589 BC Chr.
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Apries becomes Pharaoh of Egypt . | |
589 BC In other calendars | |
Chinese calendar | 35th (36th) cycle , year of the water monkey壬申 ( at the beginning of the year metal sheep 辛未) |
Greek calendar | 3rd / 4th Year of the 47th Olympiad |
Jewish calendar | 3172/73 |
Roman calendar | from urbe condita CLXV (165) |
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
- February 10th : Apries follows his late father Psammetich II as Pharaoh of Egypt . He begins an aggressive foreign policy, which differs from that of his predecessors, and which is aimed at the expansion of the Egyptian territory.
- King Zedekiah of Judah breaks the oath of allegiance imposed on him by King Nebuchadnezzar II and begins an uprising against the Babylonian sovereignty.
Born
Died
- February 9 : Psammetich II , Egyptian pharaoh
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