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The year '''593 BC''' was a year of the [[Roman calendar|pre-Julian Roman calendar]]. In the [[Roman Empire]], it was known as '''year 161 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'' '''. The denomination 593 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==
* [[Sappho]] returns from exile in Sicily (or [[594 BC]]).
* [[Napata]] is sacked by the Egyptians and the [[Kingdom of Kush|Kushite]] capital relocates to [[Meroë]].

==Births==

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