Events
529 BC —
Cambyses II started to rule. He is son of
Cyrus II. He conquered
Egypt and
Cyprus.
528 BC —
Gautama Buddha attained
Enlightenment, and began his ministry.
526 BC —
Psammetichus III succeeds
Amasis II as king of
Egypt.
525 BC —
Cambyses II, ruler of
Persia, conquers
Egypt, defeating
Psammetichus III. This is considered the end of the
Twenty-sixth Dynasty, and the start of the
Twenty-seventh Dynasty.c. 525 BC —
Coins started to have an image on two sides.
522 BC —
Smerdis succeeds
Cambyses II as ruler of
Persia.
522 BC —
Babylon rebels against
Persian rule.
521 BC —
Darius I succeeds
Smerdis as ruler of
Persia. He is son of a government official.521 BC — The
Babylonian rebellion against
Persian rule is suppressed.
520 BC —
Zhou dao wang becomes King of the
Zhou Dynasty of
China but dies before the end of the year.520 BC —
Cleomenes I succeeds Anaxandridas as king of
Sparta. (approximate date).c. 520 BC — Kore, from
Chios(?), is made. It is now at
Acropolis Museum,
Athens.520 BC–
510 BC — The Priam Painter makes Women at a fountain house, black-figure decoration on a
hydria. It is now at
Museum of Fine Arts,
Boston.
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