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571 BC

Zhou ling wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.

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we're going as far as we can possibly can :rotfl:

if and only IF you cannot get any info on a particular year no matter how hard you google, then that year can be skipped...

and if necessary, we'll start all over again at 2007 if this thread doesn't get closed...

until this game becomes a big issue, let's continue

572 BC

Death of Zhou jian wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.

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573 BC

Nemean Games founded at Nemea.

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574 BC

Babylon conquers City of Tyre

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575 BC

The Battle of Yanling between the armies of Chu and Jin at Yanling in ancient China during the Spring and Autumn Period.

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576 BC

birth of Cyrus the Great, later King of Anshan, and architect of the Persian Empire.

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577 BC

The last king of Jerusalem and Judea - Zedekiah - died. He was deposed, blinded and exiled by the conquering babylonian Nebuchadnezzar.

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578 BC

Tarquinius Priscus builds the Cloaca Maxima, the first sewer.

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579 BC

Servius Tullius succeeds the assassinated Lucius Tarquinius Priscus as the sixth King of Rome. (traditional date)

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580 BC

Isthmian Games founded at Corinth.

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581 BC

The Italian city of Agrigento is founded

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582 BC

Pythian Games founded at Delphi.

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583 BC

Corinthian tyranny overthrown

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584 BC

Death of Cyaxares (Kyaxeres) - King of Media

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585 BC

May 28, 585 BC — 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 dates from which other dates can be calculated.

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586 BC

Death of Zhou ding wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.

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587 BC

Jerusalem falls to the Babylonians, ending the Kingdom of Judah. The conquerors destroy the Jewish Temple of Jerusalem and exile some of the land's inhabitants.

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588 BC

Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon begins siege of Jerusalem; the opera Nabucco sets the date at 587 BC.

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589 BC

Apries succeeds Psammetichus II as king of Egypt.

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590 BC
marks the death of the famous Greek (female) poet Sappho.

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591 BC

King Zhuang of Chu of China dies

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592 BC

Psamtik II attacked the Kingdom of Napata which was ruled by Anlamani. This was the first confrontation between Egypt and Nubia since Tantamani's attack on Lower Egypt. Traditionally, the Saites and Nubians have had a very bad relationship.

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593 BC

Exile of Sappho and Alcaeus (Alkaios) of Mytilene in Sicily.

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594 BC

The leaders of Athens, facing an economic crisis and popular discontent, appointed the poet-statesman Solon archon to institute democratic reforms and revive the city's constitution, extending citizenship to males of many classes.

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595 BC

Psammetichus II succeeds Necho II as king of Egypt.

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596 BC

Death of Lughaidh III Laighdhe, one of the High Kings of Ireland

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597 BC

Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king.

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598 BC

Jehoiachin succeeds Jehoiakim as King of Judah.

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599 BC

Vardhamana Mahavira, last Tirthankar of Jainism is born.

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600 BC

Nebuchadrezzar builds the Hanging Gardens of Babylon

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601 BC

Birth of Gubaru, the Median governor of Babylon following the conquest of that city by Persian ruler Cyrus the Great. Gubaru was previously governor of Gutium

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602 BC

Daniel and friends complete three years of training; Nebuchadnezzar has his dream and Daniel explains it.

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603 BC

Ekron was destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar II

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604 BC
Lao tzu, a chinese philosopher, was born. Among his quotes: "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step". This saying is erroneously attributed to confucius.

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605 BC

Battle of Carchemish: Crown Prince Nebuchadrezzar of Babylon defeats the army of Necho II of Egypt, securing the Babylonian conquest of Assyria. The Babylonians pursue through Syria and Palestine. Judah fell to Chaldeans under Nebuchadnezzar

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606 BC

Zhou Ding Wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.

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607 BC

Death of Zhou Kuang Wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China

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608 BC

Necho of Egypt defeated Judah

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609 BC

The Battle of Megiddo where the forces of Egypt fought those of the Kingdom of Judah.

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610 BC

Necho II succeeds Psammetichus I as king of Egypt

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611 BC

Babylonian expedition to Upper Euphrates (Assyria). Two areas subdued. Capture of Rugguliti