599
Necho II ...
(Egypt XXVI - Sais) (610-595)
Alyattes II ...
(Lydia)
(619-560)
King
Nebuchadnezzar II
...
(Babylonia)
(605-562)
Chaldean
PC 17*
Cyaxares
...
(Media)
(628-585) King 598
Necho II ...
(Egypt XXVI - Sais) (610-595)
Alyattes II ...
(Lydia)
(619-560)
King
Nebuchadnezzar II
...
(Babylonia)
(605-562)
Chaldean
PC 17*
Cyaxares
...
(Media)
(628-585) King 597
Jerusalem falls to
Nebuchadnezzar (3)
Necho II ...
(Egypt XXVI - Sais) (610-595)
Alyattes II ...
(Lydia)
(619-560)
King
Nebuchadnezzar II
...
(Babylonia)
(605-562)
Chaldean
PC 17*
Cyaxares
...
(Media)
(628-585) King 596
Necho II ...
(Egypt XXVI - Sais) (610-595)
Alyattes II ...
(Lydia)
(619-560)
King
Nebuchadnezzar II
...
(Babylonia)
(605-562)
Chaldean
PC 17*
Cyaxares
...
(Media)
(628-585) King 595 Necho II -
(Egypt XXVI - Sais) (610-595)
Alyattes II ...
(Lydia)
(619-560)
King
Nebuchadnezzar II
...
(Babylonia)
(605-562)
Chaldean
PC 17*
Cyaxares
...
(Media)
(628-585) King 594
Solon becomes sole archon at
Athens
Alyattes II ...
(Lydia)
(619-560)
King
Nebuchadnezzar II
...
(Babylonia)
(605-562)
Chaldean
PC 17*
Cyaxares
...
(Media)
(628-585) King 593
Solon's reforms in Athens
replace Draconian Law
Solon creates court of
citizens and reforms election of magistrates
Alyattes II ...
(Lydia)
(619-560)
King
Nebuchadnezzar II
...
(Babylonia)
(605-562)
Chaldean
PC 17*
Cyaxares
...
(Media)
(628-585) King
Ezekiel
593-570 592
Alyattes II ...
(Lydia)
(619-560)
King
Nebuchadnezzar II
...
(Babylonia)
(605-562)
Chaldean
PC 17*
Cyaxares
...
(Media)
(628-585) King 591
Alyattes II ...
(Lydia)
(619-560)
King
Nebuchadnezzar II
...
(Babylonia)
(605-562)
Chaldean
PC 17*
Cyaxares
...
(Media)
(628-585) King 590
Scythians driven out of Armenia
by the Medes
Alyattes II ...
(Lydia)
(619-560)
King
Nebuchadnezzar II
...
(Babylonia)
(605-562)
Chaldean
PC 17*
Cyaxares
...
(Media)
(628-585) King 589
Psammetichus II
-
(Egypt
XXVI)
Saite
Wahibre
+
(Egypt
XXVI)
Saite ("Apries")
Alyattes II ...
(Lydia)
(619-560)
King
Nebuchadnezzar II
...
(Babylonia)
(605-562)
Chaldean
PC 17*
Cyaxares
...
(Media)
(628-585) King 588
Alyattes II ...
(Lydia)
(619-560)
King
Nebuchadnezzar II
...
(Babylonia)
(605-562)
Chaldean
PC 17*
Cyaxares
...
(Media)
(628-585) King 587
Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon
destroys Judah/Jerusalem -
Babylonian Captivity begins (586)
Alyattes II ...
(Lydia)
(619-560)
King
Nebuchadnezzar II
...
(Babylonia)
(605-562)
Chaldean
PC 17*
Cyaxares
...
(Media)
(628-585) King
Ji Yi (Jian Wang)
+
(China)
Spring
and Autumn 586
Sakadas of Argos wins
Pythian Games with Nomos Pythicos
Alyattes II ...
(Lydia)
(619-560)
King
Nebuchadnezzar II
...
