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The year 666 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 88 Ab urbe condita . The denomination 666 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.[citation needed]
Events
By place
Middle East
- King Ashurbanipal undertook a campaign to Egypt.[1]
- One theory is that this is the year Psammitichus I ascended the throne.[2]
Births
There are no recorded births of notable people during this year.
References
- ^ The Oxford History of the Ancient Near East. Oxford University Press. 14 April 2023. ISBN 978-0-19-068763-2.
- ^ "The Quarterly Review of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South". John Early. 1856.
