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597 BC

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Summary

597 BC is a year BC[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of year bc entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Follows: 598 BC[3]
  • Followed by: 596 BC[4]
  • Part of: 590s BC[5]
  • Point in time: January 1, 597 BC[6]
  • Topic's main category: Category:597 BC[7]
  • Has list: Liste over statsledere i 597 f.Kr.[8]
  • Category for births in this time period: Category:597 BCE births[9]
  • Category for deaths in this time period: Category:597 BC deaths[10]

Why It Matters

597 BC has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

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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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). 597 BC. Retrieved October 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/597-bc
MLA “597 BC.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/597-bc.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_597-bc_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{597 BC}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/597-bc}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-10}}
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 10d ago · MsynBot bot · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 57
    Wikipedia languages → ['ab', 'ar', 'ary', 'arz', 'ast', 'az', 'bg', 'ca', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'eo', 'et'
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ add badge sitelink to redirect to enwiki sitelink; see [[Wikidata:Sitelinks to redirects]] for details #msynbotTask10"
  2. 9w ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:597 BC
    Followed by → 596 BC
    Has list → Liste over statsledere i 597 f.Kr.
    Category for births in this time period → Category:597 BCE births
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||ary, eo */ import labels from sitelinks"
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