(Babylonia)
(605-562)
Chaldean
PC 17*
Ji Yu (Ding Wang)
-
(China)
Spring
and Autumn 585
Battle between the Medes and
the Lydians for control of central Asia Minor - the Halys fixed as
boundary
Alyattes II ...
(Lydia)
(619-560)
King
Cyaxares
-
(Media)
(628-585) King
Nebuchadnezzar II
...
(Babylonia)
(605-562)
Chaldean
PC 17*
Anaximenes
585-525
Thales of
Miletus
585-546 584
Alyattes II ...
(Lydia)
(619-560)
King
Astyages
+
(Media)
Nebuchadnezzar II
...
(Babylonia)
(605-562)
Chaldean
PC 17* 583
Alyattes II ...
(Lydia)
(619-560)
King
Nebuchadnezzar II
...
(Babylonia)
(605-562)
Chaldean
PC 17* 582
Alyattes II ...
(Lydia)
(619-560)
King
Nebuchadnezzar II
...
(Babylonia)
(605-562)
Chaldean
PC 17* 581
Alyattes II ...
(Lydia)
(619-560)
King
Nebuchadnezzar II
...
(Babylonia)
(605-562)
Chaldean
PC 17* 580
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
construction begins
Alyattes II ...
(Lydia)
(619-560)
King
Nebuchadnezzar II
...
(Babylonia)
(605-562)
Chaldean
PC 17*
Pythagoras
580-497
Alcaeus 620-580 579
Alyattes II ...
(Lydia)
(619-560)
King
Nebuchadnezzar II
...
(Babylonia)
(605-562)
Chaldean
PC 17* 578
Lucius Tarquinius Priscus - (Rome) 5th King (618-578)
Servius Tullius
+ (Rome)
(578-535)
6th King
Alyattes II ...
(Lydia)
(619-560)
King
Nebuchadnezzar II
...
(Babylonia)
(605-562)
Chaldean
PC 17* 577
Alyattes II ...
(Lydia)
(619-560)
King
Nebuchadnezzar II
...
(Babylonia)
(605-562)
Chaldean
PC 17*
Servius Tullius
... (Rome)
(578-535)
6th King
576
Alyattes II ...
(Lydia)
(619-560)
King
Nebuchadnezzar II
...
(Babylonia)
(605-562)
Chaldean
PC 17*
Servius Tullius
... (Rome)
(578-535)
6th King
575
Alyattes II ...
(Lydia)
(619-560)
King
Nebuchadnezzar II
...
(Babylonia)
(605-562)
Chaldean
PC 17*
Servius Tullius
... (Rome)
(578-535)
6th King
574
Alyattes II ...
(Lydia)
(619-560)
King
Nebuchadnezzar II
...
(Babylonia)
(605-562)
Chaldean
PC 17*
Servius Tullius
... (Rome)
(578-535)
6th King
573
Alyattes II ...
(Lydia)
(619-560)
King
Nebuchadnezzar II
...
(Babylonia)
(605-562)
Chaldean
PC 17*
Servius Tullius
... (Rome)
(578-535)
6th King
572
Alyattes II ...
(Lydia)
(619-560)
King
Nebuchadnezzar II
...
(Babylonia)
(605-562)
Chaldean
PC 17*
Servius Tullius
... (Rome)
(578-535)
6th King
Ji Yi (Jian Wang)
-
(China)
Spring
and Autumn
Anacreon
(572-488) 571
Alyattes II ...
(Lydia)
(619-560)
King
Nebuchadnezzar II
...
(Babylonia)
(605-562)
Chaldean
PC 17*
Servius Tullius
... (Rome)
(578-535)
6th King
Ji Xie Xin (Ling Wang)
+
(China)
Spring
and Autumn (571-545) 570
Wahibre
-
(Egypt
XXVI)
Saite ("Apries")
Amasis II
+
(Egypt
XXVI)
(570-526) Saite ("Amhose
II")
Alyattes II ...
(Lydia)
(619-560)
King
Nebuchadnezzar II
...
(Babylonia)
(605-562)
Chaldean
PC 17*
Servius Tullius
... (Rome)
(578-535)
6th King
Xenophanes of
Colophon
(570-480) Philosopher 569
Alyattes II ...
