600 BC
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Millennium: | 1st millennium BC |
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600 BC by topic |
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Gregorian calendar | 600 BC DC BC |
Ab urbe condita | 154 |
Ancient Egypt era | XXVI dynasty, 65 |
- Pharaoh | Necho II, 11 |
Ancient Greek era | 45th Olympiad (victor)¹ |
Assyrian calendar | 4151 |
Balinese saka calendar | N/A |
Bengali calendar | −1192 |
Berber calendar | 351 |
Buddhist calendar | −55 |
Burmese calendar | −1237 |
Byzantine calendar | 4909–4910 |
Chinese calendar | 庚申年 (Metal Monkey) 2098 or 1891 — to — 辛酉年 (Metal Rooster) 2099 or 1892 |
Coptic calendar | −883 – −882 |
Discordian calendar | 567 |
Ethiopian calendar | −607 – −606 |
Hebrew calendar | 3161–3162 |
Hindu calendars | |
- Vikram Samvat | −543 – −542 |
- Shaka Samvat | N/A |
- Kali Yuga | 2501–2502 |
Holocene calendar | 9401 |
Iranian calendar | 1221 BP – 1220 BP |
Islamic calendar | 1259 BH – 1257 BH |
Javanese calendar | N/A |
Julian calendar | N/A |
Korean calendar | 1734 |
Minguo calendar | 2511 before ROC 民前2511年 |
Nanakshahi calendar | −2067 |
Thai solar calendar | −57 – −56 |
Tibetan calendar | 阳金猴年 (male Iron-Monkey) −473 or −854 or −1626 — to — 阴金鸡年 (female Iron-Rooster) −472 or −853 or −1625 |
Events
By place
Middle East
- The Hanging Gardens of Babylon are built by Nebuchadnezzar.
- Zoroaster's religion becomes popular in Persia. (approximate date)
- Smyrna is sacked and destroyed by Alyattes II.
- The country of Armenia is created.
Western Europe
- The first dwelling at Emain Macha (now Navan Fort) is built (approximate date).
- Milan is founded by Celts.
- Capua is founded.
- 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 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)
- Construction on the largest Indian mound at Cahokia, near modern-day St. Louis, Missouri, is begun, continuing until 200 AD. (approximate date)
By topic
Art and architecture
- 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), from Corinth, is made. It is now at The British Museum, London. (approximate date)
- The Temple of Artemis, Korkyra in Corfu begins to be built. (approximate date)
- The Doric and Ionic orders are well developed. (approximate date)
Births
- Cambyses I, father of Cyrus the Great and future king of Anshan (approximate date)
- King Gong of Chu, king of Chu
Deaths
- Battus I of Cyrene, founder and first king of the Greek colony of Cyrenaica
- Duke Cheng of Jin, ruler of the State of Jin
- Cyrus I, king of Anshan, according to some sources