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EVENTS AND TRENDS
589 BC -
Apries
succeeds
Psammetichus II
as king of
Egypt
588 BC -
Nebuchadrezzar II Of Babylon
begins siege of
Jerusalem
; the
Opera
''
Nabucco
'' sets the date at 587 BC
587/586 BC -
Jerusalem
falls to the
Babylonia
ns, ending the
Kingdom Of Judah
. The conquerors destroy the
Temple
of Jerusalem and exile the land's remaining inhabitants.
586 BC - Death of
Zhou Ding Wang
, King of the
Zhou Dynasty
of
China
.
585 BC -
May 28
- A
Solar Eclipse
occurs as predicted by
Thales
, while
Alyattes II
is battling
Cyaxares
. This leads to a truce. This is one of the
Cardinal Date
s from which other dates can be calculated.
585/584 BC -
Astyages
succeeds Cyaxares as King of the
Medes
.
585 BC -
Zhou Jian Wang
becomes King of the
Zhou Dynasty
of
China
.
582 BC -
Pythian Games
founded at
Delphi
. (traditional date)
580 BC -
Cambyses I
succeeds
Cyrus I
as king of
Anshan
and head of the
Achaemenid Dynasty
. (approximate date)
580 BC -
Isthmian Games
founded at
Corinth
. (traditional date)
SIGNIFICANT PEOPLE
Nebuchadnezzar II
, King of Babylon
585 BC - Birth of
Anaximenes Of Miletus
,
Greek
philosopher (†
525 BC
).
582 BC - Birth of
Pythagoras
in
Samos
,
Greek
philosopher and mathematician (†
496 BC
).
580 BC - Death of
Cyrus I Of Anshan
(approximate date).
