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citizens and reformed the election of magistrates.c. 592-570Probable composition of the Prophetic Book of Ezekiel.586Destruction of Jerusalem by Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar (c. 630-532) ends the "Golden Age" of Old Testament literature. Nebuchadrezzar II took the populace into captivity in Babylon. The Temple was also destroyed at this time, leading to the development of synagogues as centers of Jewish religious life.580Nebuchadrezzar II began building the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, whichbecame one of the Seven Wonders of the World.565Daoism (Taoism) was created by Chinese philosopher Lao-tse in the Honan province.563-483Probable life of Siddhartha Gautama, later called The Buddha(Enlightened One).559Cyrus the Great became King of Persia (until 530), creating the Persian Empire.551-497Probable life of K'ung Fu-tzu (Confucius).539Greeks defeated Carthaginians.Cyrus conquered Babylon and made both Judah and Phoenicia Persian provinces.538Edict of Cyrus allowed some Jews to return to Judah after 49 years of exile by the Babylonians.c. 538Probable composition of Second Isaiah (Isaiah 40-66).520 - 515Jews who returned from the Rosetta Stone Spanish (Spain)
exile constructed the Second Temple.521Darius I became ruler of Persia (until 486).520Restoration work was resumed on the Temple in Jerusalem (completed in 515).510Tarquinius Superbus, last king of Rome, was overthrown in a rebellion.509Traditional date of the founding of the Roman Republic.c. 500Work began on the Grand Canal in China to link major river systems. Eventually extended 1,000 miles.Chinese invented crossbow.c. 500First cataract operations performed in India.490Athenians defeated the second Persian expedition at Battle of Marathon.480Third Persian expedition was launched against Athens, this time under leadership of Xerxes I (King from 486-465). Persian army numbered at least 180,000 and the Greek rearguard (King Leonidas &personal guard of 300 men) was massacred at Pass of Thermopylae, but theybuy time. The Greek fleet later defeated Persians at battle of Salamis.479 - 438The philosopher Mo-tzu, founder of Mohism, was born. He taught amessage of universal love and compassion for the common plight of ordinary people.460-451First Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta.460-429Age of Pericles in Athens.458Ezra returned to Jerusalem. Ezra may have been the one who redacted theJ, E, D and P documents into a single narrative.458Roman farmer, Cincinnatus, resigned as dictator after defending the city from invaders.447Athenians began building the Parthenon.445Nehemiah rebuilt the walls of Jerusalem.430Greek philosopher Leucippus argues that all natural events have a natural cause. Rosetta Stone Spanish (Spain)