Editing 585 BC (section)

==Events==
* [[28 May]] - [[Eclipse of Thales]]:  A [[solar eclipse]] occurs as predicted by [[Thales]], while [[Alyattes of Lydia]] fights [[Cyaxares]] of [[Media (region)|Media]] at the [[Battle of the Eclipse|Battle of Halys]], leading to a [[Ceasefire|truce]]. This is a cardinal date from which other dates can be calculated. It is also the earliest event of which the precise date is known.<ref>Asimov, Isaac (1965) ''The Greeks'', Boston: Houghton Mifflin, p. 91</ref>
* Destruction of [[Kirrha]], ending the [[First Sacred War]].
* [[Lucius Tarquinius Priscus]], legendary fifth king of [[Ancient Rome|Rome]], defeats the [[Sabines]] in [[Roman-Sabine wars#War with Tarquinius Priscus|war]], taking the town of [[Collatia]] and celebrating a [[Roman triumph|triumph]] for his victories on [[13 September]].
* [[King Jian of Zhou]] succeeds [[King Ding of Zhou]] as king of the Chinese [[Zhou dynasty]].
* [[Astyages]] succeeds Cyaxares as king of the [[Medes]].
* [[Croesus]] succeeds Alyattes as king of [[Lydia]].<ref name="Dale">{{cite journal |last=Dale |first=Alexander |date=2015 |title=WALWET and KUKALIM: Lydian coin legends, dynastic succession, and the chronology of Mermnad kings |url=https://www.academia.edu/29719834/WALWET_and_KUKALIM_Lydian_coin_legends_dynastic_succession_and_the_chronology_of_Mermnad_kings |journal=Kadmos |volume=54 |issue= |pages=151–166 |doi=10.1515/kadmos-2015-0008 |access-date=10 November 2021}}</ref>
* Fall of the [[Kingdom of Urartu]] following a Median invasion. (The Scythians ruined the Kingdom of Urartu.)