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THE SIXTH CENTURY B.C.
Exact dates from this century are unknown and are approximated here.

600 B.C.
-0600 XX XX Ἀρκεσίλαος (Arcesilaus I) becomes the second King of Cyrene.
-0600 XX XX Κριτίας (Critias) becomes Archon of Athens.
-0600 XX XX WARLydia conquers Smyrna.
-0600 XX XX WAREtruscans invade Rome.
-0600 XX XX Μασσαλία (Massalia or Marseille) is founded.
-0600 XX XX Capua is founded.
-0600 XX XX Milan is founded.
-0600 XX XX Pompeii is founded.
-0600 XX XX Construction begins on Rome’s Cloaca Maxima.
-0600 XX XX Construction begins on the Cahokia Mounds.
-0600 XX XX Food shortages in Rome
-0600 XX XX Economic problems in Athens
-0600 XX XX 1 Nephi 1 BOOK OF MORMON
-0600 XX XX 1 Nephi 2 BOOK OF MORMON
-0600 XX XX Zoroastrianism gains popularity in Persia.
-0600 XX XX Humped cattle from India
-0600 XX XX Doric order and Ionic order are well developed.
-0600 XX XX Καμβύσης (Cambyses) born.

59X B.C.
-059X XX XX 1 Nephi 3 BOOK OF MORMON
-059X XX XX 1 Nephi 4 BOOK OF MORMON
-059X XX XX 1 Nephi 5 BOOK OF MORMON
-059X XX XX 1 Nephi 6 BOOK OF MORMON
-059X XX XX 1 Nephi 7 BOOK OF MORMON
-059X XX XX 1 Nephi 8 BOOK OF MORMON
-059X XX XX 1 Nephi 9 BOOK OF MORMON
-059X XX XX 1 Nephi 10 BOOK OF MORMON
-059X XX XX 1 Nephi 11 BOOK OF MORMON
-059X XX XX 1 Nephi 12 BOOK OF MORMON
-059X XX XX 1 Nephi 13 BOOK OF MORMON
-059X XX XX 1 Nephi 14 BOOK OF MORMON

599 B.C.
-0599 04 12 महावीर (Mahavira) born.

598 B.C.
-0598 XX XX HOLY BIBLE יהויכין בן-יהויקים (Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim) becomes King of Judah.
-0598 XX XX Rusa IV becomes King of Urartu.

597 B.C.
-0597 03 16 WAR Babylonia’s Nebuchadnezzar II at Jerusalem
-0597 XX XX Κύψελος (Cypselus) becomes Archon of Athens.
-0597 XX XX HOLY BIBLE צדקיהו בן-יהויכין (Zedekiah son of Yo’shiyahu) becomes King of Judah.
-0597 XX XX Babylon imports Food, copper, silver, gold, vegetable oils, dyestuffs, glassware, precious stones, and textiles.
-0597 XX XX Babylon suffer plagues of malaria, dysentery, and eye disease.
-0597 XX XX Babylon flourishes
-0597 XX XX Hanging Gardens of Babylon are built.

596 B.C.
-0596 XX XX Τηλεκλῆς (Telecles) becomes Archon of Athens.

595 B.C.
-0595 XX XX Psamtik II becomes Pharaoh of Egypt (Twenty-sixth dynasty).
-0595 XX XX Philombrotus becomes Archon of Athens.

594 B.C.
-0594 XX XX Σόλων (Solon) becomes Archon of Athens.
-0594 XX XX Bodbchad becomes High King of Ireland.
-0594 XX XX Lóegaire Lorc becomes High King of Ireland.
-0594 XX XX Sappho and Alcaeus exiled.

593 B.C.
-0593 XX XX Dropides becomes Archon of Athens.

59X B.C.
-059X XX XX 1 Nephi 15 BOOK OF MORMON
-059X XX XX 1 Nephi 16 BOOK OF MORMON

592 B.C.
-0592 XX XX Eucrates becomes Archon of Athens.
-0592 XX XX Cobthach Cóel Breg becomes High King of Ireland.
-0592 XX XX WAR Egypt invades Napata.
-0592 XX XX Ezekial HOLY BIBLE EZEKIAL

591 B.C.
-0591 XX XX Eucrates becomes Archon of Athens.
-0591 XX XX 1 Nephi 17 BOOK OF MORMON

590 B.C.
-0590 XX XX Λέων (Leon) becomes King of Sparta.

589 B.C.
-0589 XX XX Wahibre Haaibre becomes Pharaoh of Egypt (Twenty-sixth dynasty).
-0589 XX XX Φορμίων (Phormio) becomes Archon of Athens.
-0589 XX XX Astyages becomes the fifth king of the Median Empire.
-0589 XX XX 1 Nephi 19 BOOK OF MORMON
-0589 XX XX 1 Nephi 18 BOOK OF MORMON

