540 BC
540 BC by topic |
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Gregorian calendar | 540 BC |
Ab urbe condita | 214 |
Ancient Egypt era | XXVI dynasty, 125 |
- Pharaoh | Amasis II, 31 |
Ancient Greek era | 60th Olympiad (victor)¹ |
Assyrian calendar | 4211 |
Bengali calendar | −1132 |
Berber calendar | 411 |
Buddhist calendar | 5 |
Burmese calendar | −1177 |
Byzantine calendar | 4969–4970 |
Chinese calendar | 庚申年 (Metal Monkey) 2157 or 2097 — to — 辛酉年 (Metal Rooster) 2158 or 2098 |
Coptic calendar | −823 – −822 |
Discordian calendar | 627 |
Ethiopian calendar | −547 – −546 |
Hebrew calendar | 3221–3222 |
Hindu calendars | |
- Vikram Samvat | −483 – −482 |
- Shaka Samvat | N/A |
- Kali Yuga | 2562–2563 |
Holocene calendar | 9461 |
Iranian calendar | 1161 BP – 1160 BP |
Islamic calendar | 1197 BH – 1196 BH |
Julian calendar | N/A |
Korean calendar | 1794 |
Minguo calendar | 2451 before ROC 民前2451年 |
Thai solar calendar | 3–4 |
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Events
- Cyrus attacks Babylonia
- Greek city of Elea of southern Italy is founded (approximate date)
- Persians conquer Lycian city of Xanthos (approximate date)
- Amasis Painter makes Dionysos with maenads, black-figure decoration on an amphora
- Exekias makes The Suicide of Ajax, black-figure decoration on an amphora
- Amyntas I becomes king of Macedonia (approximate date)
- Comet Hale–Bopp appears in the evening sky, making its closest approach to Earth. Its next appearance occurs in 1997
Births
- Epicharmus of Kos, Greek dramatist (approximate date; d. c. 450 BC)
Deaths
References
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