The 6th century BC
115 recorded events across 5 years of the 6th century BC, 600 BC to 501 BC. 5 of them are dated to a specific year; the rest are recorded only as belonging to the 6th century BC. The largest categories are people (105), religion & belief systems (4) and empires & countries (4).
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Busiest years
Every year in the 6th century BC
Years with no recorded events are omitted. The number is how many events are dated precisely to that year; entries known only to a century or decade are listed on the year page separately.