600 BC

Millennium:	1st millennium BC
Centuries:	7th century BC – 6th century BC – 5th century BC
Decades:	630s BC  620s BC  610s BC  – 600s BC –  590s BC  580s BC  570s BC
Years:	603 BC 602 BC 601 BC – 600 BC – 599 BC 598 BC 597 BC

600 BC in other calendars

Gregorian calendar	600 BC DXCIX BC
Ab urbe condita	154
Ancient Egypt era	XXVI dynasty, 65
- Pharaoh	Necho II, 11
Ancient Greek era	45th Olympiad (victor)¹
Assyrian calendar	4151
Bengali calendar	−1192
Berber calendar	351
Buddhist calendar	−55
Burmese calendar	−1237
Byzantine calendar	4909–4910
Chinese calendar	庚申年 (Metal Monkey) 2097 or 2037     — to — 辛酉年 (Metal Rooster) 2098 or 2038
Coptic calendar	−883 – −882
Discordian calendar	567
Ethiopian calendar	−607 – −606
Hebrew calendar	3161–3162
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	−543 – −542
- Shaka Samvat	N/A
- Kali Yuga	2502–2503
Holocene calendar	9401
Iranian calendar	1221 BP – 1220 BP
Islamic calendar	1259 BH – 1257 BH
Julian calendar	N/A
Korean calendar	1734
Minguo calendar	2511 before ROC 民前2511年
Thai solar calendar	−57 – −56

Events

By place

Middle East

• The Hanging Gardens of Babylon are built by Nebuchadnezzar.
• Zoroaster's religion becomes popular in Persia. (approximate date)
• Smyrna is sacked and destroyed by Alyattes II.
• The country of Armenia is created.

Western Europe

• The first dwelling at Emain Macha (now Navan Fort) is built (approximate date).
• Milan is founded by Celts.
• Capua is founded.
• Pompeii is founded. (approximate date)
• The Etruscans seize possession of Rome, making it into a prosperous trade center. (approximate date)
• Victorious over the Carthaginians in a naval battle, the Greeks of Phocaea establish the city Marseille in today's France.
• Athens is suffering severe economic problems. (approximate date)

North America

• The calendrical system begins appearing in areas with strong Olmec influence, continuing to appear until 500 BC. (approximate date)
• Construction on the largest Indian mound at Cahokia, near modern-day St. Louis, Missouri, is begun, continuing until 200 AD. (approximate date)

By topic

Art and architecture

• Archaic period of sculpture begins in Greece. (approximate date)
• Kouros (representation of a male youth) begins to be made, being finished in 580 BC. (approximate date)
• Pitcher (container) (olpe), from Corinth, is made. It is now at The British Museum, London. (approximate date)
• The Temple of Artemis, Korkyra in Corfu begins to be built. (approximate date)
• The Doric and Ionic orders are well developed. (approximate date)

Births

• Cambyses I, father of Cyrus the Great and future king of Anshan (approximate date)
• 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