588 BC
ID: 2803
Lachish Letters written - military correspondence during Babylonian siege, confirms biblical account
ID: 2803
588 BC
ID: 4649
Zoroaster receives revelation from Ahura Mazda at age 30 - founds monotheistic religion with dualist cosmology
ID: 4649
588 BC
ID: 2773
January 588 BC
Final siege of Jerusalem begins - Nebuchadnezzar's army surrounds city, 18-month siege starts
ID: 2773