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500s Bce

CATEGORIES ABOUT 500S BC

SHOPPER'S DELIGHT

- 540s BC - 530s BC - 520s BC - 510s BC - 500s BC - 490s BC - 480s BC - 470s BC - 460s BC - 450s BC

EVENTS AND TRENDS

509 BC - Foundation of the Roman Republic

509 BC , September 13 - The temple of Jupiter on Rome's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September.

508 BC - Office of '' Pontifex Maximus '' created in Rome

507 BC - Cleisthenes , Greek reformer, takes power and increases democracy

506 BC - under Sun Tzu defeat the forces of Chu

505 BC - First pair of Roman Consul s elected

502 BC - darkens Egypt . (computed, no clear historical record of observation)

502 BC - The Latin League defeats the Etruscan s under Lars Porsenna at Aricia .

502 BC - Naxos rebels against Persia n domination sparking the Ionian Revolt .

501 BC - Cleisthenes reforms Democracy in Athens .

501 BC - Naxos is attacked by the Persian Empire .

501 BC - In response to threats by the Sabines , Rome creates the office of Dictator .

501 BC - Confucius is appointed governor of Chung-tu .

501 BC - Gadir (present-day Cádiz ) is captured by Carthage . (approximate date)

500 BC - Bantu -speaking people migrate into south-west Uganda from the West . (approximate date)

500 BC - Refugees from Teos resettle Abdera .

500 BC - Darius I of Persia proclaims that Aramaic be the official language of the western half of his empire

500 BC - Signifies the end of the Nordic Bronze Age civilization in Oscar Montelius periodization system and begins the Pre-Roman Iron Age

500 BC - Foundation of first Republic in Vaishali Bihar India .

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SIGNIFICANT PEOPLE

502 BC - Death of Anaximenes Of Miletus , Philosopher

''See also:'' List Of State Leaders In 500 BC