(Lydia)
(619-560)
King
Amasis II
...
(Egypt
XXVI)
(570-526) Saite ("Amhose
II")
Nebuchadnezzar II
...
(Babylonia)
(605-562)
Chaldean
PC 17*
Servius Tullius
... (Rome)
(578-535)
6th King 568
Alyattes II ...
(Lydia)
(619-560)
King
Amasis II
...
(Egypt
XXVI)
(570-526) Saite ("Amhose
II")
Nebuchadnezzar II
...
(Babylonia)
(605-562)
Chaldean
PC 17*
Servius Tullius
... (Rome)
(578-535)
6th King 567
Alyattes II ...
(Lydia)
(619-560)
King
Amasis II
...
(Egypt
XXVI)
(570-526) Saite ("Amhose
II")
Nebuchadnezzar II
...
(Babylonia)
(605-562)
Chaldean
PC 17*
Servius Tullius
... (Rome)
(578-535)
6th King 566
Alyattes II ...
(Lydia)
(619-560)
King
Amasis II
...
(Egypt
XXVI)
(570-526) Saite ("Amhose
II")
Nebuchadnezzar II
...
(Babylonia)
(605-562)
Chaldean
PC 17*
Servius Tullius
... (Rome)
(578-535)
6th King 565
Alyattes II ...
(Lydia)
(619-560)
King
Amasis II
...
(Egypt
XXVI)
(570-526) Saite ("Amhose
II")
Nebuchadnezzar II
...
(Babylonia)
(605-562)
Chaldean
PC 17*
Servius Tullius
... (Rome)
(578-535)
6th King 564 Fables (Aesop)
Alyattes II ...
(Lydia)
(619-560)
King
Amasis II
...
(Egypt
XXVI)
(570-526) Saite ("Amhose
II")
Nebuchadnezzar II
...
(Babylonia)
(605-562)
Chaldean
PC 17*
Servius Tullius
... (Rome)
(578-535)
6th King 563
Alyattes II ...
(Lydia)
(619-560)
King
Amasis II
...
(Egypt
XXVI)
(570-526) Saite ("Amhose
II")
Nebuchadnezzar II
...
(Babylonia)
(605-562)
Chaldean
PC 17*
Servius Tullius
... (Rome)
(578-535)
6th King
Siddhartha Gautama
(The Buddha)
(563-483) 562
Alyattes II ...
(Lydia)
(619-560)
King
Amasis II
...
(Egypt
XXVI)
(570-526) Saite ("Amhose
II")
Nebuchadnezzar II
-
(Babylonia)
(605-562)
Chaldean
PC 17*
Amil-Marduk
+
(Chaldea)
(562-560)
PC
18*
Servius Tullius
... (Rome)
(578-535)
6th King
561
Alyattes II ...
(Lydia)
(619-560)
King
Amasis II
...
(Egypt
XXVI)
(570-526) Saite ("Amhose
II") 560
Peisistratus becomes tyrant
of Athens
Alyattes II
-
(Lydia)
(619-560)
King
Croesus
+
(Lydia) (560-546)
Amasis II
...
(Egypt
XXVI)
(570-526) Saite ("Amhose
II")
Amil-Marduk
-
(Chaldea) (562-560)
PC
18*
Neriglissar
+
(Chaldea) (560-556)
PC
19*
Servius Tullius
... (Rome)
(578-535)
6th King
Aesop (620-560)
559
Cyrus the Great founds
Achaemenid Persian Empire
Amasis II
...
(Egypt
XXVI)
(570-526) Saite ("Amhose
II")
Cambyses I - (Persia) (580-559) Anshan
Cyrus II
+
(Persia)
(559-529)
King (Achaemenid)
Servius Tullius
... (Rome)
(578-535)
6th King
Solon
640-559 558
Amasis II
...
(Egypt
XXVI)
(570-526) Saite ("Amhose
II")
Cyrus II
...
(Persia)
(559-529)
King (Achaemenid)
Servius Tullius
... (Rome)
(578-535)
6th King
557
Amasis II
...
