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599 589 579 569 559 549 539 529 519 509
598 588 578 568 558 548 538 528 518 508
597 587 577 567 557 547 537 527 517 507
596 586 576 566 556 546 536 526 516 506
595 585 575 565 555 545 535 525 515 505
594 584 574 564 554 544 534 524 514 504
593 583 573 563 553 543 533 523 513 503
592 582 572 562 552 542 532 522 512 502
591 581 571 561 551 541 531 521 511 501
590 580 570 560 550 540 530 520 510 500

599
Alyattes II ... (Lydia) (619-560) King
Nebuchadnezzar II ... (Babylonia) (605-562) Chaldean PC 17*
Cyaxares ... (Media) (628-585) King

598
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)
Alyattes II ... (Lydia) (619-560) King
Nebuchadnezzar II ... (Babylonia) (605-562) Chaldean PC 17*
Cyaxares ... (Media) (628-585) King

596
Alyattes II ... (Lydia) (619-560) King
Nebuchadnezzar II ... (Babylonia) (605-562) Chaldean PC 17*
Cyaxares ... (Media) (628-585) King

595
Necho II + (Egypt XXVI) Saite
Psammetichus II + (Egypt XXVI) Saite
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*

Anacreon 582-485
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
579
Alyattes II ... (Lydia) (619-560) King
Nebuchadnezzar II ... (Babylonia) (605-562) Chaldean PC 17*

578
Servius Tullius + (Kingdom of 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*

576
Alyattes II ... (Lydia) (619-560) King
Nebuchadnezzar II ... (Babylonia) (605-562) Chaldean PC 17*

575
Alyattes II ... (Lydia) (619-560) King
Nebuchadnezzar II ... (Babylonia) (605-562) Chaldean PC 17*

574
Alyattes II ... (Lydia) (619-560) King
Nebuchadnezzar II ... (Babylonia) (605-562) Chaldean PC 17*

573
Alyattes II ... (Lydia) (619-560) King
Nebuchadnezzar II ... (Babylonia) (605-562) Chaldean PC 17*

572
Alyattes II ... (Lydia) (619-560) King
Nebuchadnezzar II ... (Babylonia) (605-562) Chaldean PC 17*

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*
Ji Xie Xin (Ling Wang) + (China) Spring and Autumn

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*

Xenophanes of Colophon 570-480
569
Alyattes II ... (Lydia) (619-560) King
Amasis II ... (Egypt XXVI) (570-526) Saite ("Amhose II")
Nebuchadnezzar II ... (Babylonia) (605-562) Chaldean PC 17*

568
Alyattes II ... (Lydia) (619-560) King
Amasis II ... (Egypt XXVI) (570-526) Saite ("Amhose II")
Nebuchadnezzar II ... (Babylonia) (605-562) Chaldean PC 17*

567
Alyattes II ... (Lydia) (619-560) King
Amasis II ... (Egypt XXVI) (570-526) Saite ("Amhose II")
Nebuchadnezzar II ... (Babylonia) (605-562) Chaldean PC 17*

566
Alyattes II ... (Lydia) (619-560) King
Amasis II ... (Egypt XXVI) (570-526) Saite ("Amhose II")
Nebuchadnezzar II ... (Babylonia) (605-562) Chaldean PC 17*

565
Alyattes II ... (Lydia) (619-560) King
Amasis II ... (Egypt XXVI) (570-526) Saite ("Amhose II")
Nebuchadnezzar II ... (Babylonia) (605-562) Chaldean PC 17*

564
Alyattes II ... (Lydia) (619-560) King
Amasis II ... (Egypt XXVI) (570-526) Saite ("Amhose II")
Nebuchadnezzar II ... (Babylonia) (605-562) Chaldean PC 17*

563
Alyattes II ... (Lydia) (619-560) King
Amasis II ... (Egypt XXVI) (570-526) Saite ("Amhose II")
Nebuchadnezzar II ... (Babylonia) (605-562) Chaldean PC 17*

