497 BC

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Year of the Wood Dragon甲辰( at the beginning of the year, water - hare癸卯)

  • Red-figure vase painting (since 530 BC)
  • Black-figure vase painting (since 630 BC)

Classic era in Greece (since about 500 BC)

The superior military power of the Persian Empire begins in the year 497 BC, enforce and slowly back the Ionian revolt. Cyprus is recaptured and also on the mainland of Asia Minor suffer the insurgents increasingly defeats. Aristagoras, tyrant of Miletus and initiator of the rebellion, is on the run with a smaller skirmish killed.

Events

Politics and World Affairs

Roman Republic

Aulus Sempronius Atratinus and Marcus Minucius Augurinus are, according to legend consuls of the early Roman Republic. For this consulate the Roman historian Livy and Dionysius of Halicarnassus Roman report the dedication of a temple of the god Saturn in the forum and the related foundation of Saturnalia. ( The information about the founding date of the temple -rich 501-497 BC)

Persian Empire

The military superiority of the Persian Empire is starting to deliver. Under the generals Harpagos the Ionian revolt in Asia Minor is pushed further and further. The island of Cyprus, which has joined the rebels, is brought back under the control of the Achaemenids. The conquered by the Ionians regional capital of Sardis is recaptured and the satrap Artaphernes free, who has holed up with a small garrison in the castle. Then takes this part in the Persian counter-offensive and conquered Klazomenai and Kyme, which sees itself Aristagoras, the initiator of the revolt, compelled to flee from Miletus to Thrace. He comes there with a smaller skirmish killed, causing the rebellion of his leadership figure is robbed.

Kingdom China

Under King Jing of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, the Chinese city of Taiyuan was founded under the name of Jinyang.

The current Deputy Chancellor Confucius leaves because of content differences with Duke Dinggong the state of Lu, and embarks on a 13 -year-old wandering through the realms of the time of the Spring and Autumn Annals.

Born

  • 497 or 496 BC: Sophocles, ancient Greek tragedians was born in Colonus, († 406/405 BC)
  • 599 or 497 BC: Mahavira, founder of Jainism Indian religion ( † about 527 v. Chr./425 BC)

Died

  • Fallen Aristagoras, tyrant of Miletus, founder of the Ionian revolt in Thrace in the battle
  • Year ( 5th century BC)
  • 497 BC
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