| Millennia: | 1st millennium BC |
| Centuries: | 7th century BC - 6th century BC - 5th century BC |
| Decades: | 610s BC 600s BC 590s BC - 580s BC - 570s BC 560s BC 550s BC |
| Years: | 589 BC 588 BC 587 BC 586 BC 585 BC 584 BC 583 BC 582 BC 581 BC 580 BC |
| Categories: | Births - Deaths - State leaders - Sovereign states Establishments - Disestablishments |
Events and trends
- 589 BC — Apries succeeds Psammetichus II as king of Egypt. A millennium (pl millennia) is a period of Time equal to one thousand Years (from Latin la mille, thousand and la annum The 1st millennium BC encompasses the Iron Age and sees the rise of successive empires A century (from the Latin centum, meaning one hundred is One hundred consecutive Years Centuries are numbered ordinally (e The 7th century BC started the first day of 700 BC and ended the last day of 601 BC. The 6th century BC started the first day of 600 BC and ended the last day of 501 BC. The 5th century BC started the first day of 500 BC and ended the last day of 401 BC. See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them Events and trends 619 BC — Alyattes becomes king of Lydia. 619 BC — Death of Zhou xiang wang, King of the Zhou Events and trends 599 BC — Vardhamana Mahavira, last Tirthankar of Jainism is born Events and trends 579 BC — Servius Tullius succeeds the assassinated Lucius Tarquinius Priscus as the sixth King of Rome. Events and trends 568 BC — Amtalqa succeeds his brother Aspelta as king of Kush. Events and trends Carthage conquers Sicily, Sardinia and Corsica. This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Events and trends 589 BC — Apries succeeds Psammetichus II as king of Egypt. Events and trends 589 BC — Apries succeeds Psammetichus II as king of Egypt. Events and trends 589 BC — Apries succeeds Psammetichus II as king of Egypt. Events and trends 589 BC — Apries succeeds Psammetichus II as king of Egypt. Events and trends 589 BC — Apries succeeds Psammetichus II as king of Egypt. Events and trends 589 BC — Apries succeeds Psammetichus II as king of Egypt. Events and trends 589 BC — Apries succeeds Psammetichus II as king of Egypt. Events and trends 589 BC — Apries succeeds Psammetichus II as king of Egypt. Events and trends 589 BC — Apries succeeds Psammetichus II as king of Egypt. Events and trends 589 BC — Apries succeeds Psammetichus II as king of Egypt. Apries (Απριης is the name by which Herodotus (ii 161 and Diodorus (i The History of Ancient Egypt spans the period from the early predynastic settlements of the northern Nile Valley to the Roman conquest in 30
- 588 BC — Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon begins siege of Jerusalem; the opera Nabucco sets the date at 587 BC. Nebuchadrezzar II, more often called Nebuchadnezzar (c 630-562 BC was a ruler of Babylon in the Chaldean Dynasty, who reigned c Jerusalem (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, he-Latn Yerushaláyim; Arabic: ar القُدس, ar-Latn al-Quds) is the Opera is an art form in which Singers and Musicians perform a Dramatic work (called an opera which combines a text (called a Libretto Nabucco (short for Nabucodonosor, English Nebuchadnezzar) is an Opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian Libretto Events and trends 589 BC — Apries succeeds Psammetichus II as king of Egypt.
- 587 BC — Jerusalem falls to the Babylonians, ending the Kingdom of Judah. Jerusalem (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, he-Latn Yerushaláyim; Arabic: ar القُدس, ar-Latn al-Quds) is the Babylonia was an Amorite state in lower Mesopotamia (modern southern Iraq) with Babylon as its capital Judea is a term used for the mountainous southern part of the historic Land of Israel. The conquerors destroy the Jewish Temple of Jerusalem and exile some of the land's inhabitants. Judaism (from the Greek Ioudaïsmos, derived from the Hebrew יהודה Yehudah, " Judah " in Hebrew יַהֲדוּת Yahedut Solomon's Temple (בית המקדש transliterated Beit HaMikdash) also known as the First Temple, was according to Jerusalem (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, he-Latn Yerushaláyim; Arabic: ar القُدس, ar-Latn al-Quds) is the (Some believe that this took place in 607 B. C. , citing the Bible as their source. )
- 586 BC — Death of Zhou ding wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China. King Ding of Zhou ( ch: 周定王 Pinyin zhōu dìng wáng or King Ting of Chou ( Wg) was the twenty-first sovereign of the Chinese Zhou The Zhou Dynasty ( POJ: Chiu Tiau 1122 BC to 256 BC was preceded by the Shang Dynasty and followed by the Qin Dynasty in China. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National
- 28 May 585 BC — A solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Thales, while Alyattes II is battling Cyaxares. Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth so that the Sun is wholly or partially obscured Thales of Miletus According to Bertrand Russell, "Philosophy begins with Thales Alyattes, king of Lydia (619-560 BC the real founder of the Lydian empire, was the son of Sadyattes, of the house of the Mermnadae. The Battle of Halys, also known as the Battle of the Eclipse, took place at the Halys River (present-day "Kızılırmak" river in Turkey on May Cyaxares, Hvakhshathra, or Kayxosrew (𐎢𐎺𐎧𐏁𐎫𐎼 Uvaxštra, Greek Κυαξαρης; r This leads to a truce. This is one of the cardinal dates from which other dates can be calculated.