Gautama 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) (-560) PC 18*

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)
Amasis II ... (Egypt XXVI) (570-526) Saite ("Amhose II")
Amil-Marduk - (Chaldea) PC 18*
Neriglissar + (Chaldea) PC 19*

559
Cyrus the Great founds Achaemenid Persian Empire
Amasis II ... (Egypt XXVI) (570-526) Saite ("Amhose II")
Cyrus II + (Persia) (559-529) King (Achaemenid)

Solon 640-559
558
Amasis II ... (Egypt XXVI) (570-526) Saite ("Amhose II")
Cyrus II ... (Persia) (559-529) King (Achaemenid)

557
Amasis II ... (Egypt XXVI) (570-526) Saite ("Amhose II")
Cyrus II ... (Persia) (559-529) King (Achaemenid)

556
Peisistratus exiled from Athens
Amasis II ... (Egypt XXVI) (570-526) Saite ("Amhose II")
Cyrus II ... (Persia) (559-529) King (Achaemenid)

Simonides 556-468
555
Amasis II ... (Egypt XXVI) (570-526) Saite ("Amhose II")
Neriglissar - PC 19*
Nabodinus + PC 20*
Cyrus II ... (Persia) (559-529) King (Achaemenid)

554
Amasis II ... (Egypt XXVI) (570-526) Saite ("Amhose II")
Cyrus II ... (Persia) (559-529) King (Achaemenid)

553
Persian rebellion against Media begins
Amasis II ... (Egypt XXVI) (570-526) Saite ("Amhose II")
Cyrus II ... (Persia) (559-529) King (Achaemenid)

552
Amasis II ... (Egypt XXVI) (570-526) Saite ("Amhose II")
Cyrus II ... (Persia) (559-529) King (Achaemenid)

551
Amasis II ... (Egypt XXVI) (570-526) Saite ("Amhose II")
Cyrus II ... (Persia) (559-529) King (Achaemenid)

K'ung Fu-tzu (Confucius) 551-479
550
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)

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)

548
Amasis II ... (Egypt XXVI) (570-526) Saite ("Amhose II")
Cyrus II ... (Persia) (559-529) King (Achaemenid)

547
Croesus - (Lydia)
Amasis II ... (Egypt XXVI) (570-526) Saite ("Amhose II")
Cyrus II ... (Persia) (559-529) King (Achaemenid)

546
Battle of Pteria - Croesus forced to retreat to his capital Sardis (10-11/546)
Battle of Thymbra - (12)
Battle of Sardis - Cyrus conquers Croesus last king of Lydia (12)
Persians control Asia Minor

Piesistratus + (Athens)
Amasis II ... (Egypt XXVI) (570-526) Saite ("Amhose II")
Cyrus II ... (Persia) (559-529) King (Achaemenid)

545
Amasis II ... (Egypt XXVI) (570-526) Saite ("Amhose II")
Cyrus II ... (Persia) (559-529) King (Achaemenid)
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)
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)

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)
Bimbisara + (Magadha)

541
Amasis II ... (Egypt XXVI) (570-526) Saite ("Amhose II")
Cyrus II ... (Persia) (559-529) King (Achaemenid)

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)

Heraclitus of Ephesus 540-475
Mahavira 540-468

539
Cyrus of Persia conquers Nabonidus of Babylon (10/16/539)
Judah and Phoenicia become Persian provinces
Greeks defeat Cathaginians in battle

Amasis II ... (Egypt XXVI) (570-526) Saite ("Amhose II")
Nabonidus - (Chaldea) PC 20*
Cyrus II ... (Persia) (559-529) King (Achaemenid) PC 21*

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) (559-529) King (Achaemenid) PC 21*

