568 BC
The year 568 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 186 Ab urbe condita. The denomination 568 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.
Millennium: | 1st millennium BC |
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568 BC by topic |
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Gregorian calendar | 568 BC DLXVII BC |
Ab urbe condita | 186 |
Ancient Egypt era | XXVI dynasty, 97 |
- Pharaoh | Amasis II, 3 |
Ancient Greek era | 53rd Olympiad (victor)¹ |
Assyrian calendar | 4183 |
Balinese saka calendar | N/A |
Bengali calendar | −1160 |
Berber calendar | 383 |
Buddhist calendar | −23 |
Burmese calendar | −1205 |
Byzantine calendar | 4941–4942 |
Chinese calendar | 壬辰年 (Water Dragon) 2129 or 2069 — to — 癸巳年 (Water Snake) 2130 or 2070 |
Coptic calendar | −851 – −850 |
Discordian calendar | 599 |
Ethiopian calendar | −575 – −574 |
Hebrew calendar | 3193–3194 |
Hindu calendars | |
- Vikram Samvat | −511 – −510 |
- Shaka Samvat | N/A |
- Kali Yuga | 2533–2534 |
Holocene calendar | 9433 |
Iranian calendar | 1189 BP – 1188 BP |
Islamic calendar | 1226 BH – 1225 BH |
Javanese calendar | N/A |
Julian calendar | N/A |
Korean calendar | 1766 |
Minguo calendar | 2479 before ROC 民前2479年 |
Nanakshahi calendar | −2035 |
Thai solar calendar | −25 – −24 |
Tibetan calendar | 阳水龙年 (male Water-Dragon) −441 or −822 or −1594 — to — 阴水蛇年 (female Water-Snake) −440 or −821 or −1593 |
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- Pittacus of Mytilene, one of the Seven Sages of Greece
- Aspelta, king of Kush
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