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- 580s BC - 570s BC - 560s BC - 550s BC - 540s BC - 530s BC - 520s BC - 510s BC - 500s BC - 490s BC

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)