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Calendar year
The year 500 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Republic it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Camerinus and Longus (or
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Decade
Venezuela). c. 500 BC—Vulca completes Apollo of Veii, from Portonaccio Temple. It is now kept at Museo Nazionale di Villa Giulia, Rome. c. 500 BC—Yayoi period
500s_BC_(decade)
County in Ireland
lasted approximately from 4,500 years ago to 2,500 years ago (2,500 BC to 500 BC). Archaeological remains from this period include stone alignments, stone
County_Mayo
Clazomenae (c. 500 – 428 BC). Of the Ionians. Pluralist. Empedocles (492 – 432 BC). Eclectic cosmogonist. Pluralist. Zeno of Elea (c. 490 – 430 BC). Of the
Timeline of Western philosophers
Timeline_of_Western_philosophers
Optical device
called Mozi, dated to the 4th century BC, traditionally ascribed to and named for Mozi (c. 470 BC – c. 391 BC), a Chinese philosopher and the founder
Camera_obscura
Italic tribe in ancient antiquity
600 BC led to volatile relations with the other Latin states, which numbered about 14 in 500 BC. In the period of the Tarquin monarchy (c. 550–500 BC),
Latins_(Italic_tribe)
Army of the ancient Greek city-state of Sparta
manpower around 500–480 BC Long contraction driven by exclusivity, inequality, and attrition Terminal weakness by the mid-fourth century BC Modern historians
Spartan_army
Topics referred to by the same term
500 may refer to: 500 (number) 500 BC AD 500 500 Boylston Street in Boston 500 Brickell in Miami 500 Capitol Mall in Sacramento 500 Fifth Avenue 500 Renaissance
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probably no standing or professional forces. During the Regal Era (to c. 500 BC), the standard levy was probably of 9,000 men, consisting of 6,000 heavily
Early_Roman_army
(1600–500 BC) Vedic Civilisation which originated in Bronze Age, evolved through the following stages in the Iron Age: Janapadas (1500–600 BC) Black
Archaeology_of_India
Mythical dog of Geryon
fighting Geryon to the right. A red-figure cup by Euphronios from Vulci c. 550–500 BC (Munich 2620) shows a two-headed Orthrus lying belly-up, with an arrow piercing
Orthrus
Last stage of the prehistoric period and the first of the protohistoric periods
in the late 11th century BC, probably from the Caucasus, and slowly spread northwards and westwards over the succeeding 500 years. For example, the Iron
Iron_Age_Europe
One of the Mahajanapadas
ISBN 81-208-0465-1 Sharma, J. P. (1968). Republics in Ancient India, C. 1500 B.C.-500 B.C. Leiden, Netherlands: E. J. Brill. ISBN 978-9-004-02015-3. Singh, Upinder
Kosala
Priestess presiding over the Apollonian oracle at Cumae
Rome, to be consulted only in emergencies. The temple burned down in the 80s BC, and the books with it, necessitating a re-collection of Sibylline prophecies
Cumaean_Sibyl
List of the oldest extant buildings in the UK
oldest buildings dating from c. 3100 BC La Hougue Bie, one of Jersey's oldest buildings dating from c. 3500 BC Timeline of prehistoric Scotland Wickham-Jones
List of oldest buildings in the United Kingdom
List_of_oldest_buildings_in_the_United_Kingdom
Date Event c. 2300 BC Latest estimated date for the invention of the Sumerian abacus.It was a wooden or clay board divided into columns labeled with the
Timeline of computing before 1950
Timeline_of_computing_before_1950
Trojan prince, second husband of Helen of Troy
He was swift, and eager to take command." In a tale from the 1st-century BC writer Parthenius, a love affair between Paris a nymph, Oenone, resulted in
Paris_(mythology)
509–396 BC Early Italian campaigns 500–499 BC Persian invasion of Naxos 499–493 BC Ionian Revolt 492–490 BC First Persian invasion of Greece 482–479 BC Second
List_of_conflicts_in_Europe
One hundred years, from 600 BC to 501 BC
The 6th century BC started on the first day of 600 BC and ended on the last day of 501 BC. In Western Asia, the first half of this century was dominated
6th_century_BC
Millennium between 1000 BC and 1 BC
