Editing 6th century BC (section)

=== [[580s BC]] ===
[[File:Nebukadnessar II.jpg|thumb|150px|upright|An engraving on an eye stone of onyx with an inscription of [[Nebuchadnezzar II]]]]
[[File:Nuremberg chronicles f 59r 2.png|thumb|150px|upright|Medieval image of [[Thales]]]]
* [[589 BC]]: [[Apries]] succeeds [[Psammetichus II]] as King of [[History of ancient Egypt|Egypt]].
* [[588 BC]]: [[Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon]] begins siege of [[Jerusalem]]; some sources set the date at [[587 BC]].
* [[587 BC]]/[[586 BC]]: Jerusalem falls to the [[Babylonia]]ns, ending the [[Kingdom of Judah]]. The conquerors destroy [[Solomon's Temple]] and exile the land's remaining inhabitants. [[Babylonian Captivity]] for the Jews begins.
* [[586 BC]]: death of [[King Ding of Zhou]], king of the [[Zhou dynasty]] of [[China]]
* 28 May [[585 BC]]: A [[solar eclipse]] occurs as predicted by [[Thales]], while [[Alyattes of Lydia|Alyattes]] is [[Battle of the Eclipse|battling]] [[Cyaxares]]. This leads to a truce. This is one of the cardinal dates from which other dates can be calculated.
* [[585 BC]]/[[584 BC]]: [[Astyages]] succeeds [[Cyaxares]] as King of the [[Medes]].
* [[585 BC]]: [[King Jian of Zhou]] becomes king of the Zhou dynasty.
* [[583 BC]]: The Babylonians begin a siege against [[Tyre, Lebanon|Tyre]].
* [[582 BC]]: [[Pythian Games]] founded at [[Delphi]] (traditional date).
* [[580 BC]]: [[Cambyses I of Anshan|Cambyses I]] succeeds [[Cyrus I of Anshan|Cyrus I]] as King of [[Anshan (Persia)|Anshan]] and head of the [[Achaemenid dynasty]] (approximate date).
* [[580 BC]]: [[Isthmian Games]] founded at [[Corinth, Greece|Corinth]] (traditional date)
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