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| 506 BC In other calendars | |
| Buddhist calendar | 38/39 (southern Buddhism); 37/38 (alternative calculation according to Buddha's Parinirvana ) |
| Chinese calendar | 36th (37th) cycle year of the wood-sheep 乙未 ( at the beginning of the year wood-horse 甲午) |
| Greek calendar | 2nd / 3rd Year of the 68th Olympiad |
| Jewish calendar | 3255/56 |
| Roman calendar | from urbe condita CCXLVIII (248) |
| Ongoing events | |
| 27th Dynasty (Persian rule) (since 525 BC) during the Late Period in Egypt (since 664 BC) | |
Attic vase painting in Greece:
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| Iron Age III in Israel (since 587 BC) | |
| Hallstatt Period in Europe (since 650 BC) | |
| Ancient Greece : The classical age replaces the archaic (since approx. 750 BC). | |
| Eastern Zhou dynasty / period of spring and autumn annals in China (since 770/722 BC) | |
| Dong-Son culture in northern Vietnam and southern China (since around 800 BC) | |
| Middle Preclassic period among the Maya (since approx. 900 BC) | |
| Antiquity in the Mediterranean region (since approx. 1200/800 BC) | |
| La Venta period among the Olmecs in Mesoamerica (since approx. 1500 BC) | |
Events
Politics and world events
Greece
- An army of the Spartans and their Peloponnesian allies, led by the two kings Cleomenes I and Damaratus, marches against Athens with the intention of occupying it and using Isagoras as an Attic tyrant. After Eleusis was captured, the Corinthians question the meaning of this campaign and refuse to participate. There are arguments between the two Spartan kings, the armed forces finally dissolve, the campaign is broken off.
- At the same time Athens is attacked by armies of the Boeotian League and the Chalcis and can defeat them. With the Boebotians the status quo ante was restored, Chalkis became dependent on the Athenians, who founded a clergy there.
Italian peninsula
- According to tradition, Spurius Larcius and Titus Herminius are consuls of the Roman Republic .
Culture
- A quadriga is set up on the Acropolis in Athens to commemorate the victory against the Boeoter and the Chalcids .