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| 499 BC Chr. In other calendars | |
| Buddhist calendar | 45/46 (southern Buddhism); 44/45 (alternative calculation according to Buddha's Parinirvana ) |
| Chinese calendar | 36th (37th) cycle , year of the water tiger壬寅 ( at the beginning of the year metal buffalo 辛丑) |
| Greek calendar | 1./2. Year of the 70th Olympiad |
| Jewish calendar | 3262/63 |
| Roman calendar | from urbe condita CCLV (255) |
| Ongoing events | |
| Ionic uprising against the Persian Empire (since 500 BC) | |
| Nok culture in Africa (since around 500 BC) | |
| Sa Huynh culture in Central and South Vietnam (since around 500 BC) | |
| 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 HaD in Europe (since 650 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) | |
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Antiquity in the Mediterranean region (since approx. 1200/800 BC)
Classical Age in Greece (since around 500 BC) |
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| La Venta period among the Olmecs in Mesoamerica (since approx. 1500 BC) | |
In 499 BC The Ionian uprising against the Persian Empire, which broke out a year ago, continues and spreads to other areas. However, it is slowly becoming apparent that there will be no support from the Greek mainland that goes beyond selective assistance .
Events
Ionic uprising against the Persian Empire
The Ionian uprising of the Greek colonies of Asia Minor, which broke out a year ago under the leadership of Aristagoras of Miletus against the Achaemenid Empire of the Great King Darius I, is expanding: the city of Sardis , the seat of the local satrap , is taken by the rebels and the Persian temple there is destroyed , while the satrap Artaphernes holed up with his troops in the city castle and withstood the siege by the Greeks. According to Herodotus , Aristagoras tries to win Athens and Sparta for an invasion of Asia Minor by depicting the oppression of the Greek colonies by the Persian "tyranny" in glowing colors. The call for support in mainland Greece, however, largely goes unheard. Only the Athens and Eretria poleis send some ships. Nevertheless, the uprising spreads to the areas of Caria and Lycia , and even in Cyprus the Greeks rise against Persian rule. Also Miltiades , Athenian derived tyrant of the Thracian Chersonese , joins the uprising.
Roman Republic
According to legend, Titus Aebutius Helva and Veturius Geminus Cicurinus were consuls of the early Roman Republic . Aulus Postumius Albus Regillensis is installed as dictator because of the looming war with the Latins and makes Helva magister equitum .
Born
- around 499 BC Chr .: Anaxagoras , Greek pre-Socratic philosopher, born in Klazomenai in Asia Minor, († 428 BC )
- around 499 BC Chr .: Diogenes of Apollonia , Greek pre-Socratic philosopher and doctor, born in Apollonia on the Black Sea, († around 428 BC )