The year 620 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 134 Ab urbe condita . The denomination 620 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 | 620 BC DCXX BC |
| Ab urbe condita | 134 |
| Ancient Egypt era | XXVI dynasty, 45 |
| - Pharaoh | Psamtik I, 45 |
| Ancient Greek era | 40th Olympiad (victor)¹ |
| Assyrian calendar | 4131 |
| Balinese saka calendar | N/A |
| Bengali calendar | −1212 |
| Berber calendar | 331 |
| Buddhist calendar | −75 |
| Burmese calendar | −1257 |
| Byzantine calendar | 4889–4890 |
| Chinese calendar | 庚子年 (Metal Rat) 2078 or 1871 — to — 辛丑年 (Metal Ox) 2079 or 1872 |
| Coptic calendar | −903 – −902 |
| Discordian calendar | 547 |
| Ethiopian calendar | −627 – −626 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3141–3142 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | −563 – −562 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 2481–2482 |
| Holocene calendar | 9381 |
| Iranian calendar | 1241 BP – 1240 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 1279 BH – 1278 BH |
| Javanese calendar | N/A |
| Julian calendar | N/A |
| Korean calendar | 1714 |
| Minguo calendar | 2531 before ROC 民前2531年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −2087 |
| Thai solar calendar | −77 – −76 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳金鼠年 (male Iron-Rat) −493 or −874 or −1646 — to — 阴金牛年 (female Iron-Ox) −492 or −873 or −1645 |
Events
- The Etruscans took over Rome[citation needed].
Births
- Aesop, Greek fable writer (approximate date)
- Alcaeus of Mytilene, Greek lyric poet from Lesbos Island
- Chilon of Sparta, one of the Seven Sages of Greece (approximate date)
- Sappho, Greek lyric poet from Lesbos Island[1] (approximate date)