650 BC
| Millennium: | 1st millennium BC |
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| 650 BC by topic |
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| Gregorian calendar | 650 BC DCL BC |
| Ab urbe condita | 104 |
| Ancient Egypt era | XXVI dynasty, 15 |
| - Pharaoh | Psamtik I, 15 |
| Ancient Greek era | 32nd Olympiad, year 3 |
| Assyrian calendar | 4101 |
| Balinese saka calendar | N/A |
| Bengali calendar | −1242 |
| Berber calendar | 301 |
| Buddhist calendar | −105 |
| Burmese calendar | −1287 |
| Byzantine calendar | 4859–4860 |
| Chinese calendar | 庚午年 (Metal Horse) 2048 or 1841 — to — 辛未年 (Metal Goat) 2049 or 1842 |
| Coptic calendar | −933 – −932 |
| Discordian calendar | 517 |
| Ethiopian calendar | −657 – −656 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3111–3112 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | −593 – −592 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 2451–2452 |
| Holocene calendar | 9351 |
| Iranian calendar | 1271 BP – 1270 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 1310 BH – 1309 BH |
| Javanese calendar | N/A |
| Julian calendar | N/A |
| Korean calendar | 1684 |
| Minguo calendar | 2561 before ROC 民前2561年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −2117 |
| Thai solar calendar | −107 – −106 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳金马年 (male Iron-Horse) −523 or −904 or −1676 — to — 阴金羊年 (female Iron-Goat) −522 or −903 or −1675 |
The year 650 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 104 Ab urbe condita . The denomination 650 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
- A climate change occurs in Europe, affecting all the Bronze Age cultures with colder and wetter climate, and tribes from Scandinavia migrate south into the European continent.
- Wine pitcher (oenochoe) from Rhodes is begun, finished in 625 BC. It is now at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
- The city of Ancient Carthage acquires independence from Tyre.
- Thales discovered the first theorems related to circles.
Births
Deaths
- Mentuemhat, Theban Egyptian official
References