570s BC
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Centuries: 7th century BC - 6th century BC - 5th century BC
Decades: 620s BC 610s BC 600s BC 590s BC 580s BC - 570s BC - 560s BC 550s BC 540s BC 530s BC 520s BC
[edit] Events and trends
- 579 BC - Servius Tullius succeeds the assassinated Lucius Tarquinius Priscus as the sixth king of Rome. (traditional date)
- 575 BC - Ishtar Gate and throne room wall, from Babylon (Iraq) was made. They are now at Staatlische Museen zu Berlin, Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Vorderasiatisches Museum.
- 573 BC - Nemean Games founded at Nemea. (traditional date)
- 572 BC - Death of Zhou jian wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
- 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 - François Vase, black figure decoration on a volute krater, is made by potter - Ergotimos and painter - Kleitias. It is now at Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Florence, Italy.
- 570 BC - 560 BC - Kore, from a cemetery at Keratea, near Athens, is made. It is now at Staatlische Museen zu Berlin, Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Antikensammlung.