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| 588 BC In other calendars | |
| Chinese calendar | 35th (36th) cycle , year of the water tap癸酉 ( at the beginning of the year water monkey 壬申) |
| Greek calendar | 4th year of the 47th / 1st year of the 48th Olympiad |
| Jewish calendar | 3173/74 |
| Roman calendar | from urbe condita CLXVI (166) |
| Ongoing events | |
Attic vase painting in Greece:
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| Hallstatt Period in Europe (since 650 BC) | |
| 26th Dynasty (time of the Egyptian Restoration) during the late period in Egypt (since 664 BC) | |
| Iron Age II C (since approx. 700 BC) | |
| Eastern Zhou dynasty / period of spring and autumn annals in China (since 770/722 BC) | |
| Ancient Greece : Archaic (since approx. 750 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
- January 10 : The Babylonian army under Nebuchadnezzar II begins the siege of Jerusalem after King Zedekiah of Judah started an uprising against Babylonian supremacy the previous year.
- The siege of Jerusalem is briefly interrupted when Pharaoh Apries of Egypt intervenes on behalf of the Judeans. However, when he withdrew to Egypt, Nebuchadnezzar continued the siege.
- Dorians from Corfu and Corinth found Apollonia in the south of Illyria .