Editing 656 BC

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{{BC year in topic|656}}
[[File:Psammetique Ier TPabasa.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|Relief of king [[Psamtik I]] making an [[Sacrifice|offering]]]]

The year '''656 BC''' was a year of the [[Roman calendar|pre-Julian Roman calendar]]. In the [[Roman Empire]], it was known as '''year 98 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'' '''. The denomination 656 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 ==

===By place===

==== Egypt ====

* [[Thebes, Egypt|Thebes]] submits to the Egyptian ruler [[Psamtik I]] of [[Sais, Egypt|Sais]], who has allied himself with [[Gyges of Lydia]] and employs [[Libya]]n soldiers in a rebellion against [[Assyria]]n rule with help from [[Caria]]n and [[Ionia]]n mercenaries. Psamtik permits the city's mayor [[Mentuemhat]] to retain his position, who is not only the most powerful Theban but also the fourth [[prophet]] of [[Amun|Amon]].
* Psamtik I extends his control over all [[Egypt]]. The [[Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt|Twenty-fifth Dynasty]], and subsequent [[Nubia]]n period, end in [[Ancient Egypt]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/lapd/hd_lapd.htm|title=Egypt in the Late Period (ca. 712–332 B.C.) - Essay - Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History|publisher=The Metropolitan Museum of Art}}</ref>

==== Assyria ====

* King [[Shamash-shum-ukin]] of [[Babylon]] forms a secret [[Military alliance|alliance]] with [[Arab people|Arabs]], [[Aramaeans]], [[Elam]]ites, [[Persian people|Persians]], and [[Egyptians]] against his half brother [[Ashurbanipal]].

== Births ==

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== Deaths ==

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