millennium BC, also known as the last millennium BC, was the period of time lasting from the years 1000 BC to 1 BC (10th to 1st centuries BC; in astronomy:
1st_millennium_BC
Between 5,000 BC and 4,000 BC the earliest agricultural settlements appeared around the Oslofjord. Gradually, between 1,500 BC and 500 BC, agricultural
History_of_Norway
Period of Indian history
Historiography, 500 B.C. to A.D. 2000. Orient Blackswan. p. 437. ISBN 8-125-02657-6. Sreedharan, E. (2004). A Textbook of Historiography, 500 B.C. to A.D. 2000
Medieval_India
King of Sparta, husband of Helen of Troy
Menelaus's early life, detailed sources are quite late, post-dating 5th-century BC Greek tragedy. According to these sources, Menelaus's father, Atreus, had
Menelaus
Period between prehistory and the medieval era
history covers all continents inhabited by humans in the period 3000 BC – AD 500, ending with the expansion of Islam in late antiquity. The three-age
Ancient_history
Historical period (c. 3300–1200 BCE)
phases: Early Bronze Age (2000–1500 BC), Middle Bronze Age (1500–1200 BC), and Late Bronze Age (1200 – c. 500 BC). Ireland is known for a relatively large
Bronze_Age
Estonia from the mid-8th millennium BC to early 13th century AD
into the Middle Stone Age (9600–3900 BC), New Stone Age (3900–1800 BC), Bronze Age (1800–500 BC), and Iron Age (500 BC – 13th century), and these in turn
Ancient_Estonia
City and Governorate in Tabuk Province, Saudi Arabia
habitation in Tayma is from the early 4th millennium BC in the Bronze Age. Over the course of the 2nd millennium BC, Tayma was becoming more important: a substantial
Tayma
with the Nok culture c. 550 BC and spread by the Bantu expansion. There are also cast iron artefacts in China from about 500 BC, but use of iron was minimal
List_of_Iron_Age_states
Collection of Indo-European peoples sharing Celtic languages and cultural traits
flourished from around 1200 BC. This theory links the Celts with the Iron Age Hallstatt culture which followed it (c. 1200–500 BC), named for the rich grave
Celts
Board wargame
Armageddon: Tactical Combat, 3000-500 BC is a board wargame first published by Simulations Publications Inc. (SPI) in 1972 in Strategy & Tactics, then
Armageddon: Tactical Combat, 3000-500 BC
Armageddon:_Tactical_Combat,_3000-500_BC
Ancient Hindu kingdom of India
as Kanyakubja or region around Kannauj. During Late Vedic times (c. 1100–500 BCE), it was one of the most powerful states of ancient India, closely allied
Panchala
Region in the ancient Near East
Greeks from c. 500 BC as Phoenicians, and after the emigration of Phoenicians and Canaanite-speakers to Carthage (founded in the 9th century BC), was also
Canaan
millennium BC, Eglon of Moab by Ehud 1155 BC Ramesses III of New Kingdom of Egypt from a neck wound inflicted by conspirators 11th century BC Agag of Amalek
List_of_regicides
County Museum of Art; Pratapaditya Pal (1986). Indian Sculpture: Circa 500 B.C.–A.D. 700. University of California Press. pp. 151–. ISBN 978-0-520-05991-7
History_of_India
and 815 BC on the basis of obtaining them from pre NBPW period, while some date it to 500 BC and some date them to pre NBPW end of 7th century BC. Archaeological
Coinage_of_India
Tumulus culture (1600–1200 BC), Urnfield culture (1300–750 BC) and Lusatian culture (1200–500 BC) also extended across parts of the North European Plain
Archaeology of Northern Europe
Archaeology_of_Northern_Europe
Amazonian queen in Greek mythology
sculptures and mosaics in ancient Rome. A black-figure vase from about 510–500 BC shows Achilles carrying Penthesilea from the battlefield. The subject of
Penthesilea
Archaeological period
The Iron Age (c. 1200 BC – c. 550 BC) is the final epoch of the three historical Metal Ages, after the Copper Age and Bronze Age. It has also been considered
Iron_Age
with the Nordic Bronze Age (c. 2000/1750 – 500 BC). It was followed by the Iron Age in the 4th century BC. The pre-history of Scandinavia begins at the
Scandinavian_prehistory
Garment worn by women of Ancient Greece
garment established as typical attire for women in ancient Greece by c. 500 BC, during the late Archaic and Classical period. The peplos was a rectangular
Peplos