(Egypt
XXVI)
(570-526) Saite ("Amhose
II")
Cyrus II
...
(Persia)
(559-529)
King (Achaemenid)
Servius Tullius
... (Rome)
(578-535)
6th King
556
Peisistratus exiled from Athens
Amasis II
...
(Egypt
XXVI)
(570-526) Saite ("Amhose
II")
Neriglissar
- (Neo-Babylonian Empire) (560-556)
PC
19*
Nabodinus
+
(Neo-Babylonian Empire) (556-539)
PC 20*
Cyrus II
...
(Persia)
(559-529)
King (Achaemenid)
Servius Tullius
... (Rome)
(578-535)
6th King
Simonides of Ceos
(556-468) 555
Amasis II
...
(Egypt
XXVI)
(570-526) Saite ("Amhose
II")
Cyrus II
...
(Persia)
(559-529)
King (Achaemenid)
Servius Tullius
... (Rome)
(578-535)
6th King
554
Amasis II
...
(Egypt
XXVI)
(570-526) Saite ("Amhose
II")
Cyrus II
...
(Persia)
(559-529)
King (Achaemenid)
Servius Tullius
... (Rome)
(578-535)
6th King
553
Persian rebellion against Media
begins
Amasis II
...
(Egypt
XXVI)
(570-526) Saite ("Amhose
II")
Cyrus II
...
(Persia)
(559-529)
King (Achaemenid)
Servius Tullius
... (Rome)
(578-535)
6th King
552
Amasis II
...
(Egypt
XXVI)
(570-526) Saite ("Amhose
II")
Cyrus II
...
(Persia)
(559-529)
King (Achaemenid)
Servius Tullius
... (Rome)
(578-535)
6th King
551
Amasis II
...
(Egypt
XXVI)
(570-526) Saite ("Amhose
II")
Cyrus II
...
(Persia)
(559-529)
King (Achaemenid)
Servius Tullius
... (Rome)
(578-535)
6th King
K'ung Fu-tzu
(Confucius)
551-479 550 I/II Kings (Nevi'im)
Cyrus of Persia gains control
of Media by defeating Astyages
Amasis II
...
(Egypt
XXVI)
(570-526) Saite ("Amhose
II")
Cyrus II
...
(Persia)
(559-529)
King (Achaemenid)
Servius Tullius
... (Rome)
(578-535)
6th King
549
Cyrus conquers Ecbatana -
effectively controlling Median Empire
Amasis II
...
(Egypt
XXVI)
(570-526) Saite ("Amhose
II")
Astyages
-
(Media)
Cyrus II
...
(Persia)
(559-529)
King (Achaemenid)
Servius Tullius
... (Rome)
(578-535)
6th King
548
Amasis II
...
(Egypt
XXVI)
(570-526) Saite ("Amhose II")
Cyrus II
...
(Persia)
(559-529)
King (Achaemenid)
Servius Tullius
... (Rome)
(578-535)
6th King
547
Siege of Sardis - Cyrus
battles Croesus, last king of Lydia (547-546)
Amasis II
...
(Egypt
XXVI)
(570-526) Saite ("Amhose
II")
Cyrus II
...
(Persia)
(559-529)
King (Achaemenid)
Servius Tullius
... (Rome)
(578-535)
6th King
King Ling ... (Zhou Dynasty) (572-545)
546
Battle of Pteria - Croesus
forced to retreat to his capital Sardis (10-11/546)
Battle of Thymbra - Croesus defeated - condemned to death by Cyrus (12/546)
Persians control Asia Minor
Piesistratus
+
(Athens)
Amasis II
...
(Egypt
XXVI)
(570-526) Saite ("Amhose
II")
Cyrus II
...
(Persia)
(559-529)
King (Achaemenid)
Servius Tullius
... (Rome)
(578-535)
6th King
545
Amasis II
...
(Egypt
XXVI)
(570-526) Saite ("Amhose
II")
Cyrus II
...
