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 The Persian great king Dareios I founded the city of Persepolis . |
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| 520 BC In other calendars | |
| Buddhist calendar | 24/25 (southern Buddhism); 23/24 (alternative calculation according to Buddha's Parinirvana ) |
| Chinese calendar | 36th (37th) cycle , year of the metal snake辛巳 ( at the beginning of the year metal dragon 庚辰) |
| Greek calendar | 4th year of the 64th / 1st year of the 65th Olympiad |
| Jewish calendar | 3241/42 |
| Roman calendar | from urbe condita CCXIV (214) |
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Attic vase painting in Greece:
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| Iron Age III in Israel (since 587 BC) | |
| Hallstatt Period in Europe (since 650 BC) | |
| 26th Dynasty (time of the Egyptian Restoration) / 27th Dynasty (Persian rule) during the late period in Egypt (since 664 BC) | |
| Eastern Zhou dynasty / period of spring and autumn annals in China (since 770/722 BC) | |
| Ancient Greece : Archaic (since approx. 750 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
- The Persian great king Dareios I founded the city of Persepolis .
- Jing becomes king of the Zhou dynasty in China .
- around 520 BC Chr .: Cleomenes I from the house of the Agiads ascends the throne of Sparta .
- 520/515 BC Chr . : Battos IV. Succeeds his father Arkesilaos III. King of Cyrene .
Sports
- The hoplitodromos , a gun barrel over two stadiums, is introduced at the Olympic Games .
- Milon von Kroton celebrates his fifth Olympic victory in wrestling.
Born
- around 520 BC Chr .: Goujian , king of the state of Yue in what is now eastern China († 465 BC )
- around 520 BC Chr .: Heraclitus of Ephesus, pre-Socratic Greek philosopher († around 460 BC )
- around 520 BC Chr .: Kratinos , Greek comedy poet († 423 BC )
- around 520 BC Chr .: Xanthippos , Athenian general and politician, father of Pericles († after 479, possibly around 470 BC )
- 520/515 BC Chr. : Parmenides , pre-Socratic Greek philosopher († 460 / . 455 BC. )
Died
- 520/515 BC Chr . : Arkesilaos III. , King of Cyrene