This article concerns the period 589 BC – 580 BC.

Events and trends

589 BC The year 589 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 165 '' Ab urbe condita'' . The denomination 589 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar ...

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Apries Apries ( grc, Ἁπρίης) is the name by which Herodotus (ii. 161) and Diodorus (i. 68) designate Wahibre Haaibre, a pharaoh of Egypt (589 BC570 BC), the fourth king (counting from Psamtik I) of the Twenty-sixth dynasty of Egypt. He was equ ...

succeeds Psamtik II as king of Egypt. *589 BC—

Nebuchadnezzar II Nebuchadnezzar II (Babylonian cuneiform: ''Nabû-kudurri-uṣur'', meaning "Nabu, watch over my heir"; Biblical Hebrew: ''Nəḇūḵaḏneʾṣṣar''), also spelled Nebuchadrezzar II, was the second king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, ruling ...

begins his siege of Jerusalem. *589 BC—

Battle of An The Battle of An () was fought during the Spring and Autumn period in 589 BCE at Hua Hill in the area of the present-day city of Jinan, Shandong between the states of Qi and Jin. It ended in a victory for the state of Jin and eventually res ...

: Jin defeats Qi; these two Chinese states later agree to an alliance. *588 BC—January 15: the last phase of Siege of Jerusalem began.Note on Jeremiah 52:4 in NET Bible * 587/

586 BC The 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 has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar e ...

— Jerusalem falls to the

Babylonia Babylonia (; Akkadian: , ''māt Akkadī'') was an ancient Akkadian-speaking state and cultural area based in the city of Babylon in central-southern Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq and parts of Syria). It emerged as an Amorite-ruled state c. ...

ns, ending the Kingdom of Judah. The conquerors destroy the Jewish Temple of Jerusalem and exile some of the land's inhabitants. *586 BC—Death of King Ding of the Zhou Dynasty of

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

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28 May Events Pre-1600 * 585 BC – A solar eclipse occurs, as predicted by the Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Cyaxares in the Battle of the Eclipse, leading to a truce. This is one of the cardinal dates from w ...

585 BC The year 585 BC was a year of the Roman calendar, pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 169 ''Ab urbe condita'' . The denomination 585 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Do ...

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solar eclipse A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby obscuring the view of the Sun from a small part of the Earth, totally or partially. Such an alignment occurs during an eclipse season, approximately every six month ...

occurs, as predicted by Thales of Miletus, while Alyattes of Lydia fights Cyaxares of Media (region), Media at a Battle of the Eclipse, battle on the Halys river, leading to a Ceasefire, truce. This is a cardinal date from which other dates can be calculated. *585 BC—Kirrha is destroyed, ending the First Sacred War. *585 BC—Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, king of Ancient Rome, Rome, defeats the Sabines in Roman-Sabine_wars#War_with_Tarquinius_Priscus, war, takes the town of Collatia, and celebrates a Roman triumph, triumph for his victories on 13 September. *585 BC—Zhou Jian Wang, Ji Yi becomes Zhou Jian Wang, King Jian of the Zhou Dynasty of

. *585 BC—Fall of the Kingdom of Urartu following a Median invasion. (The Scythians ruined the Kingdom of Urartu.) *585 BC—Croesus succeeds Alyattes as King of Lydia. *585/584 BC—Astyages succeeds Cyaxares as King of the Medes. *582 BC—Military clash of the major Classical antiquity powers Ancient Egypt, Egypt and Babylon. *582 BC—Valle dei Templi, Akragas is founded on Sicily. *582 BC—Nebuchadnezzar II, Nebuchadnezzar forces a third deportation of Jews from Kingdom of Judah, Judah into Babylonian captivity. *582 BC—The Pythian Games are reorganised at Delphi (traditional date). *582/581 BC—The Isthmian Games are founded at Corinth, Greece, Corinth. *581 BC—Emperor Suizei, Suizei becomes the second Emperor of Japan. *c. 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. *c. 580 BC—''Gorgon Medusa'', detail of sculpture from the west pediment of the Temple of Artemis (Corfu), Temple of Artemis, Korkyra, is made. *c. 580 BC—''Standing Youth'' (kouros) is made.

Significant people

*585 BC—Birth of Anaximenes of Miletus, Greek philosopher (died 525 BC) *585 BC—Death of Emperor Jimmu of Japan (according to legend) *585 BC—Death of king Cyaxares of Medes, Media *585 BC—Death of king Alyattes of Lydia, Alyattes of Lydia *580 BC—Death of Cyrus I of Anshan (approximate date)

References

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