539 BC
The year 539 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 215 Ab urbe condita. The denomination 539 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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| 539 BC by topic |
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| Gregorian calendar | 539 BC DXXXVIII BC |
| Ab urbe condita | 215 |
| Ancient Egypt era | XXVI dynasty, 126 |
| - Pharaoh | Amasis II, 32 |
| Ancient Greek era | 60th Olympiad, year 2 |
| Assyrian calendar | 4212 |
| Balinese saka calendar | N/A |
| Bengali calendar | −1131 |
| Berber calendar | 412 |
| Buddhist calendar | 6 |
| Burmese calendar | −1176 |
| Byzantine calendar | 4970–4971 |
| Chinese calendar | 辛酉年 (Metal Rooster) 2158 or 2098 — to — 壬戌年 (Water Dog) 2159 or 2099 |
| Coptic calendar | −822 – −821 |
| Discordian calendar | 628 |
| Ethiopian calendar | −546 – −545 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3222–3223 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | −482 – −481 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 2562–2563 |
| Holocene calendar | 9462 |
| Iranian calendar | 1160 BP – 1159 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 1196 BH – 1195 BH |
| Javanese calendar | N/A |
| Julian calendar | N/A |
| Korean calendar | 1795 |
| Minguo calendar | 2450 before ROC 民前2450年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −2006 |
| Thai solar calendar | 4–5 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴金鸡年 (female Iron-Rooster) −412 or −793 or −1565 — to — 阳水狗年 (male Water-Dog) −411 or −792 or −1564 |
Events
By place
The Cyrus cylinder: a contemporary cuneiform script proclaims Cyrus the Great as legitimate king of Babylon.
Near East
- September 25–28? – Battle of Opis: Troops of the Persian Achaemenid Empire under Cyrus the Great decisively defeat those of the Neo-Babylonian Empire.
- October 29 – Fall of Babylon: Achaemenid troops under Gobryas enter Babylon unopposed. Cyrus enters the city, incorporating the Neo-Babylonian Empire into the Achaemenid Empire and turning the latter into the largest in the history of the world up until that point.
Births
Deaths
- Nabonidus, last king of Babylon
- Belshazzar, co-regent of Babylon
References
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