This article concerns the period 599 BC – 590 BC. Events and trends 598 BC—Jeconiah succeeds Jehoiakim as King of Judah. 598 BC—Kamarina is founded in Sicily (traditional date). March 16, 597 BC—Babylonians capture Jerusalem following a siege, replace Jeconiah with Zedekiah as king, and send many Jews (including Ezekiel) into Babylonian captivity. 595 BC—Psamtik II succeeds Necho II as king of Egypt. 595 BC—Beginning of the First Sacred War in ancient Greece. 595 BC—In Zhou Dynasty China, the State of Jin is defeated by the State of Chu in the Battle of Bi. 594 BC—The leaders of Athens, facing an economic crisis and popular discontent, appoint the poet–statesman Solon (eponymous archon) to institute democratic reforms and revive the city's constitution, extending citizenship to males of many classes and establishing the Ecclesia. 593 BC
Este artículo se refiere al período 599 a.C. - 590 a.C. Eventos y tendencias 598 a.C.-Jeconiah sucede a Jehoiakim como rey de Judá. 598 a.C.-Kamarina es fundada en Sicilia (data tradicional). 16 de marzo de 597 a.C.-Los babilonios capturan Jerusalén después de un asedio, reemplazan a Jeconiah con Zedekiah como rey, y envían a muchos judíos (incluido Ezequiel) al cautiverio babilónico. 595 a.C.-Psamtik II sucede a Necho II como rey de Egipto. 595 a.C.-Comienzo de la Primera Guerra Sagrada en la antigua Grecia. 595 a.C.-En la Dinastía Zhou China, el Estado de Jin es derrotado por el Estado de Chu en la Batalla de Bi.