Millennium:
1st millennium BC
Centuries:
7th century BC -
6th century BC -
5th century BC
Decades:
600s BC 590s BC 580s BC -
570s BC -
560s BC 550s BC 540s BC
Years:
579
BC 578
BC 577
BC 576
BC 575
BC 574
BC 573
BC 572
BC 571
BC 570
BC
Categories:
Births -
Deaths - Architecture
Establishments - Disestablishments
Events and trends
- 579 BC — Servius Tullius succeeds the assassinated Lucius Tarquinius Priscus as the sixth King of Rome. (traditional date)
- 575 BC — Ishtar Gate and throne room wall, from Babylon (Iraq) is made. They modified version for installation is now at Staatlische Museen zu Berlin, Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Vorderasiatisches Museum.
- 575 BC — Battle of Yanling in China, the army of the State of Jin defeats the forces of the State of Chu in ancient Henan province.
- 575 BC–550 BC — Temples and public buildings begin to grace Rome. Main temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus is built.
- 573 BC — Nemean Games founded at Nemea. (This is the traditional date.)
- 572 BC — Death of Zhou jian wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
- 571 BC — Zhou ling wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
- 570 BC — Amasis II succeeds Apries as king of Egypt.
- c. 570 BC — François Vase, black figure decoration on a volute krater, is made by potter — Ergotimos and painter — Kleitias. It is now at Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Florence, Italy.
- 570 BC–560 BC — Berlin Kore, from a cemetery at Keratea, near Athens, is made. It is now at Staatlische Museen zu Berlin, Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Antikensammlung.
Significant people