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★ 589 BC — Apries succeeds Psammetichus II as king of Egypt.
★ 588 BC — Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon begins siege of Jerusalem; the opera ''Nabucco'' sets the date at 587 BC.
★ 587 BC — Jerusalem falls to the Babylonians, ending the Kingdom of Judah. The conquerors destroy the Jewish Temple of Jerusalem and exile some of the land's inhabitants.
★ 586 BC — Death of Zhou ding wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
★ May 28, 585 BC — A solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Thales, while Alyattes II is battling Cyaxares. 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.
★ 585 BC — Zhou jian wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
★ 585 BC — Fall of the Kingdom of Urartu following a Median invasion.
★ 582 BC — Pythian Games founded at Delphi. (traditional date)
★ 580 BC — Cambyses I succeeds Cyrus I as king of Anshan and head of the Achaemenid dynasty. (approximate date)
★ 580 BC — Isthmian Games founded at Corinth. (traditional date)
★ c. 580 BC — Medusa, fragment of sculpture from the west pediment of the Temple of Artemis, Korkyra, is made. It is now at Archeological Museum, Korkyra.
★ Nebuchadnezzar II, King of Babylon
★ 585 BC — Birth of Anaximenes of Miletus, Greek philosopher (d. 525 BC)
★ 585 BC — Death of Emperor Jimmu of Japan
★ 582 BC — Birth of Pythagoras in Samos, Greek philosopher and mathematician (d. 496 BC)
★ 580 BC — Death of Cyrus I of Anshan (approximate date)
| Contents |
| Events and trends |
| Significant people |
Events and trends
★ 589 BC — Apries succeeds Psammetichus II as king of Egypt.
★ 588 BC — Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon begins siege of Jerusalem; the opera ''Nabucco'' sets the date at 587 BC.
★ 587 BC — Jerusalem falls to the Babylonians, ending the Kingdom of Judah. The conquerors destroy the Jewish Temple of Jerusalem and exile some of the land's inhabitants.
★ 586 BC — Death of Zhou ding wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
★ May 28, 585 BC — A solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Thales, while Alyattes II is battling Cyaxares. 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.
★ 585 BC — Zhou jian wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
★ 585 BC — Fall of the Kingdom of Urartu following a Median invasion.
★ 582 BC — Pythian Games founded at Delphi. (traditional date)
★ 580 BC — Cambyses I succeeds Cyrus I as king of Anshan and head of the Achaemenid dynasty. (approximate date)
★ 580 BC — Isthmian Games founded at Corinth. (traditional date)
★ c. 580 BC — Medusa, fragment of sculpture from the west pediment of the Temple of Artemis, Korkyra, is made. It is now at Archeological Museum, Korkyra.
Significant people
★ Nebuchadnezzar II, King of Babylon
★ 585 BC — Birth of Anaximenes of Miletus, Greek philosopher (d. 525 BC)
★ 585 BC — Death of Emperor Jimmu of Japan
★ 582 BC — Birth of Pythagoras in Samos, Greek philosopher and mathematician (d. 496 BC)
★ 580 BC — Death of Cyrus I of Anshan (approximate date)
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