530 BC

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Year of the Metal sheep辛未( at the beginning of the year metal horse庚午)

  • Beginning of the red-figure vase painting
  • Black-figure vase painting (since 630 BC)

Events

Politics and World Affairs

  • After the death of Cyrus II, Cambyses II is ruler of the Persian Empire of the Achaemenid dynasty.
  • 535/530 BC: Arcesilaus III. will succeed his father, Battus III. King of Cyrene.

Culture

  • 530 BC: Greek vase painting: the red-figure vase painting begins in Attic black-figure vase painting the vase painting peel off (since 650 BC). As the inventor of this technique is generally the Andokides painter. An important example of the transition is the amphora, which combines both styles.

Died

  • Cyrus II, the Persian Great King (* 590/580 BC)
  • 530 BC: Bias of Priene, Greek orator, one of the Seven Sages of Greece (c. 590 BC)
  • 535/530 BC: Battus III, king of Cyrene.
  • Year ( 6th century BC)
  • 530 BC
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