605 BC
| Millennium: | 1st millennium BC |
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| 605 BC by topic |
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| Gregorian calendar | 605 BC DCV BC |
| Ab urbe condita | 149 |
| Ancient Egypt era | XXVI dynasty, 60 |
| - Pharaoh | Necho II, 6 |
| Ancient Greek era | 43rd Olympiad, year 4 |
| Assyrian calendar | 4146 |
| Balinese saka calendar | N/A |
| Bengali calendar | −1197 |
| Berber calendar | 346 |
| Buddhist calendar | −60 |
| Burmese calendar | −1242 |
| Byzantine calendar | 4904–4905 |
| Chinese calendar | 乙卯年 (Wood Rabbit) 2093 or 1886 — to — 丙辰年 (Fire Dragon) 2094 or 1887 |
| Coptic calendar | −888 – −887 |
| Discordian calendar | 562 |
| Ethiopian calendar | −612 – −611 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3156–3157 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | −548 – −547 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 2496–2497 |
| Holocene calendar | 9396 |
| Iranian calendar | 1226 BP – 1225 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 1264 BH – 1263 BH |
| Javanese calendar | N/A |
| Julian calendar | N/A |
| Korean calendar | 1729 |
| Minguo calendar | 2516 before ROC 民前2516年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −2072 |
| Thai solar calendar | −62 – −61 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴木兔年 (female Wood-Rabbit) −478 or −859 or −1631 — to — 阳火龙年 (male Fire-Dragon) −477 or −858 or −1630 |
The year 605 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 149 Ab urbe condita. The denomination 605 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.
Events
- Battle of Carchemish: Crown Prince Nebuchadnezzar defeats the allied armies of Egypt and former Assyria, securing the Babylonian conquest of Assyria (approximate date).
- Battle of Hamath: Nebuchadnezzar II defeats the remainder of the Egyptian army after the Battle of Carchemish.
- Nebuchadnezzar II succeeds his father Nabopolassar as king of Babylonia.
Births
Deaths
- Nabopolassar, founder of the Neo-Babylonian Empire