The year 500 BCE 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, less frequently, year 254 Ab urbe condita ).

500 BC—The Zapotecs establish Monte Albán, the sacred city, and continue building pyramids.

A map of the world in 500 BCE, showing the rise of the great civilizations of Ancient Greece, India and China.

483 BC Buddha - In 483 B.C. Gautama Buddha died. He was the founder of Buddhism. Shortly after his death, 500 disciples met to further refine his doctrine and code of discipline. 483 BC Confucius - At the age of 56, the Chinese minister of Lu Long Fuzi resigned.

500 BC—Refugees from Teos resettle Abdera. 500 BC—Darius I of Persia proclaims that Aramaic be the official language of the western half of his empire. 500 BC—Signifies the end of the Nordic Bronze Age civilization in Oscar Montelius periodization system and begins the Pre-Roman Iron Age.

As the name suggests, BC or Before Christ refers to the number of years before Christ was born. AD or Anno Domini is the period after Christ was born. BCE and CE stand for 'Before Common Era' and 'Common Era' and are alternatives to BC and AD respectively.

The 5th century BC started the first day of 500 BC and ended the last day of 401 BC. The Parthenon in Athens, a symbol of Ancient Greece and Western Philosophy. This century saw the establishment of Pataliputra as a capital of the Magadha Empire.

Jul 24, 2024 · From ancient Greece to the mighty Persian Empire, from the birth of Confucianism in China to the flourishing of the Mauryan Empire in India, the world in 500 BC witnessed an array of remarkable developments that shaped human history and laid the foundation for …

Ancient Greece is now in the classical phase of its civilization. By 500 BCE, most Greek city-states have a republican form of government. Political life in these states is often unstable, and sometimes violent, but they allow a degree of freedom unknown in other lands.

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