570s BC

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) is made. The modified version for installation is now at Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Vorderasiatisches Museum.[[File:2345566777454544.png|thumb|300px|The Ishtar Gate (Arabic: بوابة عشتار‎) was the eighth gate to the inner city of Babylon.[citation needed] It was constructed in about 575 BCE by order of King Nebuchadnezzar II on the north side of the city. It was part of a grand walled processional way leading into the city. The walls were finished in glazed bricks mostly in blue, with animals and deities in low relief at intervals, these also made up of bricks that are molded and colored differently.

It was excavated in the early 20th century, and a reconstruction using original bricks, completed in 1930, is now shown in Berlin’s Pergamon Museum. Other panels are in many other museums around the world.]] 575 BC—Battle of Yanling in China, the army of the 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. Main temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus is built. 573 BC—Nemean Games founded at Nemea. (This is the traditional date.) 572 BC—Death of Zhou jian wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China. 571 BC-On 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. and painter—Kleitias. It is now at Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Florence, Italy. 570 BC–560 BC—Berlin Kore, from a cemetery at Keratea, near Athens, is made. It is now at Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Antikensammlung. c. 570 BC-Death of Sappho.

Significant people

576 BC—Birth of Cyrus the Great, later King of Anshan, and architect of the Persian Empire. 570 BC—Birth of Xenophanes c.570 BC—Birth of Pythagoras on the island of Samos, visionary mathematician (d. c. 475 BC) Ergotimos—potter Kleitias—painter