599 BC
| Millennium: | 1st millennium BC |
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| 599 BC by topic |
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| Gregorian calendar | 599 BC DXCIX BC |
| Ab urbe condita | 155 |
| Ancient Egypt era | XXVI dynasty, 66 |
| - Pharaoh | Necho II, 12 |
| Ancient Greek era | 45th Olympiad, year 2 |
| Assyrian calendar | 4152 |
| Balinese saka calendar | N/A |
| Bengali calendar | −1191 |
| Berber calendar | 352 |
| Buddhist calendar | −54 |
| Burmese calendar | −1236 |
| Byzantine calendar | 4910–4911 |
| Chinese calendar | 辛酉年 (Metal Rooster) 2099 or 1892 — to — 壬戌年 (Water Dog) 2100 or 1893 |
| Coptic calendar | −882 – −881 |
| Discordian calendar | 568 |
| Ethiopian calendar | −606 – −605 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3162–3163 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | −542 – −541 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 2502–2503 |
| Holocene calendar | 9402 |
| Iranian calendar | 1220 BP – 1219 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 1257 BH – 1256 BH |
| Javanese calendar | N/A |
| Julian calendar | N/A |
| Korean calendar | 1735 |
| Minguo calendar | 2510 before ROC 民前2510年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −2066 |
| Thai solar calendar | −56 – −55 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴金鸡年 (female Iron-Rooster) −472 or −853 or −1625 — to — 阳水狗年 (male Water-Dog) −471 or −852 or −1624 |
The year 599 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 155 Ab urbe condita. The denomination 599 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.
Births
- Mahavira, last Tirthankara of Jainism
Deaths
- Duke Hui of Qi, ruler of the Chinese state of Qi