Editing 496 BC

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Year '''496 BC''' was a year of the [[Roman calendar|pre-Julian Roman calendar]]. At the time, it was known as the '''Year of the Consulship of Albus and Tricostus''' (or, less frequently, '''year 258 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 496 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the [[Anno Domini]] [[calendar era]] became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

== Events ==
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=== By place ===

==== Greece ====
* [[Hipparchos (son of Charmos)|Hipparchos]], son of [[Charmos]] (a relative of the 6th century BC tyrant [[Peisistratus]]), wins the [[archon]]ship of [[Athens]] as leader of the peace party which argues that resistance against the Persians is useless.

*Tisicrates of [[Crotone|Kroton]] wins the [[stadion race]] at the 71st [[Ancient Olympic Games|Olympic Games]].

==== Roman Republic ====
* The former [[Etruscan civilization|Etruscan]] [[King of Rome]], [[Tarquinius Superbus]], who had been exiled by the Romans in 509 BC, and his ally [[Octavius Mamilius]], of [[Tusculum]], together with the [[Latin League|Latins]] are defeated by the [[Roman Republic]] army in the [[Battle of Lake Regillus]], near [[Frascati]]. The outcome of this battle establishes Roman supremacy over the Latins.

==== China ====
* [[King Goujian of Yue]] defeats and mortally injures [[Helü of Wu|King Helü of Wu]]</onlyinclude>

== Births ==
* [[Sophocles]], [[Athens|Athenian]] [[dramatist]] and [[wikt:statesman|statesman]] (d. [[406 BC]])<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sommerstein |first=Alan H. |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/47838053 |title=Greek drama and dramatists |date=2002 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=0-415-26027-2 |location=London |pages=41 |oclc=47838053}}</ref>

== Deaths ==
* [[Sun Tzu]], military philosopher and author of [[The Art of War]] (most likely a colloquial date) (b. [[544 BC]])<ref>{{Cite book |last=Pardo |first=Ramon Pacheco |url=https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.4324/9781912282357/analysis-sun-tzu-art-war-ramon-pacheco-pardo |title=An Analysis of Sun Tzu's The Art of War |pages=107 |doi=10.4324/9781912282357}}</ref>
* [[King Helü of Wu]], king of the [[China|Chinese]] [[Wu (state)|State of Wu]]
* [[Marcus Valerius Volusus]] and [[Titus Herminius Aquilinus]], both former [[Roman consul]]s died at the [[Battle of Lake Regillus]]
* [[Octavius Mamilius]], ruler of [[Tusculum]] also died at the Battle of Lake Regillus
* [[Iccus of Epidaurus]], Olympic boxer, died while boxing [[Cleomedes of Astypalaea]]

== References ==
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