510s BC
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This article concerns the period 519 BC – 510 BC.
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Events and trends[]
- 519 BC—Zhou Jing Wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
- c. 518 BC—Darius I began construction of Parsa (Persepolis).
- 518 BC—Construction of Apadana of Darius and Xerxes, ceremonial complex, at Persepolis, Iran started.
- 516 BC—Indian subcontinent—Occupation of Punjab is completed by the Persian King Darius I.
- 516 BC—Construction is completed on the second Temple in Jerusalem.
- c. 515 BC—Euphronios makes Death of Sarpedon, red-figure decoration on a calyx krater. is a potter. It is now at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
- 514 BC—King Helü of Wu ascends to the throne of Wu in China during the Zhou Dynasty. He established the "", the ancient name for Suzhou, as his capital.
- 514 BC—Darius I led his Persian army over the Bosphorus and campaigns unsuccessfully against the Scythians on the Danube.
- 513 BC—Darius the Great subdues the Getae and east Thrace in his war against the Scythians.
- c. 513 BC—Western India becomes the Persian satrapy of Hindush, which included the valley of the Indus River.
- c. 512 BC—Sun Tzu, author of The Art of War, begins serving Helü of Wu as general and military strategist in the Wu army.
- 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.
- 510 BC—End of reign of Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, last king of the traditional seven Kings of Rome.
- 510 BC—Fall of the Roman Kingdom and establishment of the Roman Republic.
- 510 BC—Demaratus succeeds Ariston as king of Sparta. (approximate date)
- 510 BC—Defeat and destruction of Sybaris.
- c. 510 BC–430 BC—Stelae were banned in Athenian cemeteries.
Significant people[]
Births[]
- c. 519 BC—Xerxes I of Persia
Deaths[]
- King Liao of Wu, China
- Zhuan Zhu, assassin, China (executed)
References[]
Evans, John Karl. War, Women, and Children in Ancient Rome (London, 1991).
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