(Persia)
(559-529)
King (Achaemenid)
Servius Tullius
... (Rome)
(578-535)
6th King
Ji Xie Xin (Ling Wang)
-
(China)
Spring
and Autumn 544
Amasis II
...
(Egypt
XXVI)
(570-526) Saite ("Amhose
II")
Cyrus II
...
(Persia)
(559-529)
King (Achaemenid)
Servius Tullius
... (Rome)
(578-535)
6th King
Ji Gui (Jing Wang)
+
(China)
Spring
and Autumn 543
Amasis II
...
(Egypt
XXVI)
(570-526) Saite ("Amhose
II")
Cyrus II
...
(Persia)
(559-529)
King (Achaemenid)
Servius Tullius
... (Rome)
(578-535)
6th King
542
Magadha dynasty starts in
Northern India near modern Patna
Amasis II
...
(Egypt
XXVI)
(570-526) Saite ("Amhose
II")
Cyrus II
...
(Persia)
(559-529)
King (Achaemenid)
Servius Tullius
... (Rome)
(578-535)
6th King
Bimbisara
+
(Magadha) 541
Amasis II
...
(Egypt
XXVI)
(570-526) Saite ("Amhose
II")
Cyrus II
...
(Persia)
(559-529)
King (Achaemenid)
Servius Tullius
... (Rome)
(578-535)
6th King
540
Second Isaiah (Isaiah 40-55)
denies existence of gods other than Yahweh - nationalistic monotheism
Xenophanes propounds
philosophic monotheism
Persians conquer greek
cities of Asia Minor
Polycrates
+
(Samos)
Amasis II
...
(Egypt
XXVI)
(570-526) Saite ("Amhose
II")
Cyrus II
...
(Persia)
(559-529)
King (Achaemenid)
Servius Tullius
... (Rome)
(578-535)
6th King
Heraclitus of
Ephesus
540-475
Mahavira
540-468 539
Battle of Opis - Fall of Babylon - Cyrus of Persia conquers
Nabonidus (10/16/539)
Judah and Phoenicia become
Persian provinces
Greeks defeat Cathaginians
in battle
Servius Tullius
... (Rome)
(578-535)
6th King
Amasis II
...
(Egypt
XXVI)
(570-526) Saite ("Amhose
II")
Nabonidus
-
(Chaldea)
PC
20*
Cyrus II
...
(Persia)
(559-529)
King
(Achaemenid)
PC 21*
Servius Tullius
... (Rome)
(578-535)
6th King
King Jing of Zhou ... (Zhou Dynasty) (544-520)
Parmenides of
Elea
539-469 538
Edict of Cyrus allows some
Jewish exiles to return to Judah
Amasis II
...
(Egypt
XXVI)
(570-526) Saite ("Amhose
II")
Cyrus II
...
(Persia
(559-530)
King
(Achaemenid)
PC 21*
Servius Tullius
... (Rome)
(578-535)
6th King
537
Amasis II
...
(Egypt
XXVI)
(570-526) Saite ("Amhose
II")
Cyrus II
...
(Persia)
(559-530)
King
(Achaemenid)
PC 21*
Servius Tullius
... (Rome)
(578-535)
6th King
536
Jews return from captivity in
Babylon
Amasis II
...
(Egypt
XXVI)
(570-526) Saite ("Amhose
II")
Cyrus II
...
(Persia)
(559-530)
King
(Achaemenid)
PC 21*
Servius Tullius
... (Rome)
(578-535)
6th King
535
Amasis II
...
(Egypt
XXVI)
(570-526) Saite ("Amhose
II")
Cyrus II
...
(Persia)
(559-529)
King
(Achaemenid)
PC 21*
Servius Tullius
- (Rome)
(578-535)
6th King 534
Tarquinius Superbus last king
of Rome
Tarquinius Superbus
+
(Rome)
(534-510)
Amasis II
...
(Egypt
XXVI)
(570-526) Saite ("Amhose
II")
Cyrus II
...
(Persia)
(559-530)
King
(Achaemenid)
PC 21* 533
Amasis II
...
(Egypt
XXVI)
(570-526) Saite ("Amhose
II")
Cyrus II
...
