498 BC
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| Centuries: | 6th century BC · 5th century BC · 4th century BC |
| Decades: | 520s BC 510s BC 500s BC 490s BC 480s BC 470s BC 460s BC |
| Years: | 501 BC 500 BC 499 BC 498 BC 497 BC 496 BC 495 BC |
| Gregorian calendar | 498 BC |
| Ab urbe condita | 256 |
| Armenian calendar | N/A |
| Chinese calendar | 2139/2199 ([[Sexagenary cycle|]]年) — to —
2140/2200([[Sexagenary cycle|]]年) |
| Ethiopian calendar | -505 – -504 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3263 – 3264 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | -442 – -441 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 2604 – 2605 |
| Iranian calendar | 1119 BP – 1118 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 1154 BH – 1153 BH |
| Japanese calendar | |
| - Imperial Year | Kōki 163 (皇紀163年) |
| - Jōmon Era | 9503 |
| Thai solar calendar | 46 |
[edit] Events
[edit] By place
[edit] Greece
- Alexander I succeeds his father Amyntas I as king of Macedonia.
- Athens and Eretria respond to the Ionian plea for help against Persia and send troops.
[edit] Sicily
- After the death of Cleander, tyrant of Gela, power transferred to his brother Hippocrates, who conquered Callipoli, Leontini, Naxos and Zancle (now known as Messina).
[edit] By topic
[edit] Literature
- The earliest surviving of the Greek poet's Pindar epinikion (Pythian ode 10) is written.
[edit] Births
[edit] Deaths
[edit] References
- Burn, A.R., "The Pelican History of Greece", Penguin Books, England, 1987.
- Hornblower, S. & Spawforth, T., ed. "Who's Who in the Classical World", Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2000.
- Mellersh, H.E.L., "Chronology of the Ancient World", Barrie & Jenkins, London, 1976.
- Trager, J., "The People's Chronology", Aurum Press, London, 1992.
