| Millennia: | 1st millennium BC |
| Centuries: | 7th century BC - 6th century BC - 5th century BC |
| Decades: | 540s BC 530s BC 520s BC - 510s BC - 500s BC 490s BC 480s BC |
| Years: | 519 BC 518 BC 517 BC 516 BC 515 BC 514 BC 513 BC 512 BC 511 BC 510 BC |
| Categories: | Births - Deaths - State leaders - Sovereign states Establishments - Disestablishments |
Events and trends
- 519 BC — Zhou Jing Wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China. A millennium (pl millennia) is a period of Time equal to one thousand Years (from Latin la mille, thousand and la annum The 1st millennium BC encompasses the Iron Age and sees the rise of successive empires A century (from the Latin centum, meaning one hundred is One hundred consecutive Years Centuries are numbered ordinally (e The 7th century BC started the first day of 700 BC and ended the last day of 601 BC. The 6th century BC started the first day of 600 BC and ended the last day of 501 BC. The 5th century BC started the first day of 500 BC and ended the last day of 401 BC. See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them Events and trends 546 BC — Croesus, Lydian king, is defeated by Cyrus of Persia near the River Halys Events and trends 539 BC — Babylon is conquered by Cyrus, defeating Nabonidus; noted in such documents as that of Africanus Events 529 BC — Cambyses II started to rule He is son of Cyrus II. Births 496 BC — Sophocles, Athenian Dramatist and Statesman c Births 484 BC — Herodotus, Greek Historian 484 BC — Achaeus of Eretria, a Greek This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Events and trends 519 BC — Zhou Jing Wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China. Events and trends 519 BC — Zhou Jing Wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China. Events and trends 519 BC — Zhou Jing Wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China. Events and trends 519 BC — Zhou Jing Wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China. Events and trends 519 BC — Zhou Jing Wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China. Events and trends 519 BC — Zhou Jing Wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China. Events and trends 519 BC — Zhou Jing Wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China. Events and trends 519 BC — Zhou Jing Wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China. Events and trends 519 BC — Zhou Jing Wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China. Events and trends 519 BC — Zhou Jing Wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China. King Jing of Zhou, ch: 周敬王 Pinyin: zhōu jìng wáng Wg: King Ching of Chou was the twenty-sixth sovereign of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty The Zhou Dynasty ( POJ: Chiu Tiau 1122 BC to 256 BC was preceded by the Shang Dynasty and followed by the Qin Dynasty in China. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National
- c. 518 BC — Darius I began construction of Parsa (Persepolis). Darius I the Great (c 549 BC&ndash486 BC 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 Dārayavahuš: "Possessing goodness" Having ascended to power amidst controversy and bloodshed Persepolis ( Old Persian: Pārsa, Modern Persian: تخت جمشید/پارسه Takht-e Jamshid or Chehel Minar) was the ceremonial
- 518 BC — Construction of Apadana (audience hall) of Darius and Xerxes, ceremonial complex, at Persepolis, Iran started. Persepolis ( Old Persian: Pārsa, Modern Persian: تخت جمشید/پارسه Takht-e Jamshid or Chehel Minar) was the ceremonial For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics.
- 516 BC — Indian subcontinent — Occupation of Punjab is completed by the Persian King Gustasp. This article deals with the geophysical region in Asia For geopolitical treatments see South Asia. Punjab ( ਪੰਜਾਬ پنجاب, पंजाब پنجاب also Panjab (پنجاب meaning "Land of the Five Rivers") (c The Persian Empire was a series of Iranian empires that ruled over the Iranian plateau, the original Persian homeland and beyond in Western Asia
- February 25, 516 BC — Construction is completed on the Temple in Jerusalem. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Etymology The Hebrew name given in Scripture for the building is Beit HaMikdash or "The Holy House" and only the Temple in Jerusalem is referred to by this name
- c. 515 BC — Euphronios makes Death of Sarpedon, red-figure decoration on a calyx krater. Euphronios ( circa 535 - after 470 BC was an ancient Greek vase painter and potter active in Athens in the late 6th and early 5th centuries BC In Greek mythology, Sarpedon (Σαρπηδὠν referred to at least three different people For the Landform crater see Crater. A krater (in Greek: κρατήρ kratēr, from the Verb κεράννυμι Euxitheos is a potter. It is now at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art is an art museum located on the eastern edge of Central Park, along what is known as Museum Mile in New York City, New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous
