Centuries: 7th century BC - 6th century BC - 5th century BC
Decades: 640s BC 630s BC 620s BC 610s BC 600s BC - 590s BC - 580s BC 570s BC 560s BC 550s BC 540s BC
590s BC - Events and trends.
598 BC - Jehoiachin succeeds Jehoiakim as King of Judah
March 16, 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoaichin with Zedekiah as king.
595 BC - Psammetichus II succeeds Necho II as king of Egypt
594 BC - Solon appointed archon of Athens; institutes democ ...
Solon (Greek: Σόλων, ca. 638 BC–558 BC. Pronounced sŏ'lōn) was a famous Athenian lawmaker and Lyric poet.
He was the son of Execestides. He first worked as a foreign trader, and his abilities as a poet had him lauded as one of the Seven Sages of Greece.
In the mid-590s BC he worked to promote renewed conflict against Cirrha over Salamis. In 594 BC he was made archon of Attica, in order to subdue the civil disorder that was rampant there. He introduced a set of ordinances, seisachtheia, that did muc ...
Centuries: 8th century BC - 7th century BC - 6th century BC
Decades: 660s BC 650s BC 640s BC 630s BC 620s BC - 610s BC - 600s BC 590s BC 580s BC 570s BC 560s BC
610s BC - Events and trends.
619 BC - Alyattes becomes king of Lydia
619 BC - Death of Zhou xiang wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
618 BC - Zhou qing wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
616 BC - Lucius Tarquinius Priscus becomes king of Rome
614 BC - Sack of Asshur b ...
Centuries: 8th century BC - 7th century BC - 6th century BC
Decades: 680s BC 670s BC 660s BC 650s BC 640s BC - 630s BC - 620s BC 610s BC 600s BC 590s BC 580s BC
630s BC - Events and trends.
637 BC - Josiah becomes king of Judah.
632 BC - Cylon, Athenian noble, seizes the Acropolis in a failed attempt to become king.
632 BC - In the Battle of Chengpu, the Chinese kingdom of Jin and her allies defeat the kingdom of Chu and her allies.
631 BC - Founding of ...
Centuries: 8th century BC - 7th century BC - 6th century BC
Decades: 650s BC 640s BC 630s BC 620s BC 610s BC - 600s BC - 590s BC 580s BC 570s BC 560s BC 550s BC
600s BC - Events and trends.
Fall of the Assyrian Empire and Rise of Babylon
609 BC - King Josiah of Judah dies in the Battle of Megiddo against Pharaoh Necho II of Egypt, who is on his way north to aid the rump Assyrian state of Ashur-uballit II.
609 BC - The Babylonians defeat the Assyrian army of Ashu ...
Centuries: 8th century BC - 7th century BC - 6th century BC
Decades: 670s BC 660s BC 650s BC 640s BC 630s BC - 620s BC - 610s BC 600s BC 590s BC 580s BC 570s BC
620s BC - Events and trends.
627 BC - Death of Assurbanipal, king of Assyria; he is succeeded by Assur-etel-ilani (approximate date)
626 BC - Nabopolassar revolts against Assyria, founds the Neo-Babylonian Empire.
625 BC - Medes and Babylonians assert their independence from Assyria and attack ...
Centuries: 7th century BC - 6th century BC - 5th century BC
Decades: 620s BC - 610s BC - 600s BC - 590s BC - 580s BC - 570s BC - 560s BC - 550s BC - 540s BC - 530s BC
580s BC - Events and trends.
589 BC - Apries succeeds Psammetichus II as king of Egypt
588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon begins siege of Jerusalem
587/586 BC - Jerusalem falls to the Babylonians, ending the Kingdom of Judah. The conquerors destroy the Temple of Jerusalem and exile the land's re ...
Centuries: 7th century BC - 6th century BC - 5th century BC
Decades: 590s BC - 580s BC - 570s BC - 560s BC - 550s BC - 540s BC - 530s BC - 520s BC - 510s BC - 500s BC - 490s BC
540s BC - Events and trends.
547 BC -- Croesus, Lydian king, is defeated by Cyrus of Persia near the River Halys.
546 BC -- Cyrus of Persia completes his conquest of Lydia, and makes Pasargadae his capital.
544 BC -- People of Teos migrate to Abdera, Thrace to escape the yoke of Persia.Including:
Centuries: 7th century BC - 6th century BC - 5th century BC
Decades: 600s BC - 590s BC - 580s BC - 570s BC - 560s BC - 550s BC - 540s BC - 530s BC - 520s BC - 510s BC - 500s BC
550s BC - Events and trends.
Carthage conquers Sicily, Sardinia and Corsica
559 BC - King Cambyses I of Anshan dies and is succeeded by his son Cyrus II the Great.
558 BC - Hegesias removed as Archon of Athens
558 BC - The Chinese state of Jin defeats its rival Qin in battle.Including:
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 540s BC 530s BC 520s BC 510s BC
560s BC - Events and trends.
568 BC - Amtalqa succeeds his brother Aspelta as king of Kush
562 BC - Amel-Marduk succeeds Nebuchadnezzar as king of Babylon
560 BC - Neriglissar succeeds Amel-Marduk as king of Babylon
560/561 BC - Croesus becomes king of Lydia
560 BC - Pisistratus seizes ...
Centuries: 7th century BC - 6th century BC - 5th century BC
Decades: 620s BC 610s BC 600s BC 590s BC 580s BC - 570s BC - 560s BC 550s BC 540s BC 530s BC 520s BC
570s BC - Events and trends.
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)
572 BC - Death of Zhou jian wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
571 BC - Zhou ling wang be ...
