Culture & Society in the 6th century BC

22 sourced entries, 582 BCE to 511 BCE, oldest first. Also see Culture & Society across every century or everything else in the 6th century BC.

• 582 BCE582 BC—The Pythian Games are reorganised at Delphi (traditional date).source
• 581 BCE581 BC—The Isthmian Games are founded at Corinth.source
• 573 BCEThe Nemean Games are founded at Nemea, Greece. (traditional date)source
• 571 BCENovember 25 — Servius Tullius, king of Rome, celebrates his victory over the Etruscans with a Roman triumph.source
• 570 BCEBerlin Kore, from a cemetery at Keratea, near Athens, is begun. It is now at the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Germany.source
• 570 BCEFrancois Vase, black figure decoration on a volute crater, is made by Kleitias and Ergotimos (approximate date). It is now in a museum in Italy.source
• 567 BCEMay 25—Servius Tullius, king of Rome, celebrates a triumph for his victory over the Etruscans.source
• 566 BCEThe first known Panathenaic Games of Ancient Greece are conducted in Athens.source
• 560 BCECalf bearer (Moscophoros), from the Acropolis, Athens is made. It is now displayed at the Acropolis Museum, Athens (approximate date).source
• 560 BCEBerlin Kore, begun in 570 BC, is finished. It is now displayed in Germany.source
• 550 BCEThe Temple of Artemis is completed in Ephesus.source
• 548 BCEDiognetus of Croton wins the stadion race at the Olympic Games.source
• 540 BCEGreek city of Elea of southern Italy is founded (approximate date).source
• 540 BCEAmyntas I becomes king of Macedonia (approximate date).source
• 534 BCECompetitions for tragedy are instituted at the City Dionysia festival in Athens.source
• 530 BCEKroisos Kouros, from a cemetery at Anavysos near Athens, is made. It is now at the National Archaeological Museum, Athens (approximate date).source
• 530 BCEBattle between the Gods and the Giants, fragments of the north frieze of the Siphnian Treasury, from the Sanctuary of Apollo, Delphi, is begun (approximate date). It is now at the Delphi Archaeological Museum.source
• 530 BCEPeplos Kore, from the Acropolis in Athens, is made. It is now at Acropolis Museum, Athens (approximate date).source
• 530 BCEEnnigaldi-Nanna's Museum at Ur is established, the earliest known public museum with the oldest known museum labels (approximate date).source
• 518 BCEConstruction begins on the Apadana (audience hall) of Darius and Xerxes, ceremonial complex, at Persepolis, Persia.source
• 518 BCEDarius I begins constructing Persepolis, a new capital for the Persian Empire (approximate date).source
• 511 BCEThe Greek tragic poet Phrynicus wins his first theatrical contest in Athens.source