-500

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This page relates to the year -500 .

Synopsis 1 Events 1.1 Europe 1.1.1 Greek world 1.1.2 Roman world 1.2 Africa 1.3 Americas 1.4 Asia 1.5 Oceania & the Pacific 1.6 The Close East & Arab World 2 Arts & culture 3 Sciences & technology 4 Births 5 Death

Events

Europe

Greek world

• Failure of Persians in front of Naxos. Aristagoras, son-in-law of the tyrant of Milet Histiée, person in charge for the rout by his quarrel with the Persian chief Mégabate, will start the revolt of Milet to escape from the consequences from his failure (-499).

Roman world

• The king Etruscan Porsenna fact the seat of .
• With , of Servius Sulpicius Camarinus (Camerinus) Cornutus, Manius Tullius Longus.
• The territory of Rome extends on 565 Km².

Africa

Americas

• Zapotèques melt the city of Assemble Alban in .

Asia

• Reign in India of Ajatashatru, king of Magadha (end in -475). It kills his father Bimbisara and proclaims itself king de Magadha. It carries out two wars, one against the king of Kosala, Prasenajit, that it overcomes and the other against the republics of Lichchavi that it manages to subject at the end of 16 years.

• In China, authority of the kings Zhou did not cease weakening since -771 to be exerted more but on the surroundings of Wangcheng. Out of this thin territory the royalty is nothing any more but one symbol.

Oceania & the Pacific

The Close East & Arab World

• The plain royal Road Sardinian with Suse with organized relays of station.

Arts & culture

• "Description of the Earth" ofHécatée of Milet.
• Temple of with Paestum, where the Doric orders are associated and ionic and which uses the 3²/4² report/ratio characteristic of Parthenon.
• Low relief of the tributaries to the palate of Persépolis showing the various people of the empire achéménide submitted to the Large King.

Sciences & technology

• In , the legist Fan Li, Minister for the king of Yue, recommends "the enrichment of the State and the reinforcement of the armies".
• The first examples of carpets tied with the hand are buried in a tomb with Pazyryk in .

Births

Death