540s BC
This article concerns the period 549 BC – 540 BC.
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Events and trends
- River Halys.
- 546 BC—capital.[1]
- 546 BC—Mediterraneanworld.
- 546 BC—Thebes and Argos, finally takes power in Athens from the aristocratic party and imposes a moderate tyranny, respect, and even imposing against the oligarchy, the laws of Solon and leaving intact the magistracy (he "merely" to save his family). The same year Pisistratus cut taxes, grants of land and resources to the poor and caters for sick and old. It unifies the Attica, extending the influence of Athens, resuming Sigeion, who commanded the entrance of the Hellespont (Dardanelles), and acquires Taurica (Crimea).
- 546 BC—Sparta and Argos fight the Battle of the 300 Champions. Both sides had agreed beforehand to resolve their dispute with just 300 picked men on each side, in the end just one Spartan and two Argive soldiers remained alive. Both sides claimed victory.[2]
- 546 BC—The architect Eupalinos of Megara built aqueducts that supply water to Athens.
- 546 BC—The peace conference between the kingdoms in China. A treaty between Jin, Chu and some other kingdoms was signed.
- 546 BC—A coup d'état in Qikingdom.
- 544 BC—People of Teos migrate to Abdera, Thrace to escape the control of Persia.
- 544 BC—Zhou Dynasty of China.
- Ceylon and establishes a Sri Lankan dynasty.[3]
- 543 BC— (approximate date).
- 543 BC—Guided by the
- 540 BC—Cyrus attacks Babylonia.
- 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).
- c. 540 BC—Bibliotheque Nationale de France, Paris.
- c. 540 BC—.
Significant people
- Darius I[5]
- 547 BC—Death of Croesus?
- philosopher (approximate date)[6]
- Zhou Dynasty of China
- 544 BC—Birth of Sun Tzu
- Gautama Buddha (traditional in Thailand and elsewhere—basis of the Thai solar calendar)
- 543 BC—Death of philosopher
- Macedonia (approximate date)[7]
- Amasis Painter, Greek painter
References
- ISBN 978-0-470-90248-6.
- ISBN 978-0-521-04493-6.
- ISBN 978-1-6934-6430-0.
- ISBN 978-981-16-1252-7.
- ISBN 978-1-59884-758-1.
- ISBN 978-1-4725-0625-2.
- ISBN 978-1-4051-7828-0.