"Multilevel Selection and Political Evolution in the Valley of Oaxaca, 500–100 B.C.". Journal of Anthropological Archaeology. 20 (2): 195–229. doi:10.1006/jaar
List of oldest continuously inhabited cities
List_of_oldest_continuously_inhabited_cities
Ancient Greek soldier in a phalanx
Hoplite soldiers made up the bulk of ancient Greek armies. In the 8th century BC, Greek armies started to adopt the phalanx formation. The formation proved
Hoplite
Metallurgy of iron and its alloys
The Iron Age began in India about 1200 BC, in Central Europe about 800 BC, and in China about 300 BC. Around 500 BC, the Nubians, who had learned from the
Ferrous_metallurgy
Ethnolinguistic group in Africa
reached the Congo rainforest by about 1500 BCE and the southern savannas by 500 BC, while the eastward dispersal reached the Great Lakes by 1000 BCE, expanding
Bantu_peoples
Language family native to Eurasia
Proto-Germanic c. 500 BC David Anthony proposes the following sequence: Pre-Anatolian c. 4200 BC Pre-Tocharian c. 3700 BC Pre-Germanic c. 3300 BC Pre-Italic
Indo-European_languages
Religions that originated on the Indian subcontinent
product of an entire epoch which extends [from] approximately 1000 or 800 BC, to c. 500 BCE, but which is prolonged in its offshoots far beyond this last limit
Indian_religions
Athenian statesman (c. 630 – c. 560 BC)
Athenian Politics c. 800–500 BC: A Sourcebook, Routledge, London (1990), p. 52. Stanton, G. R. Athenian Politics c. 800–500 BC: A Sourcebook, Routledge
Solon
Bronze Age civilisation in South Asia
throughout the Indus cultural zone; 2600–1900 BC; chert; British Museum (London) Mohenjo-daro beads; 2600–1900 BC; carnelian and terracotta; British Museum
Indus_Valley_Civilisation
One hundred years, from 500 BC to 401 BC
The 5th century BC started the first day of 500 BC and ended the last day of 401 BC. This century saw the establishment of Pataliputra as a capital of
5th_century_BC
Princess of Troy in Greek mythology
sarcophagus relief, from Gümüşçay, the Polyxena sarcophagus, dated to c. 500 BC shows a tripod placed next to the tomb. These details have been interpreted
Polyxena
Aspect of Indian history
BCE. The protohistoric Early Iron Age in Sri Lanka lasted from 1000 BC to 600 BC. Radiocarbon evidence has been collected from Anuradhapura and Aligala
Iron_Age_in_India
Prehistoric period in the Americas
Pre-Ceramic. In the Caribbean islands, the Archaic Age ranges from 6000 BC and 500 BC, when the earliest human settlements were established. These early settlers
Archaic_Period_(Americas)
28th BC – 27th BC – 26th BC – 25th BC – 24th BC – 23rd BC – 22nd BC – 21st BC – 20th BC – 19th BC – 18th BC – 17th BC – 16th BC – 15th BC – 14th BC – 13th
Timeline_of_ancient_history
Sculpture from classical antiquity
influence, from about 500 BC to around 200 AD. It may also refer more precisely a period within Ancient Greek sculpture from around 500 BC to the onset of the
Classical_sculpture
Attic theatre performance related to both comedy and tragedy
the year." The satyric drama may be traced back to Pratinas of Phlius, c. 500 BC. After settling in Athens, he probably adapted the dithyramb, customary
Satyr_play
BC – 200 BC) Vedic period (1350 BC – 500 BC): Mahajanapadas Magadha period (c.500 BC – c.750 AD): Nandas, Mauryans, Shungas Classical India (200 BC –
List_of_time_periods
Archaeological site in Peru
containing ruins and artifacts constructed as early as 1200 BC, and occupied until around 400–500 BC by the Chavín, a major pre-Inca culture. The site is located
Chavín_de_Huántar
Saladoid culture, 500 BC—AD 600 Cedrosan Saladoid ceramics, 500 BC-AD 300 Saladoid-Barrancoid ceramics, AD 300-600 La Huecan culture, c. 500 BC—AD 600 Vieques
List of pre-Columbian cultures
List_of_pre-Columbian_cultures
was succeeded about 500 BC by the Iron Age, for which local ore deposits were exploited. Cemeteries are known mainly from 200 BC onward. During the 1st
Prehistoric_Sweden
Mythical character
This myth was already known to the hearers of Homer in the late 8th century BC. Peleus was the son of Aeacus, king of the island of Aegina, and Endeïs, the
Peleus
Greek civilization from 1200 BC to 600 AD
