28 May 585 BC—A solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Thales, while Alyattes II is battlingCyaxares. This leads to a truce. This is one of the cardinal dates from which other dates can be calculated.
c. 580 BC—Gorgon Medusa, detail of sculpture from the west pediment of the Temple of Artemis, Korkyra, is made. It is now at the Archaeological Museum of Corfu.