(Persia)
(559-530)
King
(Achaemenid)
PC 21* 532
Amasis II
...
(Egypt
XXVI)
(570-526) Saite ("Amhose
II")
Cyrus II
...
(Persia)
(559-530)
King
(Achaemenid)
PC 21* 531
Pythagoras emigrates to Croton
Amasis II
...
(Egypt
XXVI)
(570-526) Saite ("Amhose
II")
Cyrus II
...
(Persia)
(559-530)
King
(Achaemenid)
PC 21* 530
Massagetae led by Queen Tomrys defeat the Persians - Cyrus II the Great killed in vicinity of Amu and Syr Darya (Uzbekistan) (12/4/530)
Amasis II
...
(Egypt
XXVI)
(570-526) Saite ("Amhose
II")
Cyrus II
-
(Persia)
(559-530)
King
(Achaemenid)
PC 21*
Epicharmus
530-440 529
Amasis II
...
(Egypt
XXVI)
(570-526) Saite ("Amhose
II")
Cambyses II
+
(Persia)
(529-522)
King
(Achaemenid)
PC 22* 528
Amasis II
...
(Egypt
XXVI)
(570-526) Saite ("Amhose
II")
Cambyses II
...
(Persia)
(529-522)
King
(Achaemenid)
PC 22* 527 Piesistratus
-
(Athens) Hippias + (Athens) (527-510) Tyrant
Amasis II
...
(Egypt
XXVI)
(570-526) Saite ("Amhose
II")
Cambyses II
...
(Persia)
(529-522)
King
(Achaemenid)
PC 22* 526
Hippias ... (Athens) (527-510) Tyrant
Amasis II
-
(Egypt
XXVI)
(570-526) Saite ("Amhose
II") Psammetichus III
+
(Egypt
XXVI)
(526-525) Saite
Cambyses II
...
(Persia)
(529-522)
King
(Achaemenid)
PC 22* 525
Battle of Pelusium - (in
eastern Nile Delta) Cambyses of Persia conquers Egypt (5)
Egyptian Dynasty XXVII
(525-332) - First Persian Domination
Hippias ... (Athens) (527-510) Tyrant
Psammetichus
III
-
(Egypt
XXVI)
(526-525) Saite
Cambyses II
...
(Persia)
(529-522)
King
(Achaemenid)
PC 22*
Pythagoras and the
philosophic life
Aeschylus
525-456 524
Etruscan advance stopped by
Greeks at Cumae
Hippias ... (Athens) (527-510) Tyrant
Cambyses II
...
(Persia)
(529-522)
King
(Achaemenid)
PC 22*
Themistocles
524-460 523
Lunar Eclipse recorded in
Ptolemy's Canon and Strassmaier Cambyses 400 (cunieform tablet) - (7/16/523)
Hippias ... (Athens) (527-510) Tyrant
Cambyses II
...
(Persia)
(529-522)
King
(Achaemenid)
PC 22* 522
Egyptian Revolt against Persian
rule (522-520)
Darius begins reorganization
of the Persian empire
Hippias ... (Athens) (527-510) Tyrant
Cambyses II
-
(Persia)
(529-522)
King
(Achaemenid)
PC 22*
Darius I
+
(Persia)
(522-485)
King
(Achaemenid)
PC 23*
Seheribre Pedubast III + (Egypt
XXVII)
Pindar
522-438 521
Persia divided into 20
satrapies (e.g. Egypt)
Hippias ... (Athens) (527-510) Tyrant
Cambyses
-
PC
22*
Darius I
...
(Persia)
(522-485)
King
PC 23*
Ji Gui (Jing Wang)
-
(China)
Spring
and Autumn 520
Temple of Jerusalem
construction resumes (520-515)
Hippias ... (Athens) (527-510) Tyrant
Polycrates
-
(Samos)
Seheribre Pedubast III - (Egypt
XXVII)
Darius I
...
(Persia)
(522-485)
King
PC 23*
Ji Meng (Dao Wang)
+-
(China)
Spring
and Autumn
Cratinus
520-423
Panini
520-460
Indian Grammarian (Gandhara) 519
Hippias ... (Athens) (527-510) Tyrant
Darius I
...
