512 BC
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Year of the Earth Ox己丑(at the beginning of Earth Rat戊子)
- Red-figure vase painting (since 530 BC)
- Black-figure vase painting (since 630 BC)
Events
Politics and World Affairs
- After last year a bridge of boats across the Bosporus has be beaten, conquered the Persian Great King Darius I the kingdom of the Thracians. With this campaign, the Persians for the first time come into closer contact with the Greeks.
- 512 BC: The Persian Empire conquered Chios.
Sports
- At the wrestling match of the Olympic Games, the young Timasitheos of Croton meets his over forty years of compatriot Milon, who has already recorded six Olympic medals. The information about the outcome of the fight are unclear, it probably ends in a draw.
- Year ( 6th century BC)
- 512 BC