595 BC
# 595 BC

The year 595 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 159 Ab urbe condita . The denomination 595 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

* Psamtik II succeeds Necho II as king of Egypt.
* Beginning of the First Sacred War in ancient Greece.
* The State of Chu defeats the State of Jin in the Battle of Bi.
