What is 580s BC?
{{Decadebox BC|58}} ==Events and trends== * 589 BC—[[Apries]] succeeds [[Psamtik II]] as king of [[Ancient Egypt|Egypt]]. * 588 BC—[[Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon]] begins [[Siege of Jerusalem (587 BC)|siege of Jerusalem]]; the [[opera]] ''[[Nabucco]]'' sets the date at 587 BC. * 587 BC—[[Jerusalem]] falls to the [[Babylonia]]ns, ending the [[Kingdom of Judah]]. The conquerors destroy the [[Judaism|Jewish]] [[Solomon's Temple|Temple]] of [[Jerusalem]] and exile some of the land's inhabitants. * 586 BC—Death of [[Zhou ding wang]], King of the [[Zhou Dynasty]] of [[China]]. * 28 May 585 BC—A [[solar eclipse]] occurs as predicted by [[Thales]], while [[Alyattes II]] is [[Battle of the Eclipse|battling]] [[Cyaxares]]. This leads to a [[Ceasefire|truce]]. This is one of the [[cardinal date]]s from which other dates can be calculated. * 585 BC—[[Lucius Tarquinius Priscus]], king of [[Ancient Rome|Rome]], defeats the [[Sabines]], takes the town of [[Collatia]], and celebrates a [[Roman triumph|triumph]] for his victories on [[13th September]]. * 585/584 BC—[[Astyages]] succeeds [[Cyaxares]] as King of the [[Medes]]. * 585 BC—[[Zhou jian wang]] becomes King of the [[Zhou Dynasty]] of [[China]]. * 585 BC—Fall of the [[Kingdom of Urartu]] following a Median invasion. (The Scythians ruined the Kingdom of Urartu.) * 582 BC—Military battle of the major [[Classical antiquity]] powers [[Ancient Egypt|Egypt]] and [[Babylon]]. * 582 BC—[[Pythian Games]] reorganised at [[Delphi]]. (This is the traditional date.) * 581 BC—[[Isthmian Games]] founded at [[Corinth, Greece|Corinth]]. * 580 BC—[[Cambyses I of Anshan|Cambyses I]] succeeds [[Cyrus I of Anshan|Cyrus I]] as king of [[Anshan (Persia)|Anshan]] and head of the [[Achaemenid dynasty]]. (approximate date) * c. 580 BC—Gorgon Medusa, detail of sculpture from the west pediment of the [[Temple of Artemis (Corfu)|Temple of Artemis, Korkyra]], is made. It is now at the [[Archaeological Museum of Corfu]]. *c. 580 BC—Standing Youth ([[Kouros]]) is made. It is now at The [[Metropolitan Mu