Editing 600 BC

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[[File:East-Hem 600bc.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Map of the Eastern Hemisphere in 600 BC.]]

The year '''600 BC''' was a year of the [[Roman calendar|pre-Julian Roman calendar]]. In the [[Roman Empire]], it was known as '''year 154 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''. The denomination 600 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the [[Anno Domini]] [[calendar era]] became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

== Events ==
=== By place ===
==== India ====

* Lord [[Mahavira|Mahavir]], the last and 24th Tirthankar, of the ancient Indian religion, [[Jainism]] was born.

==== Middle East ====

*[[Zoroaster]]'s religion becomes popular in Persia. (approximate date)
*[[Smyrna]] is sacked and destroyed by [[Alyattes of Lydia|Alyattes I]]. (approximate date)
*The country of [[Armenia]] is created. (approximate date)

==== Western Europe ====
*The first dwelling at Emain Macha (now [[Navan Fort]]) is built (approximate date).
*[[Milan]] is founded by [[Celts]].
*[[Capua]] is founded by [[Etruscan civilization|Etruscans]]. (approximate date)
*[[Pompeii]] is founded. (approximate date)
*The Etruscans seize possession of [[Rome]], making it into a prosperous trade center. (approximate date)
*Victorious over the [[Carthaginians]] in a naval battle, the Greeks of [[Phocaea]] establish the city of [[Marseille]] in today's [[France]].
*[[Athens]] is suffering severe economic problems (approximate date).

==== North America ====
*The calendrical system begins appearing in areas with strong [[Olmec]] influence, continuing to appear until [[500 BC]] (approximate date).

=== By topic ===
==== Art and architecture ====
*[[Archaic period in Greece|Archaic period]] of sculpture begins in [[Greece]] (approximate date).
*[[Kouros]] (representation of a male youth) begins to be made, being finished in [[580 BC]] (approximate date).
*[[Pitcher (container)]] ([[olpe (container)|olpe]]), from [[Corinth]], is made. It is now at [[The British Museum]], [[London]]. (approximate date)
*The [[Temple of Artemis]], [[Korkyra (polis)|Korkyra]] in [[Corfu]] begins to be built (approximate date).
*The [[Doric order|Doric]] and [[Ionic order]]s are well developed (approximate date).

== Births ==
*[[Cambyses I]], father of [[Cyrus the Great]] and future king of [[Anshan (Persia)]] (approximate date)
*[[King Gong of Chu]], king of the Chinese state of [[Chu (state)|Chu]]

== Deaths ==
*[[Battus I of Cyrene]], founder and first king of the Greek colony of [[Cyrenaica]]
*[[Duke Cheng of Jin]], ruler of the Chinese state of [[Jin (Chinese state)|Jin]]
*[[Cyrus I]], king of Anshan, according to some sources

== References ==
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