Centuries: 7th century BC - 6th century BC - 5th century BC

Decades: 620s BC 610s BC 600s BC 590s BC 580s BC - 570s BC - 560s BC 550s BC 540s BC 530s BC 520s BC

Events and trends

• 579 BC - Servius Tullius succeeds the assassinated Lucius Tarquinius Priscus as king of Rome. (traditional date)
• 573 BC - Nemean Games founded at Nemea. (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.

Significant people

• 576 BC - Cyrus the Great, later King of Anshan and Persia (approximate date)