| 669 BC by topic |
| Politics |
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| Categories |
| Gregorian calendar | 669 BC DCLXIX BC |
| Ab urbe condita | 85 |
| Ancient Egypt era | XXV dynasty, 84 |
| - Pharaoh | Taharqa, 22 |
| Ancient Greek era | 27th Olympiad, year 4 |
| Assyrian calendar | 4082 |
| Balinese saka calendar | N/A |
| Bengali calendar | −1261 |
| Berber calendar | 282 |
| Buddhist calendar | −124 |
| Burmese calendar | −1306 |
| Byzantine calendar | 4840–4841 |
| Chinese calendar | 辛亥年 (Metal Pig) 2029 or 1822 — to — 壬子年 (Water Rat) 2030 or 1823 |
| Coptic calendar | −952 – −951 |
| Discordian calendar | 498 |
| Ethiopian calendar | −676 – −675 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3092–3093 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | −612 – −611 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 2432–2433 |
| Holocene calendar | 9332 |
| Iranian calendar | 1290 BP – 1289 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 1330 BH – 1329 BH |
| Javanese calendar | N/A |
| Julian calendar | N/A |
| Korean calendar | 1665 |
| Minguo calendar | 2580 before ROC 民前2580年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −2136 |
| Thai solar calendar | −126 – −125 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴金猪年 (female Iron-Pig) −542 or −923 or −1695 — to — 阳水鼠年 (male Water-Rat) −541 or −922 or −1694 |
The year 669 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 85 Ab urbe condita. The denomination 669 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
- Taharqa, king of Kush, invades and reconquers Egypt from the Assyrian Empire.
- Esarhaddon dies in Harran while on his way to recover Egypt from the Kushites.
- A transit of Venus occurs.
Births
Deaths
- Esarhaddon, king of Assyria
References
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