What is 600s BC (decade)?
{{Decadebox BC|60}} ==Events and trends== * 609 BC—The [[Babylonians]] defeat the [[Assyrian army]] of [[Ashur-uballit II]] and gain [[Harran]]. Ashur-uballit, the last [[Assyrian king]], disappears from history. * 609 BC—King [[Josiah]] of [[Kingdom of Judah|Judah]] dies in the [[Battle of Megiddo (609 BC)|Battle of Megiddo]] against [[Pharaoh]] [[Necho II]] of [[Egypt]], who is on his way north to aid the [[Assyria]]n state of [[Ashur-uballit II]]. [[Jehoahaz of Judah|Jehoahaz]] succeeds his father Josiah as [[King of Judah]]. He is quickly deposed by [[Necho II|Necho]], who puts Jehoahaz's brother [[Jehoiakim]] in his place. * 607 BC—Death of [[Zhou Kuang Wang]], King of the [[Zhou Dynasty]] of [[China]]. * 606 BC—[[Zhou Ding Wang]] becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty. * 605 BC—[[Battle of Carchemish]]: [[Crown Prince]] [[Nebuchadnezzar II]] of Babylon defeats the army of [[Necho II]] of [[Egypt]], securing the Babylonian conquest of [[Assyria]]. The Babylonians pursue through [[Syria]] and [[Palestine]]. * 605 BC—[[Nebuchadnezzar II]] succeeds his father [[Nabopolassar]] as King of Babylon. * 601 BC—Foundation of [[Perinthus]] by [[settler]]s from [[Samos]]. * 600 BC— Foundation of [[Marseille]] by Focei winners in a naval clash on Carthaginians; It was the beginning of Greek-punic Wars. * 600 BC—Radiocarbon dating for first circular inhabitation enclosure at [[Emain Macha]]. * 600 BC—Creation of [[Satrapy of Armenia|Armenia]]. * 600 BC—Foundation of [[Capua]]. * 600 BC—Foundation of [[Milan]] by [[Celts]] (approximate date). * 600 BC—[[İzmir|Smyrna]] sacked and destroyed. * 600 BC—[[Nebuchadnezzar II|Nebuchadnezzar]] builds the [[Hanging Gardens of Babylon]]. * c. 600 BC—Orientalizing period of vases ends in [[Ancient Greece]]. * c. 600 BC—[[Archaic period in Greece|Archaic]] period of [[sculpture]] starts in [[Ancient Greece]]. * c. 600 BC—[[Pitcher (container)]] ([[olpe (vessel)|olpe]]), from [[Corinth]], is made. It is now at The [[British Museum]], [[London]]. * c. 600 BC—[[Kouros]] is made. It is now