Religion & Belief in the 6th century BC

16 sourced entries, 580 BCE to 500 BCE, oldest first. Also see Religion & Belief across every century or everything else in the 6th century BC.

• 580 BCEc. 580 BC—The Temple of Artemis, Corfu, is built.source
• 580 BCEc. 580 BC—The Hecatompedon, a temple dedicated to Athena in Athens, was built at the site later used for the Parthenon.source
• 575 BCETemples and public buildings start appearing in Rome. The main temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus is built.source
• 573 BCEProphet Ezekiel has a vision of the Second Temple approximately 60 years before it was built.source
• 566 BCEVardhamana attained True Knowledge and became Mahavira.source
• 550 BCEThe Temple of Hera I is built in what is now Paestum, Italy (approximate date).source
• 537 BCEThe Jews lay the foundations for the Second Temple.source
• 530 BCEThe Temple of Apollo at Delphi is built (approximate date).source
• 528 BCE528 BC—Gautama Buddha attains Enlightenment, and begins his ministry.source
• 527 BCE527 BC—Jain Tirthankara Mahavira attains Moksha, according to the Swetambara Tradition.source
• 515 BCEFebruary 25 – The Second Temple in Jerusalem is completed.source
• 510 BCEThe reign of Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, last king of the traditional seven Kings of Rome, concludes. The Kingdom of Rome falls and is replaced by the Roman Republic. (or 509 BC)source
• 509 BCESeptember 13—The Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus on Rome's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September.source
• 508 BCEThe office of rex sacrorum is created in Rome to carry out the religious duties formerly held by the kings.source
• 501 BCEIn response to threats by the Sabines, Rome creates the office of dictator.source
• 500 BCEThe Olmec established Monte Albán, the sacred city, and continued building pyramids. Founded toward the end of the Middle Formative period at around 500 BCE, by the Terminal Formative (ca.100 BCE–CE 200) Monte Albán soon became the capital of a large-scale expansionist polity that dominated much of the Oaxacan highlands and interacts with other Mesoamerican regional states, such as Teotihuacan to the north (Paddock 1983; Marcus 1983).source