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. They modified version for installation is now at Staatlische Museen zu Berlin, Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Vorderasiatisches Museum.
*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 — 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 — Berlin Kore, from a cemetery at Keratea, near Athens, is made. It is now at Staatlische Museen zu Berlin, Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Antikensammlung.

ignificant people

* c. 576 BC — birth of Cyrus the Great, later King of Anshan, and architect of the Persian Empire.
* 570 BC — Birth of Xenophanes.
* Ergotimos — potter
* Kleitias — painter