566 BC

Millennium:	1st millennium BC
Centuries:	7th century BC; 6th century BC ; 5th century BC;
Decades:	580s BC; 570s BC; 560s BC ; 550s BC; 540s BC;
Years:	569 BC; 568 BC; 567 BC; 566 BC ; 565 BC; 564 BC; 563 BC;

The year 566 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 188 Ab urbe condita. The denomination 566 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

By place

Athens

The first known Panathenaic Games of Ancient Greece are conducted in Athens.

India

Vardhamana attained True Knowledge and became Mahavira.

Births

Zerubbabel, Jewish leader.
Buddha, the founder of Buddhism. Although it is unknown for certain what his birth year was, 566 BCE is the most commonly given date.

Deaths

References

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