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The 6th century BC started on the first day of 600 BC and ended on the last day of 501 BC.
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Western Asia, the first half of this century was dominated by the Neo-Babylonian Empire, which had risen to power late in the previous century after successfully rebelling against Assyrian rule. The Kingdom of Judah came to an end in 586 BC when Babylonian forces under Nebuchadnezzar II captured Jerusalem, and removed most of its population to their own lands. Babylonian rule was ended in the 540s by Cyrus, who founded the Persian Empire
in its stead. The Persian Empire continued to expand and grew into the greatest empire the world had known at the time.
In Iron Age Europe, the Celtic expansion was in progress. China was in the Spring and Autumn period.
- Greek philosophy, flourishes during the 5th century BC
- The late Hallstatt culture period in Eastern and Central Europe, the late Bronze Age in Northern Europe
- West Asia: During the dualistic philosophy. This was also the time of the Babylonian captivityof the ancient Jews.
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- The decline of the Olmec civilization in Central America
The world in the 6th century BC
Events
590s BC
- Mid-6th century BC: Foundation of Temple of Olympian Zeus (Athens).
- King of Judah.
- 16 March 597 BC: Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king.
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- 594 BC: Solon appointed Archon of Athens; institutes democratic reforms.
- sixth Cataract.[1]
580s BC
- Psammetichus II as King of Egypt.
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- Babylonian Captivityfor the Jews begins.
- Zhou Dynasty of China
- 28 May . This leads to a truce. This is one of the cardinal dates from which other dates can be calculated.
- 585 BC/584 BC: Astyages succeeds Cyaxares as King of the Medes.
- 585 BC: King Jian of Zhou becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty.
- 583 BC: The Babylonians begin a siege against Tyre.
- 582 BC: Pythian Games founded at Delphi (traditional date).
- Cyrus I as King of Anshan and head of the Achaemenid dynasty(approximate date).
- Corinth(traditional date)
570s BC
- 579 BC: Servius Tullius succeeds the assassinated Lucius Tarquinius Priscus as King of Rome (traditional date).
- 573 BC: Nemean Games founded at Nemea (traditional date).
- Zhou Dynasty of China.
- Zhou Dynasty of China.
- 570 BC: Amasis II succeeds Apries as King of Egypt.
- 570 BC: Pythagoras of Samos is born (approximate date).
- 570 BC: End of the Babylonian siege against the city of Tyre with a partial victory by the Babylonians. It was the longest siege of the city in history, lasting 13 years.
560s BC
- 568 BC: Amtalqa succeeds his brother Aspelta as King of Kush.
- King of Babylon.
- King of Babylon.
- King of Lydia.
- Athens and declares himself tyrant. He is deposed in the same year.
550s BC
- 550s BC: Carthage conquers Sicily, Sardinia and Corsica.
- King Cambyses I of Anshan dies and is succeeded by his son Cyrus II the Great.
- Archon of Athens.
- Qinin battle.
- Athens to Euboea.
- King of Babylon.
- King of Babylon.
- 550 BC: Abdera is destroyed by the Thracians.
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- Korean peninsula.
540s BC
- Halys.
- capital.
- 544 BC: Bimbisara establishes Haryanka Dynasty of Magadha in India.
- 544 BC: People of Teos migrate to Abdera, Thrace to escape the yoke of Persia.
- Zhou Dynasty of China.
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- 543 BC: Pisistratus, tyrant of Athens, purifies the island of Delos (approximate date).
- 540 BC: Greek city of Elea of southern Italy founded (approximate date).
- 540 BC: Persians conquer Lycian city of Xanthos, now in southern Turkey (approximate date).
530s BC
- 539 BC: Babylon is conquered by Cyrus the Great, defeating Nabonidus.
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- Jews transported to Babylon are allowed to return to Jerusalem, bringing to a close the Babylonian captivity.
- 534 BC: Lucius Tarquinius Superbus becomes King of Rome.
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- King of Persia.
520s BC
- world religion.
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- Twenty-seventh Dynasty.
- Smerdis succeeds Cambyses II as ruler of Persia.
- 522 BC: Babylon rebels against Persian rule.
- Smerdis as ruler of Persia.
- 521 BC: The Babylonian rebellion against Persian rule is suppressed
- Zhou Dynasty of Chinabut dies before the end of the year
- King of Sparta(approximate date)
510s BC
- Zhou Dynasty of China.
- Darius I.
- 12 March 515 BC: Construction is completed on the Temple in Jerusalem.
- capital in China.
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- Amyntas I, becomes a vassal state to the Achaemenid Empire.
- 510 BC: Hippias, son of Pisistratus and tyrant of Athens, is expelled by a popular revolt supported by Cleomenes I, King of Sparta and his forces.
- Kings of Rome.
- 510 BC: Establishment of the Roman Republic.
- King of Sparta(approximate date).
500s BC
- 13 September 509 BC: The Temple of Jupiter on Rome's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the Ides of September.
- 508 BC: Office of pontifex maximus created in Rome.
- 507 BC: Cleisthenes, Greek reformer, takes power and increases democracy.
- 506 BC: Battle of Boju: Forces of the Kingdom of Wu under Sun Tzu defeat the forces of Chu.
- 505 BC: First pair of Roman consuls elected.
- 4 December 502 BC: Solar eclipse darkens Egypt (computed, no clear historical record of observation).
- Aricia.
- Naxos rebels against Persian domination sparking the Ionian Revolt.
- 501 BC: Cleisthenes reforms democracy in Athens.
- Naxos is attacked by the Persian Empire.
- 501 BC: In response to threats by the Sabines, Rome creates the office of dictator.
- Chung tu.
- (approximate date).
- 500 BC: Bantu-speaking people migrate into south-west Uganda from the west (approximate date).
- 500 BC: Refugees from Teos resettle Abdera.
- Aramaic be the official languageof the western half of his empire.
- Pre-Roman Iron Age.
- 500 BC: Foundation of first republic in Vaishali Bihar India.
- 500 BC: Sa Huynh-Kalanay Interaction Sphere extensive trade network started between the Sa Huynh and the Philippines and later expanded to Taiwan, Southern Thailand, and northeastern Borneo.
Inventions, discoveries, introductions
- The earliest operation for treating Lithiasis treatment is given in Sushruta Samhita(India).
- First Arabian peninsula by Babylonian King Nabonidus
- Cataract surgery was known to Indian Physician Sushruta.
- hydraulic engineer, creates an enormous artificial reservoir by damming a river for a massive irrigation project while employed in the service of King Zhuang of Chu(died 591 BC)
- Lost-wax casting is spread to Ancient Greece
- The oldest surviving map of the world, the Imago Mundi, is made in Babylon.
Sovereign states
References
- ^ "History of the SUDAN". www.historyworld.net. 2007. Archived from the original on 14 July 2007. Retrieved 3 August 2007.
- ^ Daniel 10:4 Bible Online
Sources
- Anhui Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology and Bengbu Museum (June 2015). "The Excavation of the tomb of Bai, Lord of the Zhongli State". Chinese Archaeology. 14 (1). .