656 BC Chr.
Portal history | Portal Biographies | Current events | Annual calendar
◄ |
8th century BC Chr. |
7th century BC Chr. |
6th century BC Chr. |
►
◄ | 670s BC Chr. | 660s BC Chr. | 650s BC Chr. | 640s BC Chr. |
630s BC Chr. |
►
◄◄ | ◄ | 659 BC Chr. | 658 BC Chr. | 657 BC Chr. | 656 BC Chr. |
655 BC Chr. |
654 BC Chr. |
653 BC Chr. |
► |
►►
| 656 BC Chr. | |
|---|---|
| 656 BC In other calendars | |
| Chinese calendar | 35th (36th) cycle year of the wood-buffalo乙丑 ( at the beginning of the year wood-rat 甲子) |
| Greek calendar | 4th year of the 30th / 1st year of the 31st Olympiad |
| Jewish calendar | 3105/06 |
| Roman calendar | from urbe condita XCVIII (98) |
| Ongoing events | |
| 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
Politics and world events
- Psammetich I , Assyrian governor in Egypt , makes it independent and unites it in a period of weakness of Assur .
Sport and religion
- Chionis of Sparta is Olympic champion in the stadium run and diaulos .