548 BC
The year 548 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 206 Ab urbe condita. The denomination 548 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.
| Millennium: | 1st millennium BC |
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| Gregorian calendar | 548 BC DXLVII BC |
| Ab urbe condita | 206 |
| Ancient Egypt era | XXVI dynasty, 117 |
| - Pharaoh | Amasis II, 23 |
| Ancient Greek era | 58th Olympiad (victor)¹ |
| Assyrian calendar | 4203 |
| Balinese saka calendar | N/A |
| Bengali calendar | −1140 |
| Berber calendar | 403 |
| Buddhist calendar | −3 |
| Burmese calendar | −1185 |
| Byzantine calendar | 4961–4962 |
| Chinese calendar | 壬子年 (Water Rat) 2149 or 2089 — to — 癸丑年 (Water Ox) 2150 or 2090 |
| Coptic calendar | −831 – −830 |
| Discordian calendar | 619 |
| Ethiopian calendar | −555 – −554 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3213–3214 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | −491 – −490 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 2553–2554 |
| Holocene calendar | 9453 |
| Iranian calendar | 1169 BP – 1168 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 1205 BH – 1204 BH |
| Javanese calendar | N/A |
| Julian calendar | N/A |
| Korean calendar | 1786 |
| Minguo calendar | 2459 before ROC 民前2459年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −2015 |
| Thai solar calendar | −5 – −4 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳水鼠年 (male Water-Rat) −421 or −802 or −1574 — to — 阴水牛年 (female Water-Ox) −420 or −801 or −1573 |
Events
- Diognetus of Croton wins the stadion race at the Olympic Games[1]
- The Medo-Persian Empire was established after Belshazzar, the last king of Babylon, was killed. Cyrus II (a.k.a. Cyrus the Great) acceded the throne.[2] He would remain king until 485 BC. Cyrus II may be the same person as Darius the Mede, mentioned in the Bible (Daniel 6-11), but this is not sure.
- The Temple of Apollo at Delphi, Greece was burnt. The Alcmaeonids rebuilt the structure.[3]
Deaths
- Duke Zhuang II Ruler of Qi
- Megakles II, Athenian statesman, born 595 BC). He was the son of Alkmaion II, the grandson of Megakles I and married to Agariste of Sicyon.[4]
- Thales (of Miletus), born c. 626 BC, a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher. He was the first natural philosopher who belonged to the Milesian school along with Anaximander and Anaximenes[5]
References
- Smith, Andrew. "Eusebius: Chronicle (2) - translation".
- "Timeline for 1500 BC to 500 BC". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-13. Retrieved 2013-08-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- Vermaat, Peter J.R. "Megakles II » Kwartierstaat Vermaat - Van den Born - Winter - Schaap » Genealogie Online".
- "Thales (ca. 626-ca. 548 BC)". SAGE Reference.
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