(Persia)
(522-485)
King
PC 23*
Ji Gai (Jing Wang)
+
(China)
Spring
and Autumn 518
Hippias ... (Athens) (527-510) Tyrant
Darius I
...
(Persia)
(522-485)
King
PC 23* 517
Hipparchus
-
(Athens)
murdered
Darius I
...
(Persia)
(522-485)
King
PC 23* 516
Hippias ... (Athens) (527-510) Tyrant
Darius I
...
(Persia)
(522-485)
King
PC 23* 515
Hippias ... (Athens) (527-510) Tyrant
Darius I
...
(Persia)
(522-485)
King
PC 23* 514
Hipparchus, brother of tyrant Hippias of Athens, is murdered
Hippias ... (Athens) (527-510) Tyrant
Darius I
...
(Persia)
(522-485)
King
PC 23* 513
Persians under Darius cross
Hellespont and conquer Thrace
Hippias ... (Athens) (527-510) Tyrant
Darius I
...
(Persia)
(522-485)
King
PC 23* 512
Rededicated Temple in Jerusalem
Hippias ... (Athens) (527-510) Tyrant
Darius I
...
(Persia)
(522-485)
King
PC 23* 511
Hippias ... (Athens) (527-510) Tyrant
Darius I
...
(Persia)
(522-485)
King
PC 23* 510
Peisistratus family expelled
from Athens - aristocracy restored
Rebellion against Lucius Tarquinus Hippias - (Athens) (527-510) Tyrant
Darius I
...
(Persia)
(522-485)
King
PC 23*
Darius I
...
(Persia)
(522-485)
King
PC 23* 509
Roman republic founded (Early
Republic 509-264)
Lucius Tarquinius Superbus
expelled, flees to Etruscan territory Tarquinius Superbus
-
(Rome)
(534-509) last King
Lucius Junius Brutus +- (Rome) (co-Consul) 1
Lucius Tarquinius Collatinus +- (Rome) (co-Consul) 1
Darius I
...
(Persia)
(522-485)
King
PC 23* 508
Cleisthenes overthrows
aristocracy and establishes democracy in Athens
Etruscan ruler Lars Porsena
attacks Rome - Horatius Cocles' defence of the bridge over the Tiber
Rome makes treaty with
Carthage
Cleisthenes
+
(Athens)
Darius I
...
(Persia)
(522-485)
King
PC 23* 507
Spartans under Cleomenes try to
restore aristocracy in Athens - Athenians reinstate Cleisthenes
Darius I
...
(Persia)
(522-485)
King
PC 23* 506
Darius I
...
(Persia)
(522-485)
King
PC 23* 505
Formation of Peloponnesian
League
Cleisthenes
-
(Athens)
Darius I
...
(Persia)
(522-485)
King
PC 23* 504
Darius I
...
(Persia)
(522-485)
King
PC 23* 503
Darius I
...
(Persia)
(522-485)
King
PC 23* 502
Darius I
...
(Persia)
(522-485)
King
PC 23* 501
Titus Larcius is chosen Rome's
first dictator to defend against the thirty Latin cities bent on
reinstating
Tarquin
Athenian army reorganized
according to tribe rather than wealth
Postumus Cominius
+-
(Rome)
(501) Consul
Titus Larcius
+-
(Rome)
(501) Consul
(1st Dictator)
Darius I
...
(Persia)
(522-485)
King
PC 23* 500 Odes (Pindar)
Hecataeus of Miletus writes
first geography
Establishment of early Roman
Republic
Bantu-speaking peoples
spread in East Africa
Beginning of Iron Age in
China
Servius Sulpicius
+-
(Rome)
(500) Consul
Manlius Tullius
+-
(Rome)
(500) Consul
Amyntas I
+
(Macedon)
Darius I
...
(Persia)
(522-485)
King
PC 23*
Anaxagoras of
Clazomemae
500-428
Mo Tzu
(Ti)
500-396
Phidias
500-435