590 BC

Also known as 590 BCE

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Part of: 590s BC
Followed by: 589 BC
Follows: 591 BC

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category for births in this time period: Category:590 BC births
category for deaths in this time period: Category:590 BC deaths
topic's main category: Category:590 BC
point in time: 0590-01-01

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Encyclopedic overview

The year 590 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 164 Ab urbe condita . The denomination 590 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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