701 BC
The year 701 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 53 Ab urbe condita . The denomination 701 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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| 701 BC by topic |
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| Gregorian calendar | 701 BC DCC BC |
| Ab urbe condita | 53 |
| Ancient Egypt era | XXV dynasty, 52 |
| - Pharaoh | Shebitku, 7 |
| Ancient Greek era | 19th Olympiad, year 4 |
| Assyrian calendar | 4050 |
| Balinese saka calendar | N/A |
| Bengali calendar | −1293 |
| Berber calendar | 250 |
| Buddhist calendar | −156 |
| Burmese calendar | −1338 |
| Byzantine calendar | 4808–4809 |
| Chinese calendar | 己卯年 (Earth Rabbit) 1996 or 1936 — to — 庚辰年 (Metal Dragon) 1997 or 1937 |
| Coptic calendar | −984 – −983 |
| Discordian calendar | 466 |
| Ethiopian calendar | −708 – −707 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3060–3061 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | −644 – −643 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 2400–2401 |
| Holocene calendar | 9300 |
| Iranian calendar | 1322 BP – 1321 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 1363 BH – 1362 BH |
| Javanese calendar | N/A |
| Julian calendar | N/A |
| Korean calendar | 1633 |
| Minguo calendar | 2612 before ROC 民前2612年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −2168 |
| Thai solar calendar | −158 – −157 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴土兔年 (female Earth-Rabbit) −574 or −955 or −1727 — to — 阳金龙年 (male Iron-Dragon) −573 or −954 or −1726 |
Events
- King Hezekiah of Judah, backed by the 25th Dynasty, revolts against king Sennacherib of Assyria. Sennacherib sacks many outlying towns and villages of the Kingdom of Judah, such as Tel Lachish, but the Assyrian siege of Jerusalem fails when 185,000 soldiers die overnight.[1]
Births
References
- 2 Kings 19:35
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