505 BC Chr.
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| 505 BC In other calendars | |
| Buddhist calendar | 39/40 (southern Buddhism); 38/39 (alternative calculation according to Buddha's Parinirvana ) |
| Chinese calendar | 36th (37th) cycle , year of the fire monkey丙申 ( at the beginning of the year wood sheep 乙未) |
| Greek calendar | 3rd / 4th Year of the 68th Olympiad |
| Jewish calendar | 3256/57 |
| Roman calendar | from urbe condita CCIL (249) |
| Ongoing events | |
| 27th Dynasty (Persian rule) (since 525 BC) during the Late Period in Egypt (since 664 BC) | |
Attic vase painting in Greece:
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| Iron Age III in Israel (since 587 BC) | |
| Hallstatt period HaD in Europe (since 650 BC) | |
| Ancient Greece : The classical age replaces the archaic (since approx. 750 BC). | |
| Eastern Zhou dynasty / period of spring and autumn annals in China (since 770/722 BC) | |
| Dong-Son culture in northern Vietnam and southern China (since around 800 BC) | |
| Middle Preclassic period among the Maya (since approx. 900 BC) | |
| Antiquity in the Mediterranean region (since approx. 1200/800 BC) | |
| La Venta period among the Olmecs in Mesoamerica (since approx. 1500 BC) | |
Events
Politics and world events
- According to legend, Marcus Valerius and Publius Postumius Tubertus are consuls of the Roman Republic .
- around 505: Kleandros becomes the tyrant of Gela in Sicily . Together with his brother Hippocrates, he begins to fortify the heights north of the city.
Culture
- From around 505 BC The Cleophrades Painter and the Berlin Painter , two Attic vase painters in red-figure style, worked in Athens. The Greek vase painter Onesimos became famous by name .
Died
- Vijaya , mythical progenitor of the Sinhalese and first king of Sri Lanka (* before 543 BC)