588 B.C.
-0588 XX XX Philippus becomes Archon of Athens.

587 B.C.
-0587 XX XX WAR Babylonian captivity

586 B.C.
-0586 XX XX WAR Jerusalem’s Temple is destroyed.

585 B.C.
-0585 05 28 Solar eclipse.
-0585 XX XX 姬夷 (Jī Yí) becomes 周簡王 (Zhōu Jĭan Wáng), King of China.
-0585 XX XX WAR Lydia and Medes form a truce.
-0585 XX XX WAR Medes conquers Urartu

58X B.C.
-058X XX XX Lamantations HOLY BIBLE LAMANTATIONS
-058X XX XX 1 Nephi 20 BOOK OF MORMON
-058X XX XX 1 Nephi 21 BOOK OF MORMON
-058X XX XX 1 Nephi 22 BOOK OF MORMON

583 B.C.
-0583 XX XX Βάττος ὁ Εὐδαίμων (Battus II) becomes the third King of Cyrene.

582 B.C.
-0582 XX XX Δαμασίας (Damasias) becomes Archon of Athens.
-0582 XX XX WAR Egypt vs. Babylonia
-0582 XX XX II Kings 21 HOLY BIBLE
-0582 XX XX First Pythian Games

581 B.C.
-0581 XX XX 綏靖 (Suizei) becomes the second Emperor of Japan.
-0581 XX XX First Isthmian Games

580 B.C.
-0580 XX XX Cambyses I becomes the fourth King of the Achaemenid Empire.

578 B.C.
-0578 XX XX Servius Tullius becomes the sixth King of Rome.

577 B.C.
-0577 XX XX Archestratidas becomes Archon of Athens.

576 B.C.
-0576 XX XX Ἀλκέτας Αʹ (Alcetas I) becomes King of Macedonia.

575 B.C.
-0575 XX XX WARBattle of Yanling: Jin defeats Chu.
-0575 XX XX The Ishtar Gate is built.
-0575 XX XX The Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus is built.

573 B.C.
-0573 XX XX WAR Babylonia’s Nebuchadnezzar II at Tyre.
-0573 XX XX First Nemean Games

571 B.C.
-0571 XX XX 姬泄心 (Jī Yí) becomes 周靈王 (Zhōu Líng Wáng), King of China.

570 B.C.
-0570 XX XX Amasis II becomes Pharaoh of Egypt (Twenty-sixth dynasty).
-0570 XX XX Αριστομένης (Aristomenes) becomes Archon of Athens.
-0570 XX XX Kingdom of Armenia founded.
-0570 XX XX Orontes I Sakavakyats becomes King of Kingdom of Armenia.
-0570 XX XX The François Vase is created.
-0570 XX XX The Berlin Kore is created.

57X B.C.
-057X XX XX 2 Nephi 1 BOOK OF MORMON
-057X XX XX 2 Nephi 2 BOOK OF MORMON
-057X XX XX 2 Nephi 3 BOOK OF MORMON
-057X XX XX 2 Nephi 4 BOOK OF MORMON
-057X XX XX Moscophoros (statue) is created.

569 B.C.
-0569 XX XX 2 Nephi 5 BOOK OF MORMON
-0569 XX XX Πυθαγόρας (Pythagoras) born.
-0569 XX XX Siddhartha Gautama born.

568 B.C.
-0568 XX XX Aramatle-qo becomes King of Kush.
-0568 XX XX WAR Babylonia’s Nebuchadnezzar II invades Egypt.

566 B.C.
-0566 XX XX Ἱπποκλείδης (Hippocleides) becomes Archon of Athens.

565 B.C.
-0565 XX XX WAR Athens vs. Salamis.
-0565 XX XX Taoism is founded.

563 B.C.
-0563 XX XX Queen Maya dies.

562 B.C.
-0562 XX XX Amel-Marduk becomes the third king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire.

561 B.C.
-0561 XX XX Comeas becomes Archon of Athens.
-0561 XX XX Πεισίστρατος (Peisistratos) declares himself tyrant in Athens.

560 B.C.
-0560 XX XX Ἀρκεσίλαος ὁ Χαλεπός (Arcesilaus II) becomes the fourth King of Cyrene.
-0560 XX XX Κροῖσος (Croesus) becomes King of Lydia.
-0560 XX XX Ἀναξανδρίδας (Anaxandridas II) becomes King of Sparta.
-0560 XX XX Տիգրան Ա Երվանդունի (Tigranes Orontid) becomes King of Kingdom of Armenia.
-0560 XX XX Babylonian King Amel-Merodach is deposed.
-0560 XX XX Neriglissar becomes the fourth king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire.

559 B.C.
-0559 XX XX Athens restores Peisistratus.
-0559 XX XX Croesus, king of Lydia, invents metal coins.

556 B.C.
-0556 XX XX Athens expels Peisistratus again.
-0556 XX XX Labashi-Marduk becomes the fifth king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire.
-0556 XX XX Nabonidus becomes the sixth king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire.

555 B.C.
-0555 XX XX Malonaqen becomes King of Kush.

551 B.C.
-0551 XX XX II Kings 23 HOLY BIBLE

550 B.C.
-0550 XX XX Cyrus the Great becomes King of the Achaemenid Empire.
-0550 XX XX Βάττος ο Χωλός (Battus III) becomes the fifth King of Cyrene.