and social history. The archaic period, lasting approximately from 800 to 500 BC, saw the culmination of political and social developments which had begun
Ancient_Greece
Character in Greek Mythology
Ajax. On an Etruscan tomb dedicated to Racvi Satlnei in Bologna (5th century BC), there is an inscription that says aivastelmunsl, which means "[family] of
Ajax_the_Great
Pre-Roman civilization of Etruria (9th–1st century BC)
reached its maximum around 500 BC, shortly after the Roman Kingdom became the Roman Republic. Beginning in the late 4th century BC, it succumbed to the expanding
Etruscan_civilization
called the Dionysia, which honoured the god Dionysus. Tragedy (late 500 BC), comedy (490 BC), and the satyr play were the three dramatic genres emerged there
Theatre_of_ancient_Greece
Nereid of Greek mythology
Troy. Os Lusíadas Head of Thetis from an Attic red-figure pelike, c. 510–500 BC, Louvre. Thetis on an antique fresco in Pompeii, 1st century A Dictionary
Thetis
Free and open-source real-time strategy video game
war and economy game focusing on the years between 500 BC and 1 BC, with the years between 1 AD and 500 AD planned to be developed in the future. The game
0_A.D._(video_game)
Personification of victory in Greek mythology
British Museum E312 (c. 500–450 BC). A flying Nike with phiale and kithara; lekythos, Austin, Blanton Museum of Art 1980.63 (c. 500–450). A flying Nike pouring
Nike_(mythology)
cultures [fi]. The Finnish Bronze Age started in approximately 1500 BC and the Iron Age started in 500 BC and lasted until 1300 AD. Finnish Iron Age cultures can
History_of_Finland
Historical period in Scandinavia
of living. The Iron Age in Scandinavia and Northern Europe begins around 500 BC with the Jastorf culture, and is taken to last until c. 800 AD and the beginning
Iron_Age_Scandinavia
Traditional founder of Sparta's institutions
Lycurgus. Most of the reforms likely date to the late sixth century BC (shortly before 500 BC), postdating his supposed life by centuries; some of the reforms
Lycurgus
Republican confederacy in ancient India
ISBN 9789380292175. Sharma, J. P. (1968). Republics in Ancient India, C. 1500 B.C.-500 B.C. Leiden, Netherlands: E. J. Brill. ISBN 978-9-004-02015-3. Gorakhpur
Malla_(tribe)
approximations. 500 BC: Hippasus, a Pythagorean, discovers irrational numbers. 500 BC: Anaxagoras identifies moonlight as reflected sunlight. 5th century BC: The
Timeline of scientific discoveries
Timeline_of_scientific_discoveries
Home of many cradles of civilization
BC) and the Early Dynastic periods (3rd millennium BC). The Akkadian Empire, founded by Sargon the Great, lasted from the 24th to the 21st century BC
Ancient_Near_East
Societal collapse in the Late Bronze Age
Vol. I. Aspects of Continuity and Change in European Societies c. 1200–500 B.C. British Archaeological Reports. pp. 43–67. doi:10.30861/9780860546207
Late_Bronze_Age_collapse
Postulated millennia-long series of migrations
taken place between about 6,000 and 1,500 years ago (approximately 4,000 BC to 500 AD). Linguistic analysis suggests that the expansion proceeded in two
Bantu_expansion
Pre-Columbian Native American culture
Adena culture was a pre-Columbian Native American culture that existed from 500 BC to 100 AD, in a time known as the Early Woodland period. The Adena culture
Adena_culture
Painted wooden tablets found near Pitsa, Corinthia (Greece)
Pitsa, in the vicinity of Sicyon. They can be stylistically dated to 550–500 BC, i.e., to the late Archaic period of ancient Greek art; this is at least
Pitsa_panels
Hill in Athens, Greece
Athens. The "mainly natural hollow" was first used from before 500 BC to perhaps 404 BC, when the arrangement was changed by adding a retaining wall below
Pnyx
Region of Central Italy
Volci) Velzna (Volsiniia, Volsinii) There was a period between 600 BC and 500 BC, during which twelve Etruscan city-states formed a loose confederation
Etruria
times the area of the previous largest civilisation around the year 3000 BC. Because of the trend of increasing world population over time, absolute population
List_of_largest_empires
Nomadic Iranian peoples of Saka and Scythian origin
