566 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.

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

Events

Athens

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

India

• Vardhamana attained True Knowledge and became Mahavira.

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