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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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 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...