What happened in 589 BC?
One recorded event in 589 BC: Siege of Jerusalem.
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Siege of Jerusalem
Nebuchadnezzar II laid siege to Jerusalem, culminating in the destruction of the city and its temple in the summer of 587 or 586 BC
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Around this time
The nearest recorded events on either side of 589 BC.
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Kamarina
Ancient city on the southern coast of Sicily
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Kamarina founded
Kamarina was founded.
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Jehoiakim died
Died in Jerusalem. Eighteenth King of Judah.
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Urartu dissolved
Urartu ceased to exist, having been centered at Arzashkun.
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Sacred Wars
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Pythian Games
Ancient Panhellenic athletic festival held at Delphi in honor of Apollo
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Apollonia founded
Apollonia was founded.
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Kingdom of Judah dissolved
Kingdom of Judah ceased to exist, having been centered at Jerusalem.
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Siege of Tyre
586-573 BCE siege by the Babylonians under Nebuchadnezzar II
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Anaximenes of Miletus born
Born in Miletus. Greek Ionian Pre-Socratic philosopher (c.586–c.526 BC).
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Jimmu died
Died in Kashihara. Legendary first emperor of Japan.
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Battle of Halys
Military conflict between Medes and Lydians
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