537
Amasis II ... (Egypt XXVI) (570-526) Saite ("Amhose II")
Cyrus II ... (Persia) (559-529) King (Achaemenid) PC 21*

536
Jews return from captivity in Babylon
Amasis II ... (Egypt XXVI) (570-526) Saite ("Amhose II")
Cyrus II ... (Persia) (559-529) King (Achaemenid) PC 21*

535
Servius Tullius + (Kingdom of Rome) (578-) 6th King
Amasis II ... (Egypt XXVI) (570-526) Saite ("Amhose II")
Cyrus II ... (Persia) (559-529) King (Achaemenid) PC 21*

534
Tarquinius Superbus last king of Rome
Tarquinius Superbus + (Rome) (534-510)
Amasis II ... (Egypt XXVI) (570-526) Saite ("Amhose II")
Cyrus II ... (Persia) (559-529) King (Achaemenid) PC 21*

533
Amasis II ... (Egypt XXVI) (570-526) Saite ("Amhose II")
Cyrus II ... (Persia) (559-529) King (Achaemenid) PC 21*

532
Amasis II ... (Egypt XXVI) (570-526) Saite ("Amhose II")
Cyrus II ... (Persia) (559-529) King (Achaemenid) PC 21*

531
Pythagoras emigrates to Croton
Amasis II ... (Egypt XXVI) (570-526) Saite ("Amhose II")
Cyrus II ... (Persia) (559-529) King (Achaemenid) PC 21*

530
Amasis II ... (Egypt XXVI) (570-526) Saite ("Amhose II")
Cyrus II ... (Persia) (559-529) King (Achaemenid) PC 21*

Epicharmus 530-440
529
Amasis II ... (Egypt XXVI) (570-526) Saite ("Amhose II")
Amasis II ... (Egypt XXVI) (570-526) Saite ("Amhose II")
Cyrus II - (Persia) (559-529) King (Achaemenid) PC 21*
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 and Hipparchus + (Athens)
Amasis II ... (Egypt XXVI) (570-526) Saite ("Amhose II")
Cambyses II ... (Persia) (529-522) King (Achaemenid) PC 22*

526
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

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
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)
Cambyses II ... (Persia) (529-522) King (Achaemenid) PC 22*
522
Egyptian Revolt against Persian rule (522-520)
Darius begins reorganization of the Persian empire

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
Darius I rules Persia
Persia divided into 20 satrapies (e.g. Egypt)

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)
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
Darius I ... (Persia) (522-485) King PC 23*
Ji Gai (Jing Wang) + (China) Spring and Autumn

518
Darius I ... (Persia) (522-485) King PC 23*
517
Hipparchus - (Athens) murdered
Darius I ... (Persia) (522-485) King PC 23*

516
Darius I ... (Persia) (522-485) King PC 23*
515
Darius I ... (Persia) (522-485) King PC 23*
514
Darius I ... (Persia) (522-485) King PC 23*
513
Persians under Darius cross Hellespont and conquer Thrace
Darius I ... (Persia) (522-485) King PC 23*
512
Rededicated Temple in Jerusalem
Darius I ... (Persia) (522-485) King PC 23*
511
Darius I ... (Persia) (522-485) King PC 23*
510
Peisistratus family expelled from Athens - aristocracy restored
Tarquiniua Superbus of Rome overthrown in rebellion

Darius I ... (Persia) (522-485) King PC 23*
Tarquinius Superbus - (Rome) (534-)
Hippias - (Athens)
Darius I ... (Persia) (522-485) King PC 23*

509
Roman republic founded (Early Republic -264)
Tarquinius Superbus "The Proud" expelled, flees to Etruscan territory (trad.)

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


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598 588 578 568 558 548 538 528 518 508
597 587 577 567 557 547 537 527 517 507
596 586 576 566 556 546 536 526 516 506
595 585 575 565 555 545 535 525 515 505
594 584 574 564 554 544 534 524 514 504
593 583 573 563 553 543 533 523 513 503
592 582 572 562 552 542 532 522 512 502
591 581 571 561 551 541 531 521 511 501
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