587 BC

Also known as 587 BCE

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Part of: 580s BC
Followed by: 586 BC
Follows: 588 BC

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topic's main category: Category:587 BC
point in time: 0587-01-01
category for births in this time period: Category:587 BCE births
category for deaths in this time period: Category:587 BCE deaths

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Encyclopedic overview

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 era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

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