587 BC ? Jerusalem falls to the Babylonians, ending the Kingdom of Judah. The conquerors destroy the JewishTemple of Jerusalem and exile some of the land's inhabitants. (Some believe that this took place in 607 B.C., citing the Bible as their source.)
c. 580 BC ? Gorgon Medusa, detail of sculpture from the west pediment of the Temple of Artemis, Korkyra, is made. It is now at Archaeological Museum, Korkyra (Corfu).