570s BC

This article concerns the period 579 BC – 570 BC.

Millennium: 1st millennium BC
Centuries:
Decades:
Years:
  • 579 BC
  • 578 BC
  • 577 BC
  • 576 BC
  • 575 BC
  • 574 BC
  • 573 BC
  • 572 BC
  • 571 BC
  • 570 BC
Categories:
  • Births
  • Deaths
  • 579 BC—Servius Tullius succeeds the assassinated Lucius Tarquinius Priscus as the sixth King of Rome (traditional date).[1]
  • 575 BC—The Ishtar Gate and throne room wall are built in the city of Babylon.
  • 575 BC—Battle of Yanling: The army of the Chinese State of Jin defeats the forces of the State of Chu in ancient Henan province.
  • 575 BC–550 BC—Temples and public buildings begin to grace Rome. The main temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus is built.
  • 573 BC—The Nemean Games are founded at Nemea (traditional date).
  • 571 BC (25 November)—Servius Tullius, king of Rome, celebrates a triumph for his victory over the Etruscans.
  • 571 BC—Zhou Ling Wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
  • 570 BC—Amasis II succeeds Apries as king of Egypt.
  • c. 570 BC—The François Vase, a volute krater with black figure decoration, is made by a pair of Greek craftsmen: the potter Ergotimos and the painter Kleitias.
  • 570 BC–560 BC—Berlin Kore, from a cemetery at Keratea, near Athens, is made.

Significant people

References

  1. Livy (2019). "History of Rome 22". Digital Loeb Classical Library. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
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