610 BC

Millennium:	1st millennium BC
Centuries:	8th century BC 7th century BC 6th century BC
Decades:	630s BC 620s BC 610s BC 600s BC 590s BC
Years:	613 BC 612 BC 611 BC 610 BC 609 BC 608 BC 607 BC

610 BC in various calendars

Gregorian calendar	610 BC DCX BC
Ab urbe condita	144
Ancient Egypt era	XXVI dynasty, 55
- Pharaoh	Necho II, 1
Ancient Greek era	42nd Olympiad, year 3
Assyrian calendar	4141
Balinese saka calendar	N/A
Bengali calendar	−1202
Berber calendar	341
Buddhist calendar	−65
Burmese calendar	−1247
Byzantine calendar	4899–4900
Chinese calendar	庚戌年 (Metal Dog) 2088 or 1881     — to — 辛亥年 (Metal Pig) 2089 or 1882
Coptic calendar	−893 – −892
Discordian calendar	557
Ethiopian calendar	−617 – −616
Hebrew calendar	3151–3152
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	−553 – −552
- Shaka Samvat	N/A
- Kali Yuga	2491–2492
Holocene calendar	9391
Iranian calendar	1231 BP – 1230 BP
Islamic calendar	1269 BH – 1268 BH
Javanese calendar	N/A
Julian calendar	N/A
Korean calendar	1724
Minguo calendar	2521 before ROC 民前2521年
Nanakshahi calendar	−2077
Thai solar calendar	−67 – −66
Tibetan calendar	阳金狗年 (male Iron-Dog) −483 or −864 or −1636     — to — 阴金猪年 (female Iron-Pig) −482 or −863 or −1635

The year 610 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 144 Ab urbe condita . The denomination 610 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

• Naucratis, a city in Egypt, is founded, eventually becoming one of the more prominent cities of that nation.
• Necho II succeeds Psamtik I as king of Egypt.

Births

• Anaximander, Greek philosopher and scientist (approximate date) (d. c. 546 BC)

Deaths

• Psamtik I, king of Egypt