55X B.C.
-055X XX XX 2 Nephi 6 BOOK OF MORMON
-055X XX XX 2 Nephi 7 BOOK OF MORMON
-055X XX XX 2 Nephi 8 BOOK OF MORMON
-055X XX XX 2 Nephi 9 BOOK OF MORMON
-055X XX XX 2 Nephi 10 BOOK OF MORMON
-055X XX XX 2 Nephi 11 BOOK OF MORMON
-055X XX XX 2 Nephi 12 BOOK OF MORMON
-055X XX XX 2 Nephi 13 BOOK OF MORMON
-055X XX XX 2 Nephi 14 BOOK OF MORMON
-055X XX XX 2 Nephi 15 BOOK OF MORMON
-055X XX XX 2 Nephi 16 BOOK OF MORMON
-055X XX XX 2 Nephi 17 BOOK OF MORMON
-055X XX XX 2 Nephi 18 BOOK OF MORMON
-055X XX XX 2 Nephi 19 BOOK OF MORMON
-055X XX XX 2 Nephi 20 BOOK OF MORMON
-055X XX XX 2 Nephi 21 BOOK OF MORMON
-055X XX XX 2 Nephi 22 BOOK OF MORMON
-055X XX XX 2 Nephi 23 BOOK OF MORMON
-055X XX XX 2 Nephi 24 BOOK OF MORMON
-055X XX XX 2 Nephi 25 BOOK OF MORMON
-055X XX XX 2 Nephi 26 BOOK OF MORMON
-055X XX XX 2 Nephi 27 BOOK OF MORMON
-055X XX XX 2 Nephi 28 BOOK OF MORMON
-055X XX XX 2 Nephi 29 BOOK OF MORMON
-055X XX XX 2 Nephi 30 BOOK OF MORMON
-055X XX XX 2 Nephi 31 BOOK OF MORMON
-055X XX XX 2 Nephi 32 BOOK OF MORMON
-055X XX XX 2 Nephi 33 BOOK OF MORMON

549 B.C.
-0549 XX XX 安寧 (Annei) becomes the third Emperor of Japan.
-0549 XX XX Armenia becomes a Persian satrapy.

547 B.C.
-0547 XX XX Ἀμύντας Αʹ (Amyntas I) becomes King of Macedonia.

546 B.C.
-0546 XX XX Cyrus conquers Lydia.
-0546 XX XX Athens restores Peisistratus.
-0546 XX XX Peisistratus introduces the cult of Dionysus.

544 B.C.
-0544 XX XX 姬貴 (Jī Gùi) becomes 周景王 (Zhōu Jĭng Wáng), King of China.
-0544 XX XX Jacob 1 BOOK OF MORMON

542 B.C.
-0542 XX XX Analmaye becomes King of Kush.
-0542 XX XX Labraid Loingsech becomes High King of Ireland.

54X B.C.
-054X XX XX Jacob 2 BOOK OF MORMON
-054X XX XX Jacob 3 BOOK OF MORMON
-054X XX XX Jacob 4 BOOK OF MORMON
-054X XX XX Jacob 5 BOOK OF MORMON
-054X XX XX Jacob 6 BOOK OF MORMON
-054X XX XX Jacob 7 BOOK OF MORMON

539 B.C.
-539 10 02 Persia’s Cyrus the Great defeats the Babylonian king Nabonidus.

538 B.C.
-538 XX XX
(-457)		 Ezra HOLY BIBLE EZRA
-538 XX XX Belshazzar rebels against Cyrus and is defeated.
-538 XX XX Amaninatakilebte becomes King of Kush.

535 B.C.
-0560 XX XX Վահագն (Vahagn) becomes King of Kingdom of Armenia.

534 B.C.
-0534 XX XX Lucius Tarquinius Superbus becomes the seventh and final King of Rome.

529 B.C.
-529 XX XX Cambyses II becomes king of Persia.
-529 XX XX II KIngs 25 HOLY BIBLE

528 B.C.
-528 XX XX Siddhartha Gautama finds enlightenment.

527 B.C.
-527 XX XX Hippias and Hipparchus rule in Athens.

525 B.C.
-525 XX XX Cambyses II conquers Egypt.

522 B.C.
-522 XX XX Gaumata usurps the throne of Persia.

521 B.C.
-521 XX XX Darius I becomes king of Persia.

520 B.C.
-520 XX XX Haggai HOLY BIBLE HAGGAI
-520 XX XX Zechariah HOLY BIBLE ZECHARIAH
-520 XX XX Cartheginians colonize Africa’s west coast.
-520 XX XX Phoenicia grows rich on trade.
-520 XX XX Persian emperor Darius completes the canal between the Nile and the Red Sea.
-520 XX XX Reliefs and inscriptions on a steep cliff near Behistun chronicle the achievements of Darius.

519 B.C.
-0519 XX XX Κρᾰτῖνος (Cratinus) born.

516 B.C.
-516 XX XX Jerusalem’s Great Temple is rebuilt.

509 B.C.
-509 XX XX Rome overthrows the Tarquin king.

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