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588 BC

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Summary

588 BC is a year BC[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of year bc entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Follows: 589 BC[3]
  • Followed by: 587 BC[4]
  • Part of: 580s BC[5]
  • Point in time: January 1, 588 BC[6]
  • Topic's main category: Category:588 BC[7]
  • Has list: Liste over statsledere i 588 f.Kr.[8]
  • Category for births in this time period: Category:588 BCE births[9]
  • Category for deaths in this time period: Category:588 BCE deaths[10]

Why It Matters

588 BC has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_588-bc_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{588 BC}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/588-bc}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-13}}
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