600 BC
The year 600 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 154 Ab urbe condita . The denomination 600 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.Events
By place
Middle East
Art and architecture
- Archaic period of sculpture begins in Greece.
- Kouros begins to be made, being finished in 580 BC.
- Pitcher , from Corinth, is made. It is now at The British Museum, London.
- The Temple of Artemis, Korkyra in Corfu begins to be built.
- The Doric and Ionic orders are well developed.
Births
- Cambyses I, father of Cyrus the Great and future king of Anshan
- King Gong of Chu, king of Chu
Deaths
- Battus I of Cyrene, founder and first king of the Greek colony of Cyrenaica
- Duke Cheng of Jin, ruler of the State of Jin
- Cyrus I, king of Anshan, according to some sources
