Technology & Infrastructure in the 6th century BC

8 sourced entries, 575 BCE to 500 BCE, oldest first. Also see Technology & Infrastructure across every century or everything else in the 6th century BC.

• 575 BCEIshtar Gate and throne room wall from Babylon, Iraq is made. The modified version for installation is now on display in Germany.source
• 546 BCEEupalinos of Megara, a Greek architect, builds aqueducts that supply water to Athens.source
• 530 BCEThe Siphnian Treasury in Delphi is begun (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
• 515 BCEConstruction of Persepolis begins.source
• 513 BCEDarius the Great subdues the Getae and east Thrace in his war against the Scythians. To accomplish this, he builds a massive pontoon bridge across the Bosphorus Strait.source
• 500 BCEThe Nordic Bronze Age civilization ends and the Pre-Roman Iron Age begins in Scandinavia, according to the Oscar Montelius periodization system (approximate date).source