6th century BC

Also known as 6th century B.C., Sixth century BC, Sixth century BCE, 6th century BCE, 6th-century BC

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Instance of: century
Part of: 1st millennium BC
Has part: 550s BC
Followed by: 5th century BC
Follows: 7th century BC

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Commons category: 6th century BC
topic's main category: Category:6th century BC
point in time: 0600-01-01
category for births in this time period: Category:6th-century BC births
category for deaths in this time period: Category:6th-century BC deaths
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Encyclopedic overview

The 6th century BC started on the first day of 600 BC and ended on the last day of 501 BC.

In Western Asia, the first half of this century was dominated by the Neo-Babylonian Empire, which had risen to power late in the previous century after successfully rebelling against Assyrian rule. The Kingdom of Judah came to an end in 586 BC when Babylonian forces under Nebuchadnezzar II captured Jerusalem, and removed most of its population to their own lands. Babylonian rule was ended in the 540s by Cyrus, who founded the Persian Empire in its stead. The Persian Empire continued to expand and grew into the greatest empire the world had known at the time.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “6th century BC” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.