What happened in 601 BC?
No event is dated precisely to 601 BC, but 38 entries are recorded in the surrounding period.
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records these 38 entries only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. They are listed here because 601 BC is where that broader date falls, not because they are known to have happened in 601 BC.
6th century BC 38
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Butades died
Died in Ancient Greece. Ancient Greek potter.
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Temple of Hera, Olympia
Temple in Greece
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Temple of Apollo in Cyrene
Temple / altar / polytheist building in Cyrene, Libya
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Greek Theatre of Cyrene
Roman amphitheatre in Cyrene, Libya
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Tomyris born
Born in Central Asia. Queen of the Massagetae (fl. 6. century BCE).
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Tomyris died
Died in Central Asia. Queen of the Massagetae (fl. 6. century BCE).
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Śuddhodana born
Born in Kapilavastu. King of Shakya Kingdom.
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Cleomenes I born
Born in Sparta. Agiad King of Sparta from c.524 BC to c.490 BC.
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Demaratus born
Born in Sparta. Eurypontid king of Sparta from c.515 to 491 BC.
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Philip I of Macedon died
Died in Macedonia. King of Macedon.
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Alcetas I of Macedon died
Died in Macedonia. King of Macedon.
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Gaumata born
Born in Pasargadae. Third Achaemenid emperor (522–521 BC).
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Darius the Mede born
Born in Media. Biblical character (Book of Daniel), ancient king.
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Eurycratides born
Born in Sparta. King of Sparta.
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Agasicles born
Born in Sparta. King of Sparta.
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Pompeii
Ancient Roman city near modern Naples, Italy
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Tipasa
World Heritage Site
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Mesembria
An ancient Greek city on the Black Sea coast of Bulgaria, modern Nesebar
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Myrmekion
Ancient Greek colony in Crimea
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Tomb of Pozo Moro
6th century BC Iberian mausoleum found in Albacete, Spain
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Tyritake
Human settlement in Kerch (Ukraine)
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Patraeus
Ancient city
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Esther born
Born in Achaemenid Empire. Biblical Jewish queen of Persia and Medes (Book of Esther).
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Ibycus born
Born in Reggio Calabria. 6th century BC Greek lyric poet.
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Obelisk of Montecitorio
Red granite obelisk
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Urbino obelisk
Obelisk in Urbino, Italy
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Feodosiia founded
Feodosiia was founded.
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Malla founded
Malla was founded, with its capital at Kushinagar.
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Mesembria founded
Mesembria was founded.
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Myrmekion founded
Myrmekion was founded.
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Tyritake founded
Tyritake was founded.
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Neapolis founded
Neapolis was founded.
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Hecataeus of Miletus born
Born in Miletus. Greek historian and geographer (c.550–c.476 BC).
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Pheidippides born
Born in Classical Athens. Legendary Greek runner from Marathon to Athens in 490 BC.
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Gnaeus Marcius Coriolanus born
Born in Ancient Rome. 5th-century BC Roman general.
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Scylax of Caryanda born
Born in Caryanda. Greek explorer and writer of the late 6th and early 5th centuries BCE.
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Panticapaeum
Ancient Greek city and capital of the Bosporan Kingdom, located in modern Kerch, Crimea
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Panticapaeum founded
Panticapaeum was founded.
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