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The 6th century BC consists of the years 600-501 BC. March 16, 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jeconiah with Zedekiah as king. Judah becomes a vassal of Babylonia. 587 BC- 538 BC. Babylonia conquers Judah; Babylonian Captivity begins. 539 BC. Persia conquers Babylonia 538 BC. Persian king Cyrus the Great allows Jews to return to Judah, ending the …

The 6th century BC started the first day of 600 BC and ended the last day of 501 BC. This century represents the peak of a period in human history popularly known as Axial Age. This period saw the emergence of five major thought streams springing from five great thinkers in different parts of the world: Buddha and Mahavira in India, Zoroaster in Persia, Pythagoras in Greece and …

The 6th century BC consists of the years 600-501 BC. March 16, 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jeconiah with Zedekiah as king. Judah becomes a vassal of Babylonia. 587 BC- 538 BC. Babylonia conquers Judah; Babylonian Captivity begins. 539 BC. Persia conquers Babylonia 538 BC. Persian king Cyrus the Great allows Jews to return to Judah, ending the …

6th century. The 6th century is the period from 501 to 600 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian Era. This century is widely considered to mark the end of Classical Antiquity and the beginning of the Dark Ages .

The 6th century BC started the first day of 600 BC and ended the last day of 501 BC . In Western Asia, the first half of this century was dominated by the Neo-Babylonian Empire, which had risen to power late in the previous century after successfully rebelling against Assyrian rule.