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Events and trends

★ 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 Assyrian state of Ashur-uballit II.

★ 609 BC — The Babylonians defeat the Assyrian army of Ashur-uballit II and capture Harran. Ashur-uballit, the last Assyrian king, disappears from history.

★ 609 BC — Jehoahaz succeeds his father Josiah as King of Judah, but is quickly deposed by Necho, who installs Jehoahaz's brother Jehoiakim in his place.

★ 607 BC — Death of Zhou Kuang Wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.

★ 606 BC — Zhou Ding Wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.

★ 605 BC — Battle of Carchemish: Crown Prince Nebuchadrezzar of Babylon defeats the army of Necho II of Egypt, securing the Babylonian conquest of Assyria. The Babylonians pursue through Syria and Palestine. Judah fell to Chaldeans under Nebuchadnezzar.

★ 605 BC — Nebuchadrezzar II succeeds his father Nabopolassar as King of Babylon.

★ 600 BC — Radiocarbon dating for first circular inhabitation enclosure at Emain Macha.

★ 600 BC — Foundation of Armenia.

★ 600 BC — Foundation of Capua.

★ 600 BC — Foundation of Milan by Celts (approximate date).

★ 600 BC — Foundation of Marseille by Phoceans (traditional date).

★ 600 BC — Smyrna sacked and destroyed.

★ 600 BC — Nebuchadrezzar builds the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.

★ c. 600 BC — Orientalizing period of vases ends in Ancient Greece.

★ c. 600 BC — Archaic period of sculpture starts in Ancient Greece.

★ c. 600 BC — Pitcher (container) (olpe), from Corinth, is made. It is now at The British Museum, London.

★ c. 600 BC — Kouros is made. It is now at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

★ c. 600 BC–580 BC — Temple of Artemis, Korkyra (Corfu) is built.

★ c. 600 BC — Pompeii is founded.

★ c. 600 BC — Zarathustra's religion becomes popular in Persia.

Significant people

★ 600 BC — Birth of King Cambyses I of Anshan, head of the Achaemenid dynasty (approximate date)

★ c. 600 BC — Thales, Greek philosopher