580s BC

Events and trends

 * — succeeds  as king of.
 * — begins siege of ; the   sets the date at.
 * — falls to the ns, ending the . The conquerors destroy the   of  and exile some of the land's inhabitants.
 * — Death of, King of the of.
 * , — A  occurs as predicted by, while  is  . This leads to a truce. This is one of the s from which other dates can be calculated.
 * 585/ — succeeds  as King of the.
 * 585 BC — becomes King of the  of.
 * 585 BC — Fall of the following a Median invasion.
 * — founded at . (traditional date)
 * — succeeds  as king of  and head of the . (approximate date)
 * 580 BC — founded at . (traditional date)
 * c. 580 BC — Gorgon Medusa, detail of sculpture from the west pediment of the Temple of Artemis,, is made. It is now at ,.
 * c. 580 BC — Standing Youth is made. It is now at The,.

Significant people

 * , King of
 * 585 BC — Birth of,  (d. 525 BC)
 * 585 BC — Death of of
 * 582 BC — Birth of in,   and  (d. )
 * 580 BC — Death of (approximate date)