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Centuries
:
7th century BC
-
6th century BC
-
5th century BC
Decades
:
590s BC
-
580s BC
-
570s BC
-
560s BC
-
550s BC
-
540s BC
-
530s BC
-
520s BC
-
510s BC
-
500s BC
-
490s BC
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540s BC
Events and trends
Significant people
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Events and trends
546 BC
-
Croesus
,
Lydia
n
king
, is defeated by
Cyrus
of
Persia
near the
River Halys
.
546 BC -
Cyrus
of
Persia
completes his conquest of
Lydia
, and makes
Pasargadae
his
capital
.
544 BC
- People of
Teos
migrate to
Abdera, Thrace
to escape the yoke of
Persia
.
544 BC -
Zhou Jing Wang
becomes King of the
Zhou Dynasty
of
China
.
543 BC
-
North Indian
Prince
Vijaya
invades
Ceylon
and establishes a
Sinhalese dynasty
.
543 BC -
Pisistratus
,
tyrant
of
Athens
, purifies the island of
Delos
(approximate date).
540 BC
-
Greek
city of
Elea
of
southern Italy
founded (approximate date).
540 BC -
Persians
conquer
Lycian
city of
Xanthos
now in
southern Turkey
(approximate date).
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Significant people
549 BC
- Birth of
Darius I
.
547 BC
- Death of
Croesus
.
546 BC
- Death of
Anaximander
,
Greek
philosopher
(approximate date).
545 BC
- Death of
Zhou ling wang
, King of the
Zhou Dynasty
of
China
.
544 BC
- Birth of
Sun Tzu
543 BC
- Death of
Gautama Buddha
(traditional in
Thailand
and elsewhere - basis of the
Thai solar calendar
).
543 BC - Death of
Thales
,
Greek
philosopher
.
540 BC
-
Amyntas I
becomes king of
Macedon
ia (approximate date).
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