Din Timelines

World History Timelines

599 To 550 Bce

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599

x - Cyrus the Great is born. d.530

597

mar 16 - Jerusalem is taken by Nebuchadnezzar II.

594

x - Development of Athenian democracy. u.508

x - Revolts in Babylonia.

590

c - Literature Sappho of Lesbos, greek poetess, dies.

589

x - Pharoah Apreis becomes ruler of Egypt.

586

x - Anaximenes is born.

x - Judah falls to Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon , they take a large number of people captive to Babylonia.

585

may 28 - The "Battle of the Eclipse" which ended the inconclusive 15 year war between the Median and Lydian empires, calculated as occurring.

may 28 - Europe 1st known accurate prediction of solar eclipse in Europe by Thales of Miletus.

x - The prophet Jeremiah dies.

582

x - Pythagoras born.

581

x - First Phythian Games.

x - Building of Shwe Dagon Pagoda, Myanmar.

580

x - Heraion, Greek temple of Hera the Queen of Heaven on island of Samos.

c - Sicily The Carthaginians defeat the settling Greeks at Lilybaeum.

575

x - Torah, Priestly source of Genesis-Numbers, written in Babylon.

570

x - Greece Cleisthenes born.

x - Pisistratus fights against the Megarians.u.565

x - Ahmose II, a general in the Egyptian army is sent to end a revolt amoung the Egyptian troops, against pharaoh Apries. Instead he joins the rebels and is proclaimed pharaoh.

568

x - Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon attacks Egypt, but is defeated.

564

x - Nebuchadnezzar II dies and is succeeded by his son Amel-Marduk.

563

x - India Siddhartha Gautama Buddha founder of Buddhism is born. d.482

560

x - Greece Peisistratus establishes a tyranny and the leaders of the aristocrats flee from Athens.

558

x - Cyrus the Great becomes ruler of the Persian district of Anshan.

555

x - Nabonidus, Chaldean Babylonian King, promoted moon-god Sin of Harran. u.539

554

x - The leaders of the rich aristocratic party of Athens return to Athens.

553

x - Cyrus the Great of Persia leads a rebellion against his overlords, Medes.

552

x - Pisistratus is driven out of Athens and exciled to Euboea.

x - Bel-shar-usur (Belshazzar) is acting regent of Babylonia while his father Nabonidus is in Tema. u.543

551

x - China K'ung Fu-tzu aka.Confucius is born. d.479

550

x - 7 Wonders The Temple of Artemis Diana at Ephesus built.

x - The Achaemenids build the city of Persepolis in Persia.

x - Cyrus the Great overthrows the Median Empire under king Astyages at the battle of Pasargadai, and titles himself the King of Persia. The beginning of the Achaenid Persian Empire.

Inline links found above : [Jerusalem?+] [Nebuchadnezzar II?+] [Sappho?+] [Babylon?+] [Greece?+] [India?+] [Buddha?+] [Cyrus the Great?+] [China?+] [Confucius?+] [7 Wonders?+]