680 BC
The year 680 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 74 Ab urbe condita . The denomination 680 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 | 680 BC DCLXXIX BC |
| Ab urbe condita | 74 |
| Ancient Egypt era | XXV dynasty, 73 |
| - Pharaoh | Taharqa, 11 |
| Ancient Greek era | 25th Olympiad (victor)¹ |
| Assyrian calendar | 4071 |
| Balinese saka calendar | N/A |
| Bengali calendar | −1272 |
| Berber calendar | 271 |
| Buddhist calendar | −135 |
| Burmese calendar | −1317 |
| Byzantine calendar | 4829–4830 |
| Chinese calendar | 庚子年 (Metal Rat) 2017 or 1957 — to — 辛丑年 (Metal Ox) 2018 or 1958 |
| Coptic calendar | −963 – −962 |
| Discordian calendar | 487 |
| Ethiopian calendar | −687 – −686 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3081–3082 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | −623 – −622 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 2421–2422 |
| Holocene calendar | 9321 |
| Iranian calendar | 1301 BP – 1300 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 1341 BH – 1340 BH |
| Javanese calendar | N/A |
| Julian calendar | N/A |
| Korean calendar | 1654 |
| Minguo calendar | 2591 before ROC 民前2591年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −2147 |
| Thai solar calendar | −137 – −136 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳金鼠年 (male Iron-Rat) −553 or −934 or −1706 — to — 阴金牛年 (female Iron-Ox) −552 or −933 or −1705 |
Events
Europe
- A meteorite hits the Estonian island of Saaremaa, forming the Kaali crater (approximate date).
Sports
- Greece's games of the 25th Olympiad is held at Olympia with the first equestrian event.[1] A four-horse chariot race is run at the nearby hippodrome, slaves driving the chariots in a fierce competition that not infrequently ends in death.
Births
- Archilochus, Greek lyric poet (approximate date)
References
- "Ancient Olympics". Archived from the original on 6 January 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017. "Four-horse chariot"
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