- 585/584 BC — Astyages succeeds Cyaxares as King of the Medes. Astyages ( Persian: ایشتوویگو ( Ištovigu) spelled by Herodotus as Astyages by Ctesias as Astyigas; by Diodorus Cyaxares, Hvakhshathra, or Kayxosrew (𐎢𐎺𐎧𐏁𐎫𐎼 Uvaxštra, Greek Κυαξαρης; r The Medes were an ancient Iranian people who lived in the northwestern portions of present-day Iran.
- 585 BC — Zhou jian wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China. King Jian of Zhou ( ch: 周簡王 Pinyin zhōu jĭan wáng or King Chien of Chou ( Wg) was the twenty-second sovereign of the Chinese Zhou The Zhou Dynasty ( POJ: Chiu Tiau 1122 BC to 256 BC was preceded by the Shang Dynasty and followed by the Qin Dynasty in China. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National
- 585 BC — Fall of the Kingdom of Urartu following a Median invasion. Urartu ( Assyrian: Urarṭu Urartian: Biainili Ուրարտու was an Iron Age kingdom in Eastern Anatolia ( Transcaucasia) rising
- 582 BC — Pythian Games reorganised at Delphi. The Pythian Games (Delphic Games were one of the four Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece, a forerunner of the modern Olympic Games, held every four Delphi ( Greek,) ( pronounce and dialectal forms) is an archaeological site and a modern town in Greece on the south-western (This is the traditional date. )
- 581 BC — Isthmian Games founded at Corinth. The Isthmian Games or Isthmia ( Ancient Greek Ἴσθμια were one of the Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece, and were named after the Corinth, or Korinth ( Greek Κόρινθος ( is a city in Greece.
- 580 BC — Cambyses I succeeds Cyrus I as king of Anshan and head of the Achaemenid dynasty. Cambyses I Old Persian Kambūjiya 'the Elder' (c 600 BC&ndash559 BC was King of Anshan from c Cyrus I (Old Persian Kuruš) was King of Anshan from c 600 to 580 BC or according to others from c Anshan ( Persian: انشان Anšan, modern Tall-i Malyan or Tepe Malyan, Iran) a site on the Iranian plateau The Achaemenid Empire or Achaemenid Persian Empire ( haχɒmaneʃijɒn (558–330 BC was the first of the Persian Empires to rule over significant portions of (approximate date)
- c. 580 BC — Gorgon Medusa, detail of sculpture from the west pediment of the Temple of Artemis, Korkyra, is made. In Greek mythology Korkyra was the daughter of the Asopos river and the nymph Metope. It is now at Archaeological Museum, Korkyra (Corfu). In Greek mythology Korkyra was the daughter of the Asopos river and the nymph Metope. Corfu (Κέρκυρα Kérkyra, ˈkʲe̞ɾkʲiɾa Κέρκυρα or Κόρκυρα Corcyra Corfù is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea
- c. 580 BC — Standing Youth (Kouros) is made. A kouros (plural kouroi) is a representation of a male youth especially those dating from the Archaic period in Greece (about 650 BC to about 500 BC and especially It is now at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art is an art museum located on the eastern edge of Central Park, along what is known as Museum Mile in New York City, New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous
Significant people
- Nebuchadnezzar II, King of Babylon
- 585 BC — Birth of Anaximenes of Miletus, Greek philosopher (d. Nebuchadrezzar II, more often called Nebuchadnezzar (c 630-562 BC was a ruler of Babylon in the Chaldean Dynasty, who reigned c Babylon was a City-state of ancient Mesopotamia, the remains of which can be found in present-day Al Hillah, Babil Province, Iraq Anaximenes (Άναξιμένης of Miletus (c 585 BC-c 525 BC was a Greek Pre-Socratic Philosopher from the latter half of the The Greeks ( Greek: Έλληνες) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighbouring regions Philosophy is the study of general problems concerning matters such as existence knowledge truth beauty justice validity mind and language 525 BC)
- 585 BC — Death of Emperor Jimmu of Japan
- 582 BC — Birth of Pythagoras in Samos, Greek philosopher and mathematician (d. also known as Kamuyamato Iwarebiko; given name Wakamikenu no Mikoto or Sano no Mikoto, born according to the legendary account in the Kojiki on For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. "Pythagoras of Samos" redirects here For the Samian statuary of the same name see Pythagoras (sculptor. Samos (Σάμος is a Greek island in the North Aegean Sea, south of Chios, north of Patmos and the Dodecanese, and off The Greeks ( Greek: Έλληνες) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighbouring regions Philosophy is the study of general problems concerning matters such as existence knowledge truth beauty justice validity mind and language A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study and research is the field of Mathematics. 496 BC)
- 580 BC — Death of Cyrus I of Anshan (approximate date)
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