-530

This page relates to the year -530 Gregorian Calendrier.

Events

Europe

Pythagore, exiled by the tyrant Polycrate of Samos, settles with Crotona and creates a school of wisdom. It also gives to this city aristocratic laws.

In Italy, the town of Siris is destroyed by its neighbor Sybaris whom it competed with for the bearing in the Bruttium.

The Middle East

Beginning of the reign of Cambyse II, Persian king of (fine in -523).
Cyrus II is concealed at the time of a campaign against the Scythes. His/her son Cambyse II replaces it. After three years of fights, it makes assassinate his young brother Smerdis (or Bardiya).

According to Hérodote, Tomyris, queen of the Massagètes (Scythian tribe evolving/moving between the Caspienne and the sea of Aral), would have refused to marry Cyrus which made him the war, removed his/her Spargapisès son who committed suicide. It, according to a tradition, would have captured Cyrus and drowned this one in blood. According to Xénophon, it would be free death in its capital Pasargades into -530.

With died of Cyrus, the empire Achéménide extends from the Afghanistan to banks of the Aegean Sea and the the Caucasus until the Arabia. Only the Cilicie form still an independent kingdom.

Art & culture

Temple of Athéna in Assas in Troade (first large planks). Temple of Athéna on the acropolis of Athens (-529/-520).

Invention with Athens of the decoration with red figure on black bottom, ensuring Athenian supremacy in the field of ceramics (Andokidès).
Stop of the production of ceramics with decorations illustrated and bronze vases in Sparte.

Death in -530

Cyrus II.

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