Asians from conflict with tribes such as the Xiongnu in the second century B.C., which had lasting effects on Bactria, Kabul and the Indian subcontinent
Indo-Scythian_Kingdom
wars listed is about 570 million, of them 58 million for 500 BC – AD 500, 117 million for AD 500 – 1700, and 396 million for 1700 – 2023. Casualty recording
List_of_wars_by_death_toll
Iron Age culture of Europe
flourished during the late Iron Age (from about 450 BC to the Roman conquest in the 1st century BC), succeeding the early Iron Age Hallstatt culture without
La_Tène_culture
Archaeological culture
Lusatian culture existed in the later Bronze Age and early Iron Age (1300–500 BC) in most of what is now Poland and parts of what are now the Czech Republic
Lusatian_culture
Ancient forms of the Greek language
BC), the Archaic or Homeric period (c. 800 – c. 500 BC), and the Classical period (c. 500 – c. 300 BC). Ancient Greek was the language of Homer and of
Ancient_Greek
Debate over Homer's identity and authorship of the Iliad and Odyssey
standardization and refinement out of older material, beginning in the 8th century BC. This process, often referred to as the "million little pieces" design, seems
Homeric_Question
Ancient fortified passage in central Greece
place there in 480 BC, in which an outnumbered Greek force probably of 7,000 (including 300 Spartans, 500 warriors from Tegea, 500 from Mantinea, 120
Thermopylae
Neolithic archaeological site in Balochistan, Pakistan
occupation of Mehrgarh has to be put in a context probably earlier than 7000 BC." "Stone age man used dentist drill". Archived from the original on 5 May
Mehrgarh
Story from Greek mythology
appeared wordlessly on the ivory and gold votive chest of the 7th-century BC tyrant Cypselus at Olympia, which was described by Pausanias as showing:
Judgement_of_Paris
Deadly monster of Greek mythology
probably derived from several Near Eastern antecedents. Typhon was (from c. 500 BC) also identified with the Egyptian god of destruction Set. In later accounts
Typhon
Greek pottery style
white background. It developed in the region of Attica, dated to about 500 BC. It was especially associated with vases made for ritual and funerary use
White-ground_technique
Political conflict in the Roman Republic, 500–287 BC
patricians (aristocrats) of the ancient Roman Republic lasting from 500 BC to 287 BC in which the plebeians sought political equality with the patricians
Conflict_of_the_Orders
Bronze Age culture of the Indo-Gangetic Plain
a contemporary neighbor to Harappan civilization, and between 2500 BC and 2000 BC, the people of Upper Ganga valley were using Indus script. Kallur archaeological
Ochre Coloured Pottery culture
Ochre_Coloured_Pottery_culture
City in Osun State, Nigeria
city in south-western Nigeria founded sometime between the years 1000 BC and 500 BC. By 900 AD, the city had become an important West African emporium producing
Ifẹ
Country in East Africa
present-day South Sudan into Kenya around 500 BC. Bantu people settled at the coast and the interior between 250 BC and 500 AD. European contact began in 1500
Kenya
the Vrdic period (1500-500 BCE) the Rigveda was composed in Punjab, laying the foundation of Brahmanism. In the 6th century BC, Pushkarasarin, the monarch
History_of_Punjab
Surname list
tribe who were the first Celts to settle in Ireland from between 800 and 500 BC. Top A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T V W Y Adam Nolan (born 1987)
Nolan_(surname)
Toy hoop that is twirled around the waist, limbs or neck
and practice. They have been used by children and adults since at least 500 BC. The modern hula hoop was inspired by Australian bamboo hoops. Joan Anderson
Hula_hoop
Ancient city-state, potential historical counterpart of Troy
with". Kukkunni (c. 1350 BC?) – a predecessor of Alaksandus, contemporary with Šuppiluliuma I. Alaksandu (c. 1300 BC – after 1280 BC) – contemporary with
Wilusa
Collective name of the Greeks in Homer's poems
the Achaean League, which was influential during the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC. According to Margalit Finkelberg, the name Ἀχαιοί (earlier Ἀχαιϝοί) is possibly
Achaeans_(Homer)
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