612 BC
The year 612 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 142 Ab urbe condita . The denomination 612 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 | 612 BC DCXI BC |
| Ab urbe condita | 142 |
| Ancient Egypt era | XXVI dynasty, 53 |
| - Pharaoh | Psamtik I, 53 |
| Ancient Greek era | 42nd Olympiad (victor)¹ |
| Assyrian calendar | 4139 |
| Balinese saka calendar | N/A |
| Bengali calendar | −1204 |
| Berber calendar | 339 |
| Buddhist calendar | −67 |
| Burmese calendar | −1249 |
| Byzantine calendar | 4897–4898 |
| Chinese calendar | 戊申年 (Earth Monkey) 2085 or 2025 — to — 己酉年 (Earth Rooster) 2086 or 2026 |
| Coptic calendar | −895 – −894 |
| Discordian calendar | 555 |
| Ethiopian calendar | −619 – −618 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3149–3150 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | −555 – −554 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 2489–2490 |
| Holocene calendar | 9389 |
| Iranian calendar | 1233 BP – 1232 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 1271 BH – 1270 BH |
| Javanese calendar | N/A |
| Julian calendar | N/A |
| Korean calendar | 1722 |
| Minguo calendar | 2523 before ROC 民前2523年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −2079 |
| Thai solar calendar | −69 – −68 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳土猴年 (male Earth-Monkey) −485 or −866 or −1638 — to — 阴土鸡年 (female Earth-Rooster) −484 or −865 or −1637 |
Events
- Battle of Nineveh: An allied army of Babylonians, Medes, Scythians, and Susianians besieges and conquers Nineveh, capital of the Neo-Assyrian Empire. Sinsharishkun, King of Assyria, is killed in the sacking.
- Babylon, capital of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, becomes the largest city in the world, taking the lead from Nineveh.
- Ashur-uballit II attempts to keep the Assyrian state alive by establishing himself as king at Harran.
- King Kuang of Zhou becomes king of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
Births
Deaths
- Sinsharishkun, Assyrian king
References
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