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Encyclopedia > 575 BC

Centuries: 7th century BC - 6th century BC - 5th century BC

Decades: 620s BC 610s BC 600s BC 590s BC 580s BC - 570s BC - 560s BC 550s BC 540s BC 530s BC 520s BC

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579 BC - Servius Tullius succeeds the assassinated Lucius Tarquinius Priscus as king of Rome. (traditional date)
573 BC - Nemean Games founded at Nemea. (traditional date)
572 BC _ Death of Zhou jian wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
571 BC - Zhou ling wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
570 BC - Amasis II succeeds Apries as king of Egypt.

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576 BC - Cyrus the Great, later King of Anshan and Persia (approximate date)

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	The Ishtar Gate was originally part of the temple to Bel, built by Nebuchadnezzar in about 575 BC in Babylon.
	The gate, which has been completely restored, is made of glazed brick tiles with layers of tile used to create the figures of the bull of Adad and the dragon of Marduk, which alternate across the surface.

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