This article concerns the period 589 BC â 580 BC.
Events and trends
- 589 BCâÂÂApries succeeds Psamtik II as king of Egypt.
- 589 BCâÂÂNebuchadnezzar II begins his second siege of Jerusalem.
- 589 BCâÂÂBattle of An: Jin defeats Qi; these two Chinese states later agree to an alliance.
- 15 January 588 BCâÂÂThe last phase of Siege of Jerusalem began.
- 587/586 BCâÂÂJerusalem 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 BCâÂÂDeath of King Ding of the Zhou dynasty of China.
- 28 May 585 BCâÂÂA solar eclipse occurs while Alyattes of Lydia fights Cyaxares of Media at a battle on the Halys river, leading to a truce. This is a cardinal date from which other dates can be calculated.
- 585 BCâÂÂKirrha is destroyed, ending the First Sacred War.
- 585 BCâÂÂLucius Tarquinius Priscus, king of Rome, defeats the Sabines in war, takes the town of Collatia, and celebrates a triumph for his victories on 13 September.
- 585 BCâÂÂJi Yi becomes King Jian of the Zhou dynasty of China.
- 585 BCâÂÂFall of the Kingdom of Urartu following a Median invasion. (The Scythians ruined the Kingdom of Urartu.)
- 585 BCâÂÂCroesus succeeds Alyattes as King of Lydia.
- 585/584 BCâÂÂAstyages succeeds Cyaxares as King of the Medes.
- 582 BCâÂÂMilitary clash between the major Classical antiquity powers of Egypt and Babylon.
- 582 BCâÂÂAkragas is founded on Sicily.
- 582 BCâÂÂNebuchadnezzar forces a third deportation of Jews from Judah into Babylonian captivity.
- 582 BCâÂÂThe Pythian Games are reorganised at Delphi (traditional date).
- 582/581 BCâÂÂThe Isthmian Games are founded at Corinth.
- 581 BCâÂÂSuizei becomes the second Emperor of Japan.
- c. 580 BCâÂÂCambyses I succeeds Cyrus I as king of Anshan and head of the Achaemenid dynasty.
- c. 580 BCâÂÂGorgon Medusa, detail of a sculpture from the west pediment of the Temple of Artemis, Korkyra, is made.
- c. 580 BCâÂÂStanding Youth (kouros) is made.
Significant people
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