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This article concerns the period 539 BC – 530 BC. 539 BC—Babylon is conquered by Cyrus, defeating Nabonidus. 538 BC— The Babylonian Captivity ends when...

The 6th century BC started on the first day of 600 BC and ended on the last day of 501 BC. In Western Asia, the first half of this century was dominated...

The 530s decade ran from January 1, 530, to December 31, 539. December 15 – Emperor Justinian I selects a second commission to excerpt and codify the writings...

year 536 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 218 Ab urbe condita. The denomination 536 BC for this...

Iranian empire founded by Cyrus the Great of the Achaemenid dynasty in 550 BC. Based in modern-day Iran, it was the largest empire by that point in history...

further details for each decade, century, and millennium from 15,000 BC to AD 3000. 0s BC is not a true decade, as it contains only nine years. AD 0s is not...

529 BC – 520 BC. 529 BC—The Chinese state of Zhoulai is conquered by Wu. 528 BC—Gautama Buddha attains Enlightenment, and begins his ministry. 527 BC—Jain...

Bologna (/bəˈloʊnjə/ bə-LOHN-yə, UK also /bəˈlɒnjə/ bə-LON-yə, Italian: [boˈloɲɲa] ; Emilian: Bulåggna [buˈlʌɲɲɐ]; Latin: Bononia) is the capital and largest...

millennium BC, also known as the last millennium BC, was the period of time lasting from the years 1000 BC to 1 BC (10th to 1st centuries BC; in astronomy:...

519 BC – 510 BC. 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...

Rahul (Pāli) or Rāhula (Sanskrit; born c. 534 BCE or 451 BCE) was the only son of Siddhārtha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha, and his wife, princess...

year 521 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 233 Ab urbe condita. The denomination 521 BC for this...

year 531 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 223 Ab urbe condita. The denomination 531 BC for this...

year 524 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 230 Ab urbe condita. The denomination 524 BC for this...

year 534 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 220 Ab urbe condita. The denomination 534 BC for this...

According to another tradition, tragedy was established in Athens in the late 530s BC, but that may simply reflect an absence of records. Major innovations in...

year 510 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 244 Ab urbe condita. The denomination 510 BC for this...

year 547 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 207 Ab urbe condita. The denomination 547 BC for this...

year 544 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 210 Ab urbe condita. The denomination 544 BC for this...

year 538 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 216 Ab urbe condita. The denomination 538 BC for this...