:599 BC
point in time: 0599-01-01
Commons category: 599 BC
category for births in this time period: Category:599 BCE births
category for deaths in this time period: Category:599 BC deaths

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Encyclopedic overview

The year 599 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 155 Ab urbe condita. The denomination 599 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.

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