Decade · 609 BCE – 600 BCE
The world in the 600s BCE
From 609 BCE to 600 BCE the atlas holds 110 states standing at some time. 6 things began - Milan, Mahajanapadas and Battle of Carchemish among them - and 5 ended; 3 people were born and 3 died.
What began in the 600s BCE
By kind, the best known first.
States 3
- Milan · state · 600 BCE
- Mahajanapadas · state · 600 – 345 BCE
- Cedī (tribe) · state · 600 – 451 BCE
Wars and battles 3
- Battle of Carchemish · battle · 605 BCE
- Battle of Megiddo · battle · 609 BCE
- Battle of Hamath · battle · 605 BCE
What ended in the 600s BCE
States 3
- Assyria · state · 2025 – 609 BCE
- Neo-Assyrian Empire · state · 911 – 609 BCE
- Philistia · state · 1175 – 604 BCE
Wars and battles 2
- Fall of Harran · battle · 610 – 609 BCE
- Medo-Babylonian conquest of the Assyrian Empire · battle · 626 – 609 BCE
Born and died
Born 3
- Laozi · philosopher · 604 – 501 BCE
- Cyrus the Great · monarch · 600 – 530 BCE
- Cambyses I · person · 600 – 559 BCE
Died 3
- Josiah · ruler · 648 – 609 BCE
- Jehoahaz of Judah · ruler · 633 – 609 BCE
- Mimnermus · poet · 670 – 601 BCE
States of the 600s BCE
The states that stood at some time in the 600s BCE, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 609 BCE.
Europe13 states
- Milan · 600 BCE
- Ancient Greece · 1201 BCE – 600 CE
- Ancient Rome · 753 BCE – 476 CE · Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, King of Rome since 616 BCE
- Macedonia · 808 – 167 BCE
- Etruscan civilization · 750 – 265 BCE
- Scythians · 700 – 201 BCE
- Roman Kingdom · 753 – 509 BCE · Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, King of Rome since 616 BCE
- Cimmerians · 900 – 601 BCE
and 5 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa31 states
- Ancient Egypt · 4001 – 30 BCE · Necho II, pharaoh since 610 BCE
- Babylon · 1894 BCE – 1 CE · Nabopolassar, King of Babylon since 626 BCE
- Troy · 3000 BCE – 500 CE
- Assyria · 2025 – 609 BCE · Ashur-uballit II, King of Assyria since 612 BCE
- Phoenicia · 2500 – 64 BCE
- Babylonia · 1901 – 539 BCE · Nabopolassar, King of Babylon since 626 BCE
- Kingdom of Judah · 930 – 586 BCE · Josiah, King of Judah since 641 BCE and Jehoiakim, King of Judah since 609 BCE
- Elam · 2700 – 539 BCE
and 23 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
South Asia21 states
- Magadha · 1201 – 345 BCE
- Gandhara · 751 BCE – 535 CE
- Mahajanapadas · 600 – 345 BCE
- Kosala · 701 – 501 BCE
- Anga Kingdom · 1101 – 501 BCE
- Panchala · 901 – 401 BCE
- Avanti · 701 – 301 BCE
- Vajjika League · 701 – 401 BCE
and 13 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia26 states
- Zhou dynasty · 1101 – 256 BCE · King Kuang of Zhou, king since 612 BCE
- Spring and Autumn period · 771 – 476 BCE · King Kuang of Zhou, Chinese king since 612 BCE
- Old Chosŏn · 2333 – 108 BCE
- Chu (state) · 722 – 223 BCE
- Qin · 905 – 221 BCE
- Yan (state) · 750 – 223 BCE
- Qi (state) · 1045 – 221 BCE
- Lu · 1101 – 249 BCE
and 18 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.
Americas and Oceania3 states
- Maya civilization · 2001 BCE – 1521 CE
- Olmecs · 650 – 351 BCE
- Zapotec civilization · 6701 BCE – 1201 CE
Location unknown16 states
- Argead dynasty · 700 – 309 BCE
- Chedi kingdom · 601 – 301 BCE
- Qedarites · 801 – 201 BCE
- Licchavis of Vaishali · 701 – 468 BCE
- Pradyota dynasty · 682 – 544 BCE
- Parsua · 861 – 601 BCE
- Dao · 1001 – 222 BCE
- Kingdom of Rajarata · 601 BCE – 1300 CE
and 8 more; every state of Location unknown.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 629 BCE – 580 BCE: every state, war and life of the 600s BCE, region by region.
- On the map in 604 BCE: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.
Wikidata (CC0) · data built 2026-10-07 · Pastlas v2.13.1, by Oleh Voronko. The published atlas and its data are for non-commercial use.