639 BC was a year in the ancient world during a period when various civilizations and kingdoms were developing across Europe, Asia, and Africa. While specific major events from this particular year are not well-documented in most historical records, it falls within significant eras of ancient history such as the later stages of the Assyrian Empire and the early development of classical civilizations in Greece and China.
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Key facts
- Gregorian calendar
- 639 BC, DCXXXIX BC
- Ancient egypt era
- XXVI dynasty , 26
- Pharaoh
- Psamtik I , 26
- Ancient greek olympiad summer
- 35th Olympiad , year 2
- Balinese saka calendar
- N/A
- Bengali calendar
- −1232 – −1231
- Buddhist calendar
- −94
- Burmese calendar
- −1276
- Byzantine calendar
- 4870–4871
- Chinese calendar
- 辛巳 年 (Metal Snake ), 2059 or 1852, — to — , 壬午年 (Water Horse ), 2060 or 1853
- Coptic calendar
- −922 – −921
- Ethiopian calendar
- −646 – −645
- Hebrew calendar
- 3122–3123
- Vikram samvat
- −582 – −581
- Shaka samvat
- N/A
- Kali yuga
- 2462–2463
- Iranian calendar
- 1260 BP – 1259 BP
- Islamic calendar
- 1299 BH – 1298 BH
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- Category:639 BC
- point in time
- 0639-01-01
- category for births in this time period
- Category:639 BCE births
- category for deaths in this time period
- Category:639 BC deaths
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Encyclopedic overview
The year 639 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 115 Ab urbe condita . The denomination 639 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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