600s BC (decade)
This article concerns the period 609 BC – 600 BC.
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Events and trends
- Assyrian king, disappears from history.
- 609 BC—King of Judah, but is quickly deposed by Necho, who installs Jehoahaz's brother Jehoiakimin his place.
- 607 BC (15–26 March)—Halley's Comet is visible from Earth.[1]
- Zhou Dynastyin China.
- 605 BC—Battle of Carchemish: Crown Prince Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon defeats the army of Necho II of Egypt, securing the Babylonian conquest of Assyria. The Babylonians pursue through Syria and Palestine.
- 605 BC—Battle of Hamath: Nebuchadnezzar II defeats the remainder of the Egyptian army following the Battle of Carchemish.
- 605 BC—Nebuchadnezzar II succeeds his father Nabopolassar as King of Babylon.
- 601 BC—Foundation of Perinthus by settlers from Samos (traditional date).[2]
- 601 BC—The
- Greco–Punic Wars.
- 600 BC—The Satrapy of Armenia is created.
- 600 BC—Capua is founded.
- 600 BC—Alyattes of Lydia.[4]
- 600 BC—Nebuchadnezzar II builds the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
- c. 600 BC—Milan is founded by Celts.
- c. 600 BC—Pompeii is founded.
- c. 600 BC—The Etruscans capture the settlement of Rome, making it into a prosperous trading centre.
- c. 600 BC—Persia.
- c. 600 BC—Radiocarbon dating for first circular inhabitation enclosure at Emain Macha.
- c. 600 BC—580 BC—Construction begins on the Temple of Artemis, Korkyra (Corfu).[5]
- c. 600 BC—Construction begins on the largest mound at AD 200.
- c. 600 BC—The Archaic period of sculpture begins in Ancient Greece.
- c. 600 BC—
- c. 600 BC—Kouros sculptures begin to be made.
- c. 600 BC—The Doric and Ionic orders are well developed.
- c. 600 BC—Olmec influence in Mesoamerica.
Significant people
- 608 BC—Birth of
- 607 BC—Death of Zhou Dynasty of China
- 605 BC—Death of Nabopolassar, first ruler of the Neo-Babylonian Empire
- c. 600 BC—Birth of King Cambyses I of Anshan, head of the Achaemenid dynasty
References
- ISBN 978-0-387-09513-4.
- ^ Whibley, Leonard (1916). A Companion to Greek Studies. University Press. p. 84.
- ISBN 978-0-19-153627-4.
- ISBN 978-1-118-27156-8.
- ISBN 978-0-357-37048-3.
- ISBN 978-1-85669-451-3.
- ISBN 978-1-351-33547-8.