- 514 BC — King Helü of Wu ascends to the throne of Wu in China during the Zhou Dynasty. King Helü ( of the state of Wu ( (r 514 BC-496 BC a state in ancient China, was initially known as Prince Guang Zung Fu ( Wu (吳 was a state during the Spring and Autumn Period in China. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National The Zhou Dynasty ( POJ: Chiu Tiau 1122 BC to 256 BC was preceded by the Shang Dynasty and followed by the Qin Dynasty in China. He established the "Great City of Helu", the ancient name for Suzhou, as his capital. Suzhou ( ancient name 吳) is a City on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and on the shores of Lake Taihu in the province of Jiangsu
- 513 BC — Darius the Great subdues the Getae and east Thrace in his war against the Scythians. Darius I the Great (c 549 BC&ndash486 BC 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 Dārayavahuš: "Possessing goodness" Having ascended to power amidst controversy and bloodshed Dacia, in ancient geography was the land of the Dacians. It was named by the ancient Hellenes ( Greeks) " Getae " Thrace (Тракия Trakiya or "Trakija" or Trakia, Θράκη Thráki, Trakya is a historical and geographic area in southeast Europe The Scythians or Scyths (Σκύθες Σκύθοι were an Iranian speaking people of horse-riding Nomadic pastoralists who dominated the Pontic
- c. 513 BC — Western India becomes the Persian satrapy of Hindush, which included the valley of the Indus River. History (For detailed history please read the respective articles of the three western states Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat) Parts of Gujarat The Persian Empire was a series of Iranian empires that ruled over the Iranian plateau, the original Persian homeland and beyond in Western Asia See also the related deity Satrapes. Satrap (Persian ساتراپ was the name given to the governors of the Provinces of ancient The Indus River { Sanskrit: सिन्धु Sindhu; Urdu: urd {{Nastaliq سندھ}} Sindh; Sindhi: snd
- 510 BC — Hippias, second son of Pisistratus and tyrant of Athens, is expelled by a popular revolt supported by Cleomenes I, King of Sparta and his forces. Hippias of Athens (Ἱππίας ὁ Ἀθηναῖος was one of the sons of Peisistratus, and was Tyrant of Athens in the 6th century BC Peisistratus (sometimes transliterated Peisistratos Psistratus, Peistratus, Pesistratusor or Pisistratus, Greek: In modern usage a tyrant is a single ruler holding absolute power over a State or within an Organization. Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's Cleomenes (kliːˈɑməniːz Greek Κλεομένης (d c 489 BC was an Agiad King of Sparta in the late 6th and early 5th centuries BC The city of Sparta ( Doric Σπάρτα Attic Σπάρτη
- 510 BC — End of reign of Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, last king of the traditional seven Kings of Rome. Lucius Tarquinius Superbus (also called Tarquin the Proud or Tarquin II) was the last of the seven Legendary Kings of Rome, son of Tarquinius The King of Rome ( Latin: rex regis) was the Chief magistrate of the Roman Kingdom.
- 510 BC — Fall of the Roman Kingdom and establishment of the Roman Republic. The Roman Kingdom ( Latin: Regnum Romanum) was the monarchical Government of the city of Rome The Roman Republic was the phase of the ancient Roman civilization characterized by a Republican form of government a period which began with the overthrow of the
- 510 BC — Demaratus succeeds Ariston as king of Sparta. Demaratus was a king of Sparta from 515 until 491 BC of the Eurypontid line, successor to his father Ariston. Ariston (Ἀρίστων was a King of Sparta, 14th of the Eurypontids son of Agesicles, contemporary of Anaxandrides. Sparta was an important Greek city-state in the Peloponnesus. (approximate date)
- 510 BC — Defeat and destruction of Sybaris. Sybaris ( Greek:) was a celebrated city of Magna Graecia on the western shore of the Gulf of Taranto.
- c. 510 BC–430 BC — Stelae were banned in Athenian cemeteries. Events By place Greece The army of Sparta loots Attica for a second time but Pericles is not daunted and refuses A stele (from Greek:, stēlē, ˈstiːli plural stelae,, stēlai, ˈstiːlaɪ also found Latinised singular stela Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's
Significant people
Births
- c. Euphronios ( circa 535 - after 470 BC was an ancient Greek vase painter and potter active in Athens in the late 6th and early 5th centuries BC Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Painting (pān'tīng in Art, is the practice of applying Color to a Surface (support base such as e 519 BC — Xerxes I of Persia
Deaths
- King Liao of Wu, China
- Zhuan Zhu, assassin, China (executed)
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