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 Several uprisings by the so-called " kings of lies " against the Persian great king Dareios I are suppressed. |
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| 521 BC In other calendars | |
| Buddhist calendar | 23/24 (southern Buddhism); 22/23 (alternative calculation according to Buddha's Parinirvana ) |
| Chinese calendar | 36th (37th) cycle , year of the metal dragon庚辰 ( at the beginning of the year earth-rabbit 己卯) |
| Greek calendar | 3rd / 4th Year of the 64th Olympiad |
| Jewish calendar | 3240/41 |
| Roman calendar | from urbe condita CCXIII (213) |
| Ongoing events | |
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
- May 17th - November 27th : Nabu-kudurri-usur IV. Rules the Babylonian Empire as usurper for seven months , but is then defeated by the Persian great king Darius I and killed on December 5th .
Died
- December 5th : Nabu-kudurri-usur IV. , King of Babylon, usurper against Dareios I.
- Phraortes , Median king, usurper against Dareios I.
- Tritantaichmes , king of the sagas, usurper against Dareios I.