579 BC – 570 BC. 579 BC—Servius Tullius succeeds the assassinated Lucius Tarquinius Priscus as the sixth King of Rome (traditional date). 575 BC—The Ishtar...

The 6th century BC started on the first day of 600 BC and ended on the last day of 501 BC. In Western Asia, the first half of this century was dominated...

period 569 BC – 560 BC. 569 BC—The 24th Jain Tirthankara, Mahavira, takes Diksha. 568 BC—Amtalqa succeeds his brother Aspelta as king of Kush. 567 BC—Former...

Pythagoras of Samos (Ancient Greek: Πυθαγόρας; c. 570 – c. 495 BC) was an ancient Ionian Greek philosopher, polymath and the eponymous founder of Pythagoreanism...

further details for each decade, century, and millennium from 15,000 BC to AD 3000. 0s BC is not a true decade, as it contains only nine years. AD 0s is not...

7th century BC – State leaders in the 5th century BC – State leaders by year This is a list of state leaders in the 6th century BC (600–501 BC). Carthage...

period 589 BC – 580 BC. 589 BC—Apries succeeds Psamtik II as king of Egypt. 589 BC—Nebuchadnezzar II begins his second siege of Jerusalem. 589 BC—Battle of...

millennium BC, also known as the last millennium BC, was the period of time lasting from the years 1000 BC to 1 BC (10th to 1st centuries BC; in astronomy:...

year 572 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 182 Ab urbe condita. The denomination 572 BC for this...

year 577 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 177 Ab urbe condita . The denomination 577 BC for this...

year 579 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 175 Ab urbe condita . The denomination 579 BC for this...

year 575 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 179 Ab urbe condita. The denomination 575 BC for this...

year 599 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 155 Ab urbe condita. The denomination 599 BC for this...

year 555 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 199 Ab urbe condita. The denomination 555 BC for this...

year 576 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 178 Ab urbe condita . The denomination 576 BC for this...

year 584 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 170 Ab urbe condita . The denomination 584 BC for this...

599 BC – 590 BC. 598 BC—Jeconiah succeeds Jehoiakim as King of Judah. 598 BC—Kamarina is founded in Sicily (traditional date). March 16, 597 BC—Babylonians...

year 554 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 200 Ab urbe condita. The denomination 554 BC for this...

year 591 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 163 Ab urbe condita . The denomination 591 BC for this...

year 593 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 161 Ab urbe condita . The denomination 593 BC for this...

year 573 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 181 Ab urbe condita. The denomination 573 BC for this...

Jeremiah (c. 650 – c. 570 BC), also called Jeremias or the "weeping prophet", was one of the major prophets of the Hebrew Bible. According to Jewish tradition...

year 592 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 162 Ab urbe condita . The denomination 592 BC for this...

year 550 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 204 Ab urbe condita. The denomination 550 BC for this...

 508 BC), was an ancient Athenian lawgiver credited with reforming the constitution of ancient Athens and setting it on a democratic footing in 508 BC. For...

year 551 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 203 Ab urbe condita. The denomination 551 BC for this...

year 590 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 164 Ab urbe condita . The denomination 590 BC for this...

year 586 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 168 Ab urbe condita . The denomination 586 BC for this...

year 571 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 183 Ab urbe condita. The denomination 571 BC for this...

This article concerns the period 559 BC–550 BC. Carthage conquers Sicily, Sardinia, and Corsica. 559 BC—King Cambyses I of Anshan dies and is succeeded...