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EVENTS AND TRENDS